NOCN Charitable Objectives

As a successful not-for-profit business, NOCN provides excellent value for money, with low overheads and the reinvestment of surplus back into the business, resulting in competitive prices and excellent quality.

NOCN is a registered charity (1079785) - operating not-for-profit and investing income back into the organisation - with the following objectives:

The advancement of education of the public in one or more of the following ways:

• By promoting and widening participation in education and training, including for those people who have previously been excluded from educational opportunities;
• By improving the quality and flexibility of educational provision for the public benefit, including for those people who have previously been excluded from educational opportunities; and
• By improving access for learning opportunities and facilitating progression to further learning, employment and higher education, particularly through the award of credit and credit-based qualifications.

NOCN strives every day to deliver services in line with these aims. It also supports projects and provides services which specifically meet these objectives, including:

• The AoC Student Photographic Competition
• Pathways to Adulthood Study Programme
• UNDP Bangladesh
• Festival of Learning
• Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

NOCN is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and were the first awarding organisation to achieve a Leader in Diversity award.