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Find out the latest news from Open Polytechnic.

• 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

• Open Polytechnic to become part of Te Pūkenga

  Open Polytechnic will become part of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, on 1 November, 2022.

  Posted on 31 August 2022

• Open Polytechnic celebrates new Principal Academic Staff Members

  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. 

  Posted on 9 August 2022

• ESA Publications and iQualify for Schools relaunch as LearnWell

  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).

  Posted on 27 July 2022

• Partnership with Ara to benefit Open Polytechnic learners based in Canterbury

  Through a partnership between Ara Institute of Canterbury and Open Polytechnic, Canterbury-based Open Polytechnic learners can now access a range of services on campus at Ara in Christchurch and Timaru.

  Posted on 13 June 2022

• Strong performance highlighted in 2021 Open Polytechnic Annual Report

  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.

  Posted on 23 May 2022

• First-of-a-kind partnership to deliver world-class training for school boards

  World-class online training is set to be rolled out for the 17,000-plus school board members in Aotearoa under an Open Polytechnic/NZ School Trustees Association (NZSTA) partnership for innovation.

  Posted on 12 April 2022

• Open Polytechnic transition to Te Pūkenga in 2023

  Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading distance and online provider is forward-focused and excited about the transition to Te Pūkenga next year as part of the government’s Reform of Vocational Education.

  Posted on 7 April 2022

• Secondary tertiary pathways pilot underway in Canterbury

  A new partnership between Ara Institute of Canterbury, the South Island’s largest vocational education provider, and Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading online and distance learning provider, aims to create improved access and opportunities for secondary students to follow their preferred vocational pathway.

  Posted on 10 March 2022

• Open Polytechnic signs agreement to continue offering the Teacher Education Refresh programme fees free

  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.  

  Posted on 14 September 2021