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Established in 1987, NOCN Group is a UK and international charity dedicated to helping individuals secure employment and enhance their skills through collaboration with employers, training providers, and individuals. Offering a wide range of accredited qualifications, apprenticeship assessments, consultancy services, and advocacy for social mobility, NOCN Group focuses on diverse sectors such as business admin, construction, education, engineering, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and more. With a strong emphasis on providing common skills and enhancing productivity, NOCN Group collaborates with various stakeholders to tailor skills and knowledge products to meet specific industry needs both nationally and internationally.
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Top Educational & Skills Charity (UK and International) • Charity - established in 1987 to help people get into work and develop themselves by working with employers, training providers and the individuals • NOCN Group does this now by: • Large regulated international Awarding Organisation – Ofqual CCEA and Qualification Wales • Market-leading independent apprentice End Point Assessment Organisation regulated by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education • Access to Universities – Practical Vocational Diplomas QAA • Accreditation and Short Courses • SMART Job Cards – currently construction • Assessment services • Consultancy and research
NOCN Group • Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation – over 540 of qualifications Entry to Level 7 • Trailblazer Apprenticeships - End Point Assessment • 47 standards Level 2 to Level 6 • 30 Standards in the development for 2019 • Access – wide range of sectors • Construction Job Cards e.g. CPCS (plant) • International delivery, UAE, USA, India, Bangladesh and Southern Europe and now in Malaysia • Advocate for impact of learning, skills and social mobility • Accredited Leader in Diversity and Investor in People
Sectors • Sectors include: • Business admin and management • Construction • Education • Engineering & Manufacturing • Financial Services • Health & Social Care • Hospitality • Retail • Science • Security & Facilities Management • Transportation • Common skills – English, math, ESOL International, Health & Safety, independent living and employability skills
Working with Employers, Colleges and Stakeholders– a flexible approach • NOCN works with employers, from micro businesses and SMEs to global large corporates (Amazon) across a wide range of sectors including major high street banks and retailers, to create 'skills and knowledge products' which meet their needs.
Construction EPAs Approved: • Property Maintenance Operative • Construction Steelfixer • Digital Engineering Technician • Carpentry and Joinery • Advanced Carpentry and Joinery • Lifting Technician • Bricklaying new Applications for: • P&D • Floorlaying • Plastering • Plant Operations • Tunnelling • Highways (construction, maintenance and electrical); • Construction Plant Hire; • Lifting Technician; • Piling; • Scaffolding
One Awards • Access to HE provider • Assessor and Verifier Qualifications Bpec • In order to provide a greater range of qualification we have teamed up with Bpec to provide plumbing and gas qualifications Productivity
Working internationally • As an awarding and apprenticeship assessing body • As trainer of trainers and assessors • Job cards • As a consultant and researcher • Capacity building