Open Polytechnic employs a wide range of learning and teaching experts who provide academic and learning support to our distance learners.
We also use contractors, mostly off campus, who are subject matter experts in their fields who provide academic support and marking services.
As a specialist provider of open flexible distance learning, we also employ highly skilled courseware design and development, and education technology professionals, administration and customer support staff, as well as library and learning centre staff who are all focused on helping Open Polytechnic learners achieve their educational goals.
Find out more about our workforce by selecting an area below.
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- Executive and Senior Leadership Team
- Academic Staff
- Library & Learning Centre - Te Whare Pukapuka Wāhanga Whakapakari Ako
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Student Journey Centre
How we can help you:
New Students - before you enrol for the first time, we can help:
- Choose which qualification will best suit your study and career goals.
- Select the best course to start with for your first enrolment.
- Explain how our degrees and qualifications are structured.
- Assist you with planning your qualification, including putting together a study plan just for you to find out what workload will be right for you.
- Work out if previous tertiary study you have completed can be cross credited to a qualification with us.
Current students – how we can help:
- Explain how you can study with us to pathway from a certificate to a diploma, and then onto a degree.
- Show you how your completed Open Polytechnic study can help you achieve another qualification with us.
- Work out how many courses you have left to study before you can complete your qualification, and confirm the courses you have achieved meet the requirements for you to apply to graduate.
- For technical queries with your assessments, we can arrange for an adjunct or tutor to contact you.
If you’re not sure who to contact about your study, please call 0508 650 200 and ask to be put through to a Student Advisor. Our Contact centre will be able to direct you to the correct Advisor.
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Bon Uriaro
Engineering, Pharmacy and Sterilising Technology Programmes
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Danielle Douglas
Business Certificates, Real Estate, Digital Media and Foundation Programmes
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Julie Pope
Construction, Architecture, Interior Décor and IT Programmes
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Lorraine Douglas
Social Work, Health & Wellbeing Programmes
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Maria Campbell
Education Programmes
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Marion Tepania
Psychology , Library & Communication & Environment Programmes
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Natalie Tui
NZ Diploma in Business, Accounting Support, Financial Services, Te Reo and Legal Executive Programmes
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Nisa Hopoi
Business Degrees and Graduate Programmes
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