ENZ online education pilot extends for phase 2

Initial discovered in 2021, ENZ’s challenge offered 22 brief taster programs on the web in collaboration with 13 New Zealand schooling companies. The classes attracted more than 80,000 enrolments from around 200 countries.

The next period of the online education and learning initiative will concentration on converting the on-line viewers into a viable commercial proposition for New Zealand-centered instruction vendors.

“This 1st section pilot shows there is an appetite for online classes from New Zealand, as nicely as our means to catch the attention of learners in total-time work – a segment with a huge likely for expansion,” ENZ’s normal supervisor of Partnerships and Marketing, Paul Irwin, explained.

“It also demonstrated the willingness of numerous in the New Zealand education and learning sector to establish their on the internet presence.

“The up coming methods are to continue on evolving our offering on FutureLearn and fully grasp far better the professionals and downsides of partnering with existing on the net mastering manufacturers vs . the opportunity gains of a New Zealand-only branded platform that uses current, confirmed technological innovation.”

Considering that stage one was completed, the study course portfolio has grown to much more than 30 programs with roughly 50% specifically similar to a sustainability or an environmental theme. ENZ hopes to raise the total full amount of programs further, to at the very least 40 course through period two.

It will also be open to a wider vary of subjects and bolster the subject areas that have proved thriving, including English language, sustainability, and Te Ao / Mātauranga Māori.

The stage two pilot will operate from June right until September 2022.

In this week’s PIE Chat, the new CEO of FutureLearn Andy Hancock spoke of the opportunity to “leverage new technologies, leverage facts to make partaking learner activities and a much more connected experience”.