specialised provider of distance and online learning courses and qualifications, Open Polytechnic NZ.

New Zealand's specialised provider of distance and online learning courses and qualifications, Open Polytechnic NZ.

This online floristry course will provide entry level skills and knowledge in the principles of design and fundamental practical techniques for new entrants into the floristry industry. It's provided online with NZ's leading provider of online and distance learning, Open Polytechnic NZ.

This online course will provide you with knowledge of introductory plant physiology and plant classification required to work in the floristry industry for the selection, classification, storage, and care of flowers.

This online floristry course will provide entry level skills and knowledge in retail floristry to enable you to gain initial employment in the floristry industry with specific focus on health and safety, customer service and communication skills.

This course will build on ākonga understanding of the importance of culturally relevant and inclusive teaching. The aim of the course is to strengthen te reo Māori of ākonga and to introduce them to Pacific languages, New Zealand Sign Language and other languages in use in Aotearoa New Zealand so that they can support the cultural and linguistic diversity of all tamariki in early learning services.

This course examines the values, principles and practices that contribute to inclusion and provides ākonga with knowledge and understandings to support the diversity and uniqueness of all learners and families in early learning services.

This professional experience placement supports the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work in early learning services in Aotearoa New Zealand and progresses towards meeting Our Code Our Standards in a supported environment.

In this online course, the focus will be on developing the capacity, confidence, and dispositions of young tamariki to use language in multiple forms for a range of purposes in the years prior to school and as they transition into formal schooling. The course will examine recent theory, research and the concepts that promote equitable outcomes for all tamariki that are foundational to literacy learning and teaching in the early years.

This online course examines the basis of te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership and its historical and educational significance for kaiako in early learning services and schools. Ākonga will have opportunities to engage with Mātauranga Māori, and also learn te reo Māori me ōna tikanga for use in their educational setting and experience a noho marae.