Hennie has a B.Psych equivalent Honours degree in Social Sciences with Industrial Psychology and is a  registered psychometrist. He has more than 15 years’ experience in strategic HR planning, staff management, labour relations, and disciplinary and grievance procedures. 

He initially qualified as a commercial mediator from the University of Cape Town (UCT@Law/MiM), expanded into other fields of mediation, including divorce mediation through Family Assist. He is currently the coordinator of the Faculty of Law’s Mediation Courses at the University of the Free State.