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International Centre Support

Key information to support you as an NOCN International Centre, these include links for contacts, support materials and documents available to download.

How to request approval

To request approval to become an NOCN International Centre, you must download and complete an application form for centres based outside the UK seeking approval to offer NOCN Group Regulated qualifications.  

Where can I find qualification specifications?

Qualification Specifications?for every regulated qualification can be found on each qualification summary page. 

Guidance on the process of becoming approved as an NOCN Centre can be found in the?NOCN Quality Assurance Manual. This outlines the process and how you can prepare for the quality reviews, which are a key part of Center Approval. This document also outlines the practical requirements for running NOCN training programmes and the staffing requirements.  

If you are an existing centre seeking to apply for permission to deliver additional NOCN Regulated Qualifications, you can either apply online using Horizon or complete the Application for?Additional Qualification Approval?and return the document to?international@nocn.org.uk 

NOCN International Endorsed Programmes 

If you are seeking Endorsement of your own training programmes from NOCN, you must download and complete the?NOCN Group International Endorsement Programme Application Form. 

This should be submitted to us with the?Endorsed Programme?Content Spreadsheet?, which you can use to list all the programme details you wish to get endorsed. 

International NOCN Centre Agreement 

As part of the approval process for New NOCN International Centres, you will be asked to complete, sign and return the?NOCN Centre Agreement and Terms and Conditions. This document will also be sent to you from by the NOCN Onboarding team when you have completed the approval process. 

In all cases, please complete and return documents to our International Business Team at?international@nocn.org.uk  

Managing your Account with NOCN online systems 

How to manage the details relating to your Training Organisation’s Account with NOCN using Horizon. You will have been sent login details for Horizon when you were approved as an NOCN Centre. 

 You can also find information about using Horizon here on our website. Horizon Training Videos.

You use a different platform called Quartz Web to register your students and list their achievements when they have successfully completed the training and claim your learners’ certificates.
Registrations should be made at least seven days before you list the achievement of the students and claim their certificates.

You can find information and YouTube videos of registering your learners and claiming certificates here on our website. Quartzweb Training Videos.

Please note that until you have completed several successful reviews by our Quality Assurance Advisors, you will need to have each claim for certificates Externally Verified before we will release your certificates. When you have claimed your certificates, our Quality Team will contact you to arrange this process. We know the speed of certification is very important, so we will make every effort to complete this process promptly.

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