Open College Network London Region

NOCN qualifications

OCNLR Recognised Centres have access to the full range of NOCN qualifications. Please use the links below to access the list of NOCN qualifications available on the NQF and QCF. Alternatively go to www.nocn.org.uk

NOCN Qualifications are:

  • Approved by QCA with titles in the National Qualifications Framework and the new Qualifications and Credit Framework
  • Eligible for LSC funding
  • A combination of units of assessment, each with an assigned level and credit value which allow the learner to achieve at their own pace and build towards full qualifications overtime. 

NOCN’s national qualifications are built from units of credit – small bite-sized pieces of learning accredited via OCN London Region. Each unit of credit can be awarded and certificated individually. This means that units can be accumulated over time to form full national qualifications. This flexible approach enables learners to achieve in incremental steps, therefore ensuring a higher ultimate success rate.

Units covered by learners can be combined into different sizes of qualifications – Awards, Certificates and Diplomas. Using this method enables you to build a qualification that meets your learners' needs and offer learners the opportunity to gain credit for their achievement from small steps to full sized Diplomas.

Qualifications are offered from Entry level to Level 3 and can form the basis of return to learn courses, Pre-Access, full Level 2 Diplomas and, for example, specialist courses in employability skills, languages, skills for life and functional skills.

Each Qualification comes with its own Guide which details how the qualification can be used and how to design the best routes for your learners.

In order to deliver NOCN Qualifications and/or Units of NOCN Qualifications you must comply with the processes detailed in the NOCN Centre Handbook and to qualification specific information provided in the Qualification Guide.

Click here to view the full list of NOCN qualifications

If you would like information on a unit, you can now search the NOCN Unit Bank. Please click here.