Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN) is a leading Technical and Professional Awarding Organisation based in Northern Ireland
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To develop and award qualifications which engage, enrich and equip learners for life.
At OCN, we help learners develop skills, gain recognised qualifications and progress towards their goals. We offer qualifications from Entry Level to Level 5, covering a wide range of technical and professional subject areas. Our qualifications support learners of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, creating progression pathways to further learning, training and/or employment.
Apprenticeships & Traineeships
OCN's Apprenticeships & Traineeships help learners build the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to succeed in the workplace. Supporting a wide range of industries, our programmes are designed to benefit both providers and learners by combining occupational knowledge, vocational training, digital and transferable skills, and Essential Skills in literary and numeracy. These programmes create clear pathways to employment and provider employers with a pipeline of competent, motivated individuals.
Supporting learners across 370+ OCN Recognised centres
We work with over 370 OCN Recognised Centres across Northern Ireland, including all six Further Education Colleges, over 130 schools, Private Training Organisations, Voluntary & Community Organisations, SME’s, Prisons and Public Sector bodies.
Become an OCN Centre
To become an OCN Recognised centre, deliver our Qualifications and/or develop bespoke Endorsed Courses please complete the form below and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss the next steps.
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