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Dr Eric Boamah, Principal Academic Staff Member of Open Polytechnic’s Library and Information Studies LIS programmes, has been appointed as a Member of the Archives Council for the next three years. Dr Eric Boamah speaking at the International Council for Distance Education World...
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....
Open Polytechnic student Denise Roux was recently named the top graduate in the New Zealand Law Society Legal Executive Diploma.It’s been a remarkable year of achievement for Open Polytechnic legal executive students. Aside from Mrs Roux achieving the top overall results, Sophia Burton,...
Open Polytechnic’s Head of School of Commerce and Enterprise, Linda Weterman, has been appointed to the national board of the YMCA New Zealand. Linda, who will fit her board membership around her management role at Open Polytechnic, says she is looking forward to making a positive contribution...
Open Polytechnic and LearningWorks have teamed up to co-develop a course that will train on-job assessors through online and blended learning. This new collaboration between Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s largest online distance provider, and learning design, technologies and training...
the point of view of the subject of the study, has been a great learning experience. “I have enjoyed
On 3 February a Pōwhiri was held at Open Polytechnic’s Lower Hutt campus to formally welcome new Chief Executive Sharon Cooke as the organisation returns to standalone governance. The Pōwhiri was led by local Ahi Kaa (Mana Whenua) and Open Polytechnic’s Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Executive and...
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...
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’,...
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...
