Mission, Vision and Values

NOCN Mission

“The Open College Network supports learning and widens opportunity by recognising achievement through credit-based courses and qualifications.”

Vision Statement

To be at the forefront of a comprehensive national Credit Accumulation and Transfer system, and recognised for promoting social inclusion, wider participation and community transformation.

We will achieve this by:

  • Being passionate about inclusive credit-based learning (Learners / Opportunities / Social Transformation).
  • Being the best at facilitating the creative use of credit through responsive and demand-led product development.
  • Ensuring a robust business base through increasing learner registration and credit achievement, and providing high quality service and support.
  • Developing the people, capacity and resources of the network to ensure effective business partnerships.

 NOCN Values Statement

The mission and vision are anchored in the following core values. 

NOCN has:

  • A belief in the entitlement of people to gain recognition for their achievements in learning and to fulfill their potential.
  • Respect for and encouragement of diversity in learners and learning approaches, partners and settings.
  • A passion to make a difference to disadvantaged individuals, groups and communities.
  • An ambition to open up opportunities for vocational progression and personal and social development.
  • A commitment to integrity and ethical business practices.

2007 marked the 20th Anniversary if the National Open College Network (NOCN) and the 25th year of Open College Networks. Learning can be a powerful force for change, an enabling and empowering experience that can shape lives and transform the communities in which our learners live. We work with national and local organisations which include governments, employers and education providers to develop and widen access to high quality and flexible education, training and learning.

OCN’s are one of the greatest education successes of the late 20th and early 21stcenturies. The history and development of a ‘movement’ that seemingly came from nowhere, engaged with over 5 million people and crossed over our distinctive organisations.