Distance learning with us

This section you can find out about distance learning with Open Polytechnic, including how studying with us works, how we’ll support you and what we offer international learners.

• Our distance learning difference

  Tō mātou rerekētanga ki te ako mamao

  What’s our distance learning difference? It’s the almost 30,000 learners who join us each year to study and achieve their career and personal goals. 

• How studying by distance with us works

  Te hanga o te ako mamao ki a mātou

  Distance learning with Open Polytechnic means we bring the classroom to you. Find out how it all works on this page.

• How much time will you need?

  He aha te roanga o tēnei mahi?

  How much time is needed for distance learning is different for everyone. Find out how to  estimate how much time you may need to study and complete your course.

• How to decide what to study

  Te whakatau i tō ara mātauranga

  Deciding what to study is a big decision. Get tips and ideas to help you take the first or next step on your study journey.

• Learner, graduate and employer feedback

  Whakahokinga kōrero

  We regularly gain feedback from our learners, graduates and their employers to help us ensure we’re meeting their needs, and see how distance learning with us has benefitted them.

• International learners

  Ngā ākonga nō whenua kē

  We can help you study by distance learning in your own time and place and achieve your goals, where ever that may be.