ITP Quality

Dr Caroline Seelig is the Chief Executive of the Open Polytechnic, the nation’s specialist provider of open and distance learning, and one of the largest polytechnics in the country.

Prior to joining the Open Polytechnic, Caroline was Deputy Chief Executive of Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, and has 16 years’ experience as a senior manager in New Zealand’s ITP sector. 
Caroline has extensive knowledge of the ITP sector and has led or been involved in a wide range of successful collaborative initiatives and external funding bids to drive change and innovation.

A Woolf Fisher Scholar in 2004, Caroline holds a PhD in Biology from University College of Swansea and a Master of Educational Administration, Massey University.