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22/08/2024 OCN Awards 40,000 Vocational Qualifications to Learners

OPEN College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) has just confirmed that it has awarded 40,000 Vocational Qualifications to NI learners during the 2023/24 academic year.

05/08/2024 Qualification Bulletin - Transversal Skills August 2024

Please see our August Qualification Bulletin.

18/07/2024 OCN NI Proud to sponsor Northern Regional College Staff Conference

Northern Regional College is proud to announce Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI), a national recognised Awarding Organisation, and Heron Bros, the construction and property development company, as sponsors of this year’s Staff Conference.

26/06/2024 OCN NI Learner Awards 2024

Over 350 learners, teachers, tutors, and special guests celebrated the OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NI (OCN NI) Learning Endeavour Awards 2024 at Titanic Belfast.

09/05/2024 OCN TO AWARD £85K IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT NI LEARNERS

Open College Network NI (OCN) plans to award another £85K to education, voluntary and charitable training providers locally via their Centre Learning Grants Programme, now in its third year.

29/04/2024 Open College Network Strengthens Collaboration with The Open University

OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NI (OCN NI) has announced details of the signing of a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with The Open University in Ireland (OU in Ireland).