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• New accounting degree opens for enrolment at Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga

  Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga has opened the Bachelor of Accounting [Te Pūkenga] for enrolment.  It is the first unified degree programme to be offered across most Te Pūkenga business divisions. 

  Posted on 29 March 2023

• Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga earns Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark

  Open Polytechnic, a business division of Te Pūkenga, has been working closely with Ako Aotearoa to gain the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark (DFQM) accreditation.

  Posted on 1 February 2023

• Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga partnership with Ministry of Education to deliver Teacher Education Refresh Programme continues

  Over 1000 teachers have graduated from the Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Teacher Education Refresh programme since it was first launched in 2018, and the specialist online distance learning provider and business division of Te Pūkenga, has now signed a new contract with the Ministry of Education (MoE) to continue delivering the programme.  

  Posted on 19 December 2022

• Open Polytechnic Chief Executive completes tenure

  Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga General Manager, Dr Caroline Seelig, completed her tenure with the specialist distance learning organisation in December 2022.

  Posted on 14 December 2022

• Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga recognised with LearnX Platinum Awards

  Aotearoa New Zealand’s Open Polytechnic, a business division of Te Pūkenga, has received the Platinum LearnX awards for Best Learning & Talent Development and Best eLearning Project for Pandemic/ Emergency eLearning.

  Posted on 6 December 2022

• New Open Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga Te Reo Māori certificate provides a foundational step for ākonga

  Open Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga is now accepting enrolments into its new online Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 1) - New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Bilingual) (Level 1).

  Posted on 5 December 2022

• Open Polytechnic - Te Pūkenga celebrates recent graduates

  Over 360 graduates celebrated at three separate ceremonies in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington recently as they graduated with qualifications from online distance learning provider Open Polytechnic - Te Pūkenga.  

  Posted on 10 November 2022

• Open Polytechnic launches new Initial Teacher Education Programmes

  New programmes being launched by the Open Polytechnic are using an innovative network approach to widen national access to initial teacher education. 

  Posted on 26 October 2022

• Open Polytechnic recognised with Commonwealth of Learning Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement

  Aotearoa New Zealand’s Open Polytechnic has received the Commonwealth’s top award for institutional excellence in distance learning. 

  Posted on 27 September 2022

• IHC staff first graduates of new Graduate Diploma in Disability Sector Leadership (Level 7)

  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.  

  Posted on 21 September 2022