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Studying enabled Nikki to seize career opportunities within McConnell Dowell Constructors where she worked full-time whilst also studying part-time. Soon after starting to study, Nikki’s commitment to progressing in her career was recognised by her manager, who quickly promoted her from an...
“I am currently a Retail Manager for a leading international jewellery company. I am looking to quickly move up the ranks and my goal is to become a Regional Manager,” Moneel explains. Moving from accounting, to his current role, Moneel says his studies allowed him to enter into his current...
The Auckland- based student has been studying with the Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s distance learning specialist, for two years. This year, she started working with Child, Youth and Family as a youth worker, working in a role that sees her delivering services to high-need young people in...
Big changes Denise made the move to New Zealand with her husband and one of their two children after having worked in a South African law firm for 13 years. Upon arriving in New Zealand, Denise applied to work at Langdon & Co, a law firm in Takapuna, and was employed as a Legal Secretary. Given...
The Fonofale Model promotes a holistic view of health that symbolises the wholeness of a Pasifika person. Created by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann in 1984, the Fonofale Model is represented by a fale (house), and is made up of these key elements: Falealuga – Roof Pou – Posts Fa'avae –...
The alternative assignment replacing exams for Trimester 1 2020 learners was published on the iQualify course page on 16 June 2020. You can access the course by clicking on the link you received in the email from iQualify to your My OP student email address on 11 June, or from your iQualify...
Gain a Bachelor of Business in Marketing anywhere you want with NZ's leading provider of distance and online learning, Open Polytechnic NZ.
The online New Zealand Certificate in Floristry (Level 2) will give you the skills and knowledge to gain a qualification that provides entry into training and a career pathway in the floristry industry.
Role at Open Polytechnic I’m a Senior Academic Staff Member for the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) at Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga. My Early Childhood Education (ECE) career started in the 1980s and spans across a range of international teaching environments. Experience My...
Angie is originally from the Philippines where she gained a Bachelor of Science (Biology) and worked as a high school teacher in science. Switching to teaching in the early childhood education field when she moved to New Zealand, Angie soon realised she needed to upskill to better understand the...