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• iQualify celebrates the rise of online learning with over 100,000 accounts

  iQualify, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited’s online learning management system is celebrating a significant milestone, passing over 100,000 accounts on the platform this month (June).

  Posted on 17 June 2020

• Open Polytechnic 2019 Annual Report highlights increase in enrolments and learner satisfaction

  The release of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd’s 2019 Annual Report reveals a year-on-year increase in learner enrolments and overall satisfaction at the country’s specialist provider of online and distance learning at tertiary level.

  Posted on 28 May 2020

• Education partnerships create opportunities for West Coast

  Tai Poutini Polytechnic’s (TPP’s) latest partnership with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd is bringing more education and training options to the West Coast.

  Posted on 22 May 2020

• Open Polytechnic develops interactive learning tools for Sorted in Schools programme

  The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the nation’s specialist provider of online and distance learning, has developed interactive learning scenarios for secondary school pupils in a partnership with the Government-backed financial education programme Sorted in Schools.

  Posted on 21 May 2020

• New Zealand Defence Force training programme recognised in Open Polytechnic degree

  A new initiative between The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the nation’s leading online distance tertiary education provider, and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will see senior Warrant Officers able to gain Advanced Standing when enrolling in the Bachelor of Applied Management.

  Posted on 7 May 2020

• Open Polytechnic launches free course on infection prevention

  The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, the country’s largest specialist provider of vocational distance learning, has launched a free self-directed course on infection prevention in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Posted on 5 May 2020

• Open Polytechnic’s iQualify and AQA team up to provide training programmes virtually

  The Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA) and iQualify, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd’s online learning platform, are working together to extend the reach of AQA’s workshops and training programmes.

  Posted on 30 April 2020

• Open Polytechnic’s ESA Publications to provide workbooks to school pupils

  ESA Publications, a subsidiary company of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, has printed thousands of workbooks and distributed them to the Ministry of Education to help school pupils who do not have access to devices or the internet as part of the Ministry’s COVID-19 learning from home package.

  Posted on 20 April 2020

• 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