Communication for Learning

This online programme will help you to develop your reading and writing skills and apply these to a chosen field of work or study.

It’s a good place to start if you want to develop your reading and writing skills.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify and acknowledge credible sources
• Locate information and determine ideas using reading strategies in texts
• Describe communication strategies and how they apply in learning contexts
• Construct well-formed texts on selected topics

Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's leader in online and distance learning.

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

It’s Open Polytechnic being New Zealand’s specialist distance learning provider for over 70 years. 

All our students study by distance.

Distance learning is what we do.

Our programmes are designed exclusively for distance learning. Our online courses include a range of rich content to engage you – readings, videos, interactive elements, case studies, quizzes and activities, and forums.

Our academic staff are experts at teaching by distance learning. It’s what they do.

They will be with you every step of the way to encourage you, and ensure you understand the course content. They will help you gain the skills and knowledge you need, so that you can succeed.

If you need other support or help, we’ve got a range of people here for you. 

With Open Polytechnic, you’re not alone.