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Open Polytechnic
New Zealand's specialist open and distance learning institution
Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's specialist provider of open and distance learning, enrolling over 30,000 mainly part-time students each year in a wide variety of certificate, diploma and degree programmes. The majority of students are adult learners combining work and study, making the Open Polytechnic one of New Zealand's major educators of people in the workforce.
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IHC Staff First Graduates Of New Graduate Diploma In Disability Sector Leadership (Level 7)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 3:41 pm | Open Polytechnic
Two IDEA Services staff who were among the first in New Zealand to enrol in the Open Polytechnic Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership (Level 7), have recently graduated. IHC Specialist Trainer Learning and Development, Beth Wheeler ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Celebrates New Principal Academic Staff Members
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 2:35 pm | Open Polytechnic
Two Open Polytechnic Academic Staff Members, Dr Eric Boamah (Information and Library Studies) and Neil Ballantyne (Social Work), were recently promoted to the prominent position of Principal Academic Staff Member. Open Polytechnic Chief Executive, Dr ... More >>
ESA Publications And IQualify For Schools Relaunch As LearnWell
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 9:23 am | Open Polytechnic
ESA publications and online teaching and learning specialists, iQualify for Schools, both owned by Open Polytechnic, have combined their skills and expertise, and relaunched as LearnWell this week (25 July). ESA Publications has been the leader in providing ... More >>
Strong Performance Highlighted In 2021 Open Polytechnic Annual Report
Monday, 23 May 2022, 11:40 am | Open Polytechnic
The recently released 2021 Annual Report for Open Polytechnic highlights a second year of record enrolment growth, strong financial and course completion results, and significant progress towards closing the equity gap for priority learners. A ... More >>
Teacher Education Refresh programme fees free
Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 12:25 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic recently signed a new agreement with the Ministry of Education which will enable eligible teachers whose registration has lapsed to study the online Teacher Education Refresh (TER) programme fees free. More >>
Open Polytechnic Congratulates Murray Bain On Queens Birthday Honour
Tuesday, 8 June 2021, 9:28 am | Open Polytechnic
Former Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council Chair Murray Bain has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He served as Council Chair from 2014 - 2020 and received the honour for his services ... More >>
Open Polytechnic 2020 Annual Report Highlights Record Growth
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 9:10 am | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic’s recently released 2020 Annual Report shows the online and distance learning provider enrolled record numbers of learners, increased its overall learner satisfaction, and returned a strong financial result. Open Polytechnic, which became ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Celebrates Online And Distance Learning Graduates
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 9:01 am | Open Polytechnic
Over 190 graduates from across the Lower North Island took to the stage at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington on Tuesday (11 May 2021) to receive their well-earned qualifications from leading online and distance learning provider, Open Polytechnic. ... More >>
Partnership Continues To Meet The Needs Of The NZ Law Profession
Monday, 10 May 2021, 2:47 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic and the New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa, recently signed a new agreement which will see the organisations continue to collaborate on delivering the popular NZ Diploma in Legal Executive Studies programme. As part ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Of New Zealand And ICDE Partner To Deliver Virtual Summit On Flexible Education
Monday, 29 March 2021, 1:59 pm | Open Polytechnic
Educational thought leaders and innovators from across the world will be discussing the importance of resilience and flexibility for education providers, in the context of COVID-19, at a two-day virtual event taking place over 8-9th April, 2021. The ... More >>
Collaboration To Benefit Funeral Services Industry
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 1:55 pm | Open Polytechnic
A recently signed Memorandum of Intent between The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, the Funeral Service Training Trust of New Zealand and Auckland Institute of Studies will see the three organisations collaborating to develop programmes of study for ... More >>
IQualify Celebrates The Rise Of Online Learning With Over 100,000 Accounts
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 11:21 am | Open Polytechnic
iQualify, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited’s online learning management system is celebrating a significant milestone, passing over 100,000 accounts on the platform this month (June). The platform was developed in-house by Open Polytechnic ... More >>
Open Polytechnic 2019 Annual Report Highlights Increase In Enrolments And Learner Satisfaction
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 1:12 pm | Open Polytechnic
The release of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd’s 2019 Annual Report reveals a year-on-year increase in learner enrolments and overall satisfaction at the country’s specialist provider of online and distance learning at tertiary level. Open Polytechnic ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Develops Interactive Learning Tools For Sorted In Schools Programme
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 4:40 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the nation’s specialist provider of online and distance learning, has developed interactive learning scenarios for secondary school pupils in a partnership with the Government-backed financial education programme ... More >>
New Zealand Defence Force Training Programme Recognised In Open Polytechnic Degree
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 1:14 pm | Open Polytechnic
A new initiative between The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the nation’s leading online distance tertiary education provider, and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will see senior Warrant Officers able to gain Advanced Standing when ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Launches Free Course On Infection Prevention
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 2:51 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the country’s largest specialist provider of vocational distance learning, has launched a free self-directed course on infection prevention in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The introductory course, titled ... More >>
Open Polytechnic’s ESA Publications To Provide Workbooks To School Pupils
Monday, 20 April 2020, 5:10 pm | Open Polytechnic
ESA Publications, a subsidiary company of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, has printed thousands of workbooks and distributed them to the Ministry of Education to help school pupils who do not have access to devices or the internet as part of ... More >>
Financial Services Enrolments Increase At Open Polytechnic
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 1:26 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic has seen a significant increase in enrolments in its online offering of the New Zealand Certificate in Financial Services (Level 5) since it opened version 2 of the programme in 2019. New Zealand’s specialist provider of online and distance ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Helps James Cook High Online
Friday, 3 April 2020, 2:02 pm | Open Polytechnic
James Cook High School in Auckland is working with national distance learning provider Open Polytechnic of New Zealand to move its courses online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The two education providers have been working together for two years to ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Makes Online Platform Available To Other Providers In Response To COVID-19
Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 7:44 pm | Open Polytechnic
National distance learning provider Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (OPNZ) is making its iQualify online platform available free-of-charge to tertiary providers having to stop face-to-face teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The offer is open to ... More >>
