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About NOCN

The National Open College Network (NOCN) is a leading UK awarding organisation, offering high quality, flexible, credit-based qualifications and is accredited by the Regulatory Authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

We work in partnership and through licensing arrangements with Open College Networks (OCN's) in each of the English regions and in Northern Ireland. We also work in partnership with Agored Cymru for the delivery of our qualifications in Wales.

There are more than 2500 centres nationally offering NOCN qualifications and/or OCN accredited provision. We currently have over 100 qualifications on both the National Qualification Framework (NQF) and the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). They are made up of more than 1,000 units from a wide range of subjects, including health and social care, crafts, creative arts and design, foundations for learning and life and preparation for work. We offer different types of qualifications in vocationally related subjects, skills for life and at entry level.

NOCN qualifications and OCN accredited provision, are delivered through further education and sixth form colleges, universities and higher education institutions, trade unions, TUC education, employers, local education authorities and training organisations, adult and community education centres, and voluntary and community organisations.

NOCN employs over 30 staff at the office in Sheffield, with a further 300 staff employed by the OCN’s. We are a not for profit organisation and plough all of our resources back into the development of existing products and services and new qualifications.

We are proud to be a registered charity and will continue to promote our charitable objects through the Open College Network.

NOCN is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, Company No. 3829217, Registered Charity No.1079785.