NOCN Group provides support for curriculum planning and further education, including freezing qualification prices for 2026/27.

🏆 Sunday Times' Top 100 Best Places to Work NOCN Group is an international charity which delivers future-fit skills solutions with social impact for Colleges, training providers, employers and individuals. Our Qualifications, Apprenticeship End Point Assessment, Assured Courses, Competence Cards & Tests, and Short Online Courses are designed to advance skills in the areas where they are most needed: -preparation for life & work -construction & the built environment -engineering, manufacturing & the green economy -health & social care -education & management As a truly independent, charitable organisation, we seek to influence policy and champion lifelong, vocational learning. Our aim is to enable people to reach their potential and organisations to thrive for improved productivity, sustainability, social mobility, and inclusivity. Our industry and subject matter experts provide a high quality, robust and responsive service, adapting to the ever-evolving needs of our customers and stakeholders. NOCN Group is one of the largest Awarding Organisations in the construction sector globally and owns the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS). With a subsidiary in India named NOCN India Skills Foundation, we also operate in Africa, ASEAN, Europe, the Gulf, South Asia and other international territories. NOCN Group is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England, Company No. 3829217, Registered Charity No.1079785.