Company Profile

Company Overview

We are one of Australia’s oldest and largest providers of open learning. For over 100 years we have been helping people from all walks of life to improve their lives through learning. Over this time, we have delivered education and training to more than 700,000 Australians.

Today, we deliver a diverse portfolio of courses spanning health care, community services, business and management, finance and accounting, technology, languages and design. We focus on meeting the needs of adult learners by providing highly flexible, accessible and affordable education and training.

We have a clear vision and have experienced step-change growth and organisational expansion over the last four years. We are well positioned to sustain strong growth into the future - driven by increased market demand for online learning combined with continued investment in further expanding our course portfolio and improving the learner experience and competitiveness of our courses.

We are committed to delivering a great learner experience and outcomes. We are proud of our achievements in delivering consistently high levels of learner satisfaction and graduate outcomes. At the same time, we are pioneering new learning technologies and pedagogies that will further enhance our proven asynchronous learning and assessment model.

In December 2013, Open Colleges joined Apollo Education Group (NASDAQ: APOL) – one of the largest education companies in the world. Apollo Education Group delivers education and training to more than 270,000 students around the world. As a part of Apollo, Open Colleges has the unique opportunity to leverage the experience and expertise of a global leader in online learning.

Our team includes over 400 staff and 150 contract educators. Over the last three years, we have been through a fundamental organisational transformation. We have more than tripled the number of staff and expect to grow to more than 700 staff over the next three years.