Student stories

New Zealand students

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    Anita Jackson

    • Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering)

    As a child Anita Jackson always wanted to understand how things work. Completing a Bachelor of Engineering Technology with the Open Polytechnic meant that she could align her interests with a career.

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    Mandy Tepania

    • Bachelor of Business (Information Systems and Technology)
    • New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 6)

    With over 20 years’ experience working in administration, Mandy Tepania decided, with the support and encouragement of her family, that she needed to put some qualifications behind that experience.

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International students

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    Patricia Midori

    Patricia Midori is living in Spain and working in an office all day. As a proponent of careful environmental management and sustainability she would like to change her life and work in an area related to her passion.

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    Xuan Mai

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Employers

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    Anna Schubert

    • National Certificate in Financial Services (Financial Advice) (Level 5)

    Anna Schubert, Senior Manager of Distribution Development at Sovereign, understands more than most about the balancing act that financial advisers now face since the implementation of the Financial Services Act last year.  “The juggle of work and other commitments as they meet the up-skilling requirements has been a strain on many of them” says Anna.

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