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North to south for a good cause
When 76 year-old Kapiti man Ken Ash walks into Island Bay this week it will mark a major milestone in his journey to walk the length of the country while raising funds for a cause that is close to his…
Open Polytechnic Supportive of Reform of Vocational Education
Open Polytechnic supports the Government’s reforms to create a more collaborative, integrated national network for vocational education in New Zealand.
New online course to help make New Zealand workplaces safer
A new health and safety course, offered online through a collaboration between WorksafeReps and Open Polytechnic, will help workplace health and safety representatives gain the skills they need to promote safer work practices.
Open Polytechnic wins at Wellington Region Business Awards
Ako Aotearoa to use iQualify learning platform
Ako Aotearoa, a Government funded organisation delivering high quality professional learning development opportunities to New Zealand’s tertiary teachers, trainers and educators has signed an agreement to use the iQualify learning platform for their course delivery.
No tuition fee increase for second year running for Open Polytechnic students
For the second year running Open Polytechnic, one of the largest educators of New Zealand’s current workforce, will not be increasing tuition costs for its fee-paying students.
Adult educators to benefit from new Open Polytechnic qualifications
The launch of two new fee-free qualifications in adult education by Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading provider of online and distance learning, are aimed at helping educators lift the skills levels of adults in the workplaces and communities they teach…
Open Polytechnic student makes a difference in his home country
Open Polytechnic Bachelor of Arts graduate Driden Kunaka is set to send over 40,000 books to underprivileged schools in his home country, Zimbabwe.
Open Polytechnic contribution to science and maths teaching recognised
In 2015 Open Polytechnic was a finalist in the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards for the Excellence in Leading – Atakura Award.
No tuition cost increases for Open Polytechnic fee-paying students in 2016
Fee-paying students at one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary education organisations will have no increase in tuition costs next year.
