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Establishment
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited was established on 1 July 1946 as the Technical Correspondence School. It provided resettlement training for returned servicemen and women following World War II.1 In 1963 it became the New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute (TCI) and began offering national training in trades subjects.2
As part of wider education reforms, the institution was renamed The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand in 1990, becoming the specialist national provider of open and distance learning at tertiary level.3
On 1 April 2020, in accordance with the Education Act 1989 (as amended by the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020), The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand became a limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Te Pukenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.4
Structure
2020-current
From 1 April 2020, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited was governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with the Education Act 1989 (as amended by the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020), and continued under the Education and Training Act 2020.
The board consisted of between 4 and 8 directors.
1990-2020
Under the Education Act 1989, The Open Polytechnic was governed by a Council. Its functions were:
- To appoint a chief executive in accordance with the State Sector Act 1988, and to monitor and evaluate the chief executive’s performance.
- To prepare and submit a proposed plan, if the institution seeks funding under a mechanism that provides for funding via plans.
-
If the institution had a plan:
- to ensure that the institution is managed in accordance with the plan
- to determine policies to implement the plan.
- To determine, subject to the State Sector Act 1988, the policies of the institution in relation to the management of its affairs.
- To undertake planning relating to the institution’s long-term strategic direction.5
The Council’s duties were:
- To strive to ensure that the institution attained the highest standards of excellence in education, training and research.
- To acknowledge the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi.
- To encourage the greatest possible participation from the communities served by the institution, maximising the educational potential of all the members of those communities, with particular emphasis on those groups in committees that were under-represented among the learners of the institution.
- To ensure that the institution did not discriminate against any person.
- To ensure that the institution operated in a financially responsible manner, ensuring the efficient use of resources and maintaining the institution’s long-term viability.
- To maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest and well-being of learners attending the institution.6
The Council acknowledged the distinction between governance and management. Within its governance policy statements (statutes), which were reviewed and updated annually, it had delegated to the chief executive specific functions and powers to manage the academic and administrative affairs of The Open Polytechnic.7
The Council established a number of committees to assist it in carrying out it duties:
- Academic Board: established to recommend regulations and statutes directly to the Council, and to develop and approve operational academic policies and procedures.
- Audit, Finance and Risk Committee: established to assist the Council with the discharge of its responsibilities under the Public Finance Act 1989, and in accordance with prudent governance practice. It comprised the Council Chairperson and a minimum of two other Council members.
- People and Performance Committee: established to help the Council monitor and assess the performance of the chief executive. It comprised the Council Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and a Council member.
- Commercial Function Project Committee: established to oversee the strategic development of the commercial function project of Open Polytechnic arising from developments in education technologies. It comprised the Council Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and a minimum of two other Council members.
- Learner Focus Committee: established to consider the advice provided by the Academic Board and Open Polytechnic management on the overall strategic direction of the learner experience, monitor and review learner performance, monitor the efficacy of Open Polytechnic’s interventions to address the issues and changing needs of learners, provide oversight of learner satisfaction with Open Polytechnic’s products and services, and endorse key performance indicators for learner outcomes and satisfaction. It comprised the Council Chairperson and up to three other Council members.8
Footnotes:
- Who We Are, History of Open Polytechnic - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/about-us/about-open-polytechnic/who-we-are/ (accessed 18 February 2021).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- About Us: News, Research and Publications: Reform of Vocational Education - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/about-us/news-publications-and-research/reform-of-vocational-education/ (accessed 18 February 2021); also The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited (7926597) Registered - Companies Register online, New Zealand Companies Office (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/7926597 (accessed 18 February 2021).
- p.36, Open Polytechnic Annual Report 2019 - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/assets/2020/PDFs/OP-AnnualReport-2019-web.pdf (accessed 18 February 2021).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- p.38, Open Polytechnic Annual Report 2019.
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Show History
Establishment
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited was established on 1 July 1946 as the Technical Correspondence School. It provided resettlement training for returned servicemen and women following World War II.1 In 1963 it became the New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute (TCI) and began offering national training in trades subjects.2
As part of wider education reforms, the institution was renamed The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand in 1990, becoming the specialist national provider of open and distance learning at tertiary level.3
On 1 April 2020, in accordance with the Education Act 1989 (as amended by the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020), The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand became a limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Te Pukenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.4
Structure
2020-current
From 1 April 2020, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited was governed by a Board of Directors in accordance with the Education Act 1989 (as amended by the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020), and continued under the Education and Training Act 2020.
The board consisted of between 4 and 8 directors.
1990-2020
Under the Education Act 1989, The Open Polytechnic was governed by a Council. Its functions were:
- To appoint a chief executive in accordance with the State Sector Act 1988, and to monitor and evaluate the chief executive’s performance.
- To prepare and submit a proposed plan, if the institution seeks funding under a mechanism that provides for funding via plans.
-
If the institution had a plan:
- to ensure that the institution is managed in accordance with the plan
- to determine policies to implement the plan.
- To determine, subject to the State Sector Act 1988, the policies of the institution in relation to the management of its affairs.
- To undertake planning relating to the institution’s long-term strategic direction.5
The Council’s duties were:
- To strive to ensure that the institution attained the highest standards of excellence in education, training and research.
- To acknowledge the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi.
- To encourage the greatest possible participation from the communities served by the institution, maximising the educational potential of all the members of those communities, with particular emphasis on those groups in committees that were under-represented among the learners of the institution.
- To ensure that the institution did not discriminate against any person.
- To ensure that the institution operated in a financially responsible manner, ensuring the efficient use of resources and maintaining the institution’s long-term viability.
- To maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest and well-being of learners attending the institution.6
The Council acknowledged the distinction between governance and management. Within its governance policy statements (statutes), which were reviewed and updated annually, it had delegated to the chief executive specific functions and powers to manage the academic and administrative affairs of The Open Polytechnic.7
The Council established a number of committees to assist it in carrying out it duties:
- Academic Board: established to recommend regulations and statutes directly to the Council, and to develop and approve operational academic policies and procedures.
- Audit, Finance and Risk Committee: established to assist the Council with the discharge of its responsibilities under the Public Finance Act 1989, and in accordance with prudent governance practice. It comprised the Council Chairperson and a minimum of two other Council members.
- People and Performance Committee: established to help the Council monitor and assess the performance of the chief executive. It comprised the Council Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and a Council member.
- Commercial Function Project Committee: established to oversee the strategic development of the commercial function project of Open Polytechnic arising from developments in education technologies. It comprised the Council Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson and a minimum of two other Council members.
- Learner Focus Committee: established to consider the advice provided by the Academic Board and Open Polytechnic management on the overall strategic direction of the learner experience, monitor and review learner performance, monitor the efficacy of Open Polytechnic’s interventions to address the issues and changing needs of learners, provide oversight of learner satisfaction with Open Polytechnic’s products and services, and endorse key performance indicators for learner outcomes and satisfaction. It comprised the Council Chairperson and up to three other Council members.8
Footnotes:
- Who We Are, History of Open Polytechnic - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/about-us/about-open-polytechnic/who-we-are/ (accessed 18 February 2021).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- About Us: News, Research and Publications: Reform of Vocational Education - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/about-us/news-publications-and-research/reform-of-vocational-education/ (accessed 18 February 2021); also The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited (7926597) Registered - Companies Register online, New Zealand Companies Office (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/7926597 (accessed 18 February 2021).
- p.36, Open Polytechnic Annual Report 2019 - The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/assets/2020/PDFs/OP-AnnualReport-2019-web.pdf (accessed 18 February 2021).
- Ibid.
- Ibid.
- p.38, Open Polytechnic Annual Report 2019.
This agency documentation was created as part of a project to capture information relating to the current structure of government. Archives New Zealand has not yet received any transfers from this agency.
- The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Limited website, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/ (accessed 9 February 2004, 18 February 2021).
- Companies Register online, New Zealand Companies Office (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), https://companies-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 February 2021).
- New Zealand Legisation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 February 2021).
- Education and Training Act 2020
- Education Act 1964
- Education Act 1989
- State Sector Act 1988
- Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020
- Public Finance Act 1989
- Companies Act 1993
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