Personal Development

Personal Development course is offered by Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI)

We have registered over 360,000 learners throughout our history and worked with over 400 organisations. OCN NI are at the forefront of education within Northern Ireland. We want to be your Awarding Organisation of choice.

We are continually developing innovative Qualifications/Endorsed Courses and services to better support the needs of not only our centres and learners, but for the education sector throughout the UK and Ireland.

With access to over 500 nationally recognised qualifications, OCN NI can support your learning, personal or corporate development needs in many ways.

About Us

The Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) is a UK recognised Awarding Organisation based in Northern Ireland. We are regulated by CCEA Regulation to develop and award regulated professional and technical (vocational) qualifications from Entry Level up to and including Level 5 across all sector areas. In addition, OCN NI is also regulated by Ofqual to award similar qualifications in England.

We are an educational charity and an Awarding Organisation that advances education by developing nationally recognised qualifications and recognising the achievements of adults and young people.

We work with centres such as Further Education Colleges, Private Training Organisations, Voluntary & Community Organisations, Schools, SME’s and Public Sector bodies to provide learners with opportunities to progress into further learning and/or employment.