ICDE – Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand

Aligning Global and Local Advocacy: FLANZ’s Vision for Networked Learning in Schools

Green Fern Koru with ICDE and FLANZ logos

The release of the Tākina Accord: Advocating inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education, following the 2025 ICDE Educational Policy Forum, marks an important moment for global advocacy in open, flexible and distance learning. Developed from the voices of more than 250

FLANZ at ICDE 2025 Policy Forum: Driving Inclusivity, Scalability & Sustainability in Education in the Oceania region

Four panels showing diverse students engaged in online learning: a woman with headphones at a laptop, a man outdoors with a tablet, two students collaborating at a library computer, and two people sharing a phone, all with art motifs

At the recent ICDE 2025 World Conference Education Policy Forum in New Zealand, Aotearoa, FLANZ joined forces with ACODE and ODLAA to represent Oceania’s voice on the future of Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning (ODFL). Our shared mission: enabling Ako