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From 1 November 2022, Open Polytechnic learners will be enrolled with Te Pūkenga

Open Polytechnic is a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, together with all the other polytechnics in New Zealand.

From 1 November 2022, all Open Polytechnic learners will be enrolled with Te Pūkenga, instead of Open Polytechnic. If you are enrolling in a programme that is likely to continue beyond 1 November 2022 you will be a Te Pūkenga learner.

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Our Stories

Stepping into Leadership

Danilo (Dan) Mercado

Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management12

Building a career in social health and wellbeing

Sandeep Mani

Bachelor of Social Health and Wellbeing (Mental Health and Addictions)

Moving into a new career

Elizabeth Johnson - Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Management

Senior Specialist – Wai Ora Strategic Programmes

Motivated to help Pasifika community

Tai Daniel-Teuhema - Bachelor of Business (Management)

Senior Financial Administrator, HEB Construction Ltd

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Key Dates

Open Polytechnic to become part of Te Pūkenga

31 August 2022

Open Polytechnic will become part of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, on 1 November, 2022.

Open Polytechnic celebrates new Principal Academic Staff Members

9 August 2022

Two Open Polytechnic Academic Staff Members, Dr Eric Boamah (Information and Library Studies) and Neil Ballantyne (Social Work), were recently promoted to the prominent position of Principal Academic Staff Member.

ESA Publications and iQualify for Schools relaunch as LearnWell

27 July 2022

ESA publications and online teaching and learning specialists, iQualify for Schools, both owned by Open Polytechnic, have combined their skills and expertise, and relaunched as LearnWell this week (25 July).

Partnership with Ara to benefit Open Polytechnic learners based in Canterbury

13 June 2022

Through a partnership between Ara Institute of Canterbury and Open Polytechnic, Canterbury-based Open Polytechnic learners can now access a range of services on campus at Ara in Christchurch and Timaru.