Ako Aotearoa leads New Zealand's tertiary sector in building educational capability for learner success.
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Congratulations to the 2022 Pacific Professional Development Scholarship Fund recipients
Ako Aotearoa is delighted to announce this year’s recipients of the Pacific Professional Development Scholarship Fund.
2022 Te Whatu Kairangi Awardees
Congratulations to the 9 outstanding teachers who have received Te Whatu Kairangi 2022 – the Aotearoa Tertiary Educator Awards for their contribution to tertiary teaching and learning.
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Open Polytechnic Learning Delivery Directorate has achieved the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that the Kuratini Tuwhera - Open Polytechnic Learning Delivery Directorate has achieved the New Zealand Dyslexia-Friendly Quality Mark (DFQM).

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More international recognition for the Te Whaihanga Project
The collaborative Te Whaihanga project received international recognition as a finalist in the 2022 Royal Town Planning Institute “International Award for Planning Excellence”. The prestigious awards were held in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2022.

Success Story
Otago dive instructor’s success with the ‘Māori Cultural Capability (MCC) Series’
It has been four months since Ako Aotearoa published its first MCC online, self-paced course. We were delighted to receive an update from participant Virginia Watson of Dive Otago on how the “Ako” course has helped her organisation become better educators for both Māori and Pākehā students.
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