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24/08/2022 Record 30,000 Learner Vocational Qualification Awards from OCN

OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK (OCN), NI’s leading vocational and technical awarding body, has just confirmed it has awarded over 30,000 vocational and technical qualifications to learners during the 2021/22 academic year, setting a new record of achievement in Northern Ireland.

14/06/2022 CARL FRAMPTON KO’D BY NI LEARNERS

Carl Frampton MBE was the special guest at the OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NI (OCN NI) Learning Endeavour Awards 2022 prize-giving at Titanic Hotel, hosted by Denise Watson, where he handed out awards and bursaries to young people and organisations who had been highly commended and won categories at the recent learning awards.

09/05/2022 Open College Network Launches £70k Grant Package for Disadvantaged NI Learners

Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) has created a new Centre Learning Grants Programme worth £70k which will be open to a range of its education and training providers, including representatives from the Community and Voluntary Sector, Further Education, Private Training and Schools sectors. This is the first learner funding scheme of its kind ever launched in Northern Ireland by awarding organisation.

14/04/2022 Qualification of the Month: IT Qualifications

OCN NI have a new Suite of IT Qualifications at Level 4 and Level 5.

14/03/2022 OCN NI HELPING CENTRES TO BREAK BARRIERS

More than £370,000 has been invested in a new project aimed at improving the lives and employment opportunities for hundreds of women from disadvantaged areas. Women Breaking Barriers, which is funded by the Community Renewal Fund (CRF), will provide specially targeted training and education courses in 14 women’s centres across Northern Ireland.

11/03/2022 CAFRE LOUGHRY CAMPUS MEAT TECHNOLOGY COURSE GAINS ACCREDITATION

MEAT technologists at Loughry campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), have successfully gained accreditation for their popular ‘Meat Skills’ course, resulting in a new enhanced qualification – the OCN NI Level 3 Award in The Principles of Meat Technology.