Our Mission and Core Values

"The Open College Network London Region supports learning and widens opportunity by recognising achievement through credit based courses and qualifications, promoting high standards of excellence and inclusiveness."

Our Vision Statement

"To be at the forefront of a comprehensive national Credit Accumulation and Transfer system, and recognised for promoting social inclusion, wider participation and community transformation. We celebrate OCNLR’s long-term role and unique history in providing responsive, innovative learning solutions and qualifications for disadvantaged groups to meet the needs of learners not met by other Awarding Bodies. We value the work of the wide spectrum of OCNLR members enabling learners to achieve their potential, progress to employability and develop the confidence to contribute to society".

We will achieve this by:

• Being passionate about inclusive credit-based learning;
• Being the best at facilitating the creative use of credit - responsive/demand-led product development;
• Ensuring a robust business base through increasing learner
  registration/credit achievement and high quality service and support;
• Developing people, capacity and the resources of the network and ensuring
  effective business partnerships.

Our Values Statement

The mission and vision is anchored in our core values. OCNLR has:

• A belief in the entitlement of people to gain recognition for their achievements in learning and to fulfil their potential;
• Respect for and encouragement of diversity - in learners and learning approaches, partners and settings;
• A passion to make a difference to disadvantaged individuals, groups and communities;
• An ambition to open up opportunities for vocational progression and personal and social development;
• A commitment to integrity and ethical business practices.