Learn about our zero fee options and Government fees free
Enhance your expertise with these flexible study options
What our learners say about Open Polytechnic
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. Open Polytechnic is one of the largest...
The release of Open Polytechnic’s 2017 Annual Report shows a year of growth and innovation for the institution which enrols the largest number of distance learners at tertiary level in New Zealand. Open Polytechnic enrolled 29,813 individual learners, equating to 5,713 EFTS (equivalent...
Educational thought leaders and innovators from across the world will be discussing the importance of resilience and flexibility for education providers, in the context of COVID-19, at a two-day virtual event taking place over 8-9th April, 2021.The Leadership Summit will be hosted by the Open...
Open Polytechnic’s new digital platform, iQualify, will deliver world-class online learning for its students and open up new education and training opportunities for other organisations. Developed in-house by Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s largest distance learning provider, the iQualify...
Following the Government appointment of three Ministerial members to its governing Council, Open Polytechnic has taken the next step towards independence and its role as the anchor polytechnic in a new Federation, with the Council announcing the appointment of Sharon Cooke as Chief Executive....
Completing a NZ Certificate in Information Technology (Level 5) with Open Polytechnic has helped Gabriela Olivera’s career change gears and given her a fresh perspective. Gabriela, used to work in procurement and supply chain in Argentina, but since moving to New Zealand, she has been working...
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Open Polytechnic has received the Commonwealth’s top award for institutional excellence in distance learning. The national online learning provider and Te Pūkenga subsidiary received the prestigious award at the recent Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in...
Lower Hutt primary school teachers will be taking the lead in promoting science innovation through a new scholarship, launched by Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace at an event hosted at the Open Polytechnic.The graduate qualifications in primary science teaching offered by the Open Polytechnic are...
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. The introductory course, titled ‘Introduction to Infection Prevention’,...
How can the Crusaders be such champions in a time of such stress?In February, the deadly Christchurch earthquake made AMI Stadium - their home stadium - unusable.The team endured thousands of nerve-racking aftershocks that disturbed their sleep and sapped their energy. And they had to play every...
