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• Financial services enrolments increase at 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.

  Posted on 9 April 2020

• Open Polytechnic Helps James Cook High Online

  James Cook High School in Auckland is working with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand to move its courses online in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  Posted on 3 April 2020

• Open Polytechnic Makes Online Platform Available to Other Providers in Response to COVID-19

  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.

  Posted on 24 March 2020

• Open Polytechnic wins technology and innovation award

  Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading provider of online and distance learning, has scooped the Technology and Innovation award at the 2018 Wellington Region Business Excellence Awards.

  Posted on 18 March 2020

• Open Polytechnic students celebrate graduation in Auckland

  When Waiheke Island’s Mariette Dodd began her psychology studies with Open Polytechnic during one of the most challenging times of her life, she never imagined that her study journey would ignite a fierce passion for learning that would lead her to completing her degree.

  Posted on 11 March 2020

• Lecturer Neil Ballantyne leads the charge in social work

  The Open Polytechnic’s Neil Ballantyne has led the development of an open access version of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work (the journal of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers).
  The journal is now one of a number of open access journals hosted as part of the University of Otago’s OUR journal service. As a founder member of the journal's editorial collective Neil negotiated the hosting agreement with the University of Otago and co-edited the first open access issue with Simon Lowe of the University of Waikato. 

  Posted on 11 March 2020

• STEMM festival – Online course design

  Open Polytechnic opened its campus doors to a number of organisations, community groups and individuals with an interest in online course design as part of the 2018 Hutt STEMM Festival.

  Posted on 11 March 2020

• Open Polytechnic celebrates distance learning graduations

  To applause from their proud family and friends, Open Polytechnic distance learning graduates from throughout the lower North Island crossed the stage at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington recently [23 May, 3.30 pm] to receive their well-earned qualifications.

  Posted on 11 March 2020

• New qualification aligns with changes for giving financial advice

  A new financial services qualification and continuing professional development course offered at Open Polytechnic will give financial advisers across New Zealand an up-to-date understanding of the latest changes to regulatory standards for giving financial advice. 

  Posted on 11 March 2020

• Open Polytechnic and LearningWorks collaborate to train on-job assessors

  Open Polytechnic and LearningWorks have teamed up to co-develop a course that will train on-job assessors through online and blended learning.  

  Posted on 11 March 2020