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I am a Senior Academic Staff Member in Management and Economics. Relevant education/work experience I hold a Ph.D in Business Management (OB/HRM); a Master’s in HRM as well as a Bachelor's Degree  in Psychology from Mumbai University, India. I was awarded New Zealand Certificate in Adult and...

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Lifelong learner Graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Level 7, Sharon has been studying on and off since the early 1990’s, completing her graduate diploma with the distance learning specialist this year. “I started off studying at Unitec initially because I wanted to...

When the COVID-19 restrictions hit, she decided to “pivot to a new skill set” from her Auckland-base in 2022 and started studying towards the NZ Certificate in Floristry.  “Studying online seemed like the most sensible alternative due to the lockdowns and flexibility of my own study...

Before enrolling in Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 1) - The New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Bilingual) (Level 1), Ariel considered other options, but she had always wanted to learn te reo. “I don’t have Māori ancestry, but I’ve always felt I owed it to the place I live to learn...

“I always liked maths – growing up, it was my favourite subject at school. My choice to study engineering also followed on from my previous studies,” says Anita. Distance study best choice Working as a full-time Engineering Technician at the Tauranga-based engineering company Redco NZ,...

Proving to be a stepping-stone, and with her confidence bolstered, she continued her study journey and has since graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology). Now, postgraduate plans are underway with the ultimate goal to become a clinical psychologist. Pathway to psychology Miriama...

After taking graphic design in high school in Year 12, Ashley began her tertiary study journey with a bachelor’s degree of architectural studies at Victoria University in Wellington, graduating in 2019.  Ashley says after finishing her degree, she was unsure what to do, “When I was in my...

From an aviation background to a career in mechanical engineering, Derek Evans,with the support of his employer and the flexibility of distance learning has successfully completed the New Zealand Diploma Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) through Open Polytechnic.

Getting started The 40-year-old mother of three, who immigrated to New Zealand with her family from Fiji nine years ago, first enrolled in tertiary study in 2010. “When we were in Fiji I knew I wanted to be a teacher. For financial reasons and looking after three children, I couldn’t study...