15 years of supporting flexible study via NZTC Online

Early Childhood Education Health and Wellbeing

Beginning with a bold vision to pave new ways of learning, followed by years of research, development and review, NZTC Online was first piloted in 2007, resulting in highly successful student engagement.

The specialist online learning environment was created to support students with an accessible and flexible study journey. Under the guidance of Chief Executive Selena Fox and international expert Dr Chip Donohue, NZTC Online was developed with the dedication of NZTC’s IT Team, often working 18-hour days to achieve the task at hand.

Donohue, a distance learning and online education specialist based in the USA, shares the valuable role the bespoke platform offers learners.

“NZTC Online is more than a learning management system. It is a purpose-built online environment specifically designed for the early childhood and health and wellbeing sectors that expands access, provides a wide range of support for learners, and empowers students to apply what they learn to their work with young children, parents, families and communities,” he said.

After launching in 2007, by 2012, 85% of students were studying via NZTC Online, enabling the college to expand course delivery to students in Australia, India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

Today, the user-friendly platform offers discussion forums, reflective task tools, journals, online library, and assessment submission and return, accessible anywhere at any time across Early Childhood Education and Health and Wellbeing study programs.

After 24 years at the college, Chief Executive Selena Fox reflects on the significant impact this initiative has had on all aspects of college life.

“NZTC Online impacts every student, every team member and every decision we have made since our development and launch in 2007. Even after all these years, this remains an incredible achievement by a New Zealand college that goes back to bold dreams and the incredible, unwavering commitment of team members that believed we could do it.”