OCN London Endorsed

Different from our other services, OCN London Endorsed does not involve the assessment of learners and the requirement to provide evidence of achievement from them.

Instead, OCN London Endorsed would give organisations and employers the option of gaining recognition from OCN London for the quality of the courses created.

It would also provide a means for helping to assess the effectiveness of delivery against its aims and purpose.

What are the benefits?

• No assessment or moderation is required but quality of provision meaningfully verified – ideal for online as well as offline courses.
• Stamp of approval by a nationally recognised awarding organisation for the quality of courses provided.
• Programmes & courses are developed and written by the organisation to meet own training requirements.
• Retain ownership of own training programmes and courses whilst promoting them as OCN London Endorsed.
• Straightforward approval process.
• Learners receive a meaningful certificate or digital badge certifying ‘attendance ‘ or ‘completion’ of the course or training they have undertaken.
• Centres have access to this service as part of their annual registration fee.

Whilst they do not provide learners with a nationally recognised qualification regulated by Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), they are suited to organisations and employers who are seeking a quality badge for the quality and standard of their bespoke training programmes or courses, and their learners will benefit from being offered an OCN London badged attendance certificate.

What types of training do we endorse?

Training programmes and courses include a wide range of informal learning opportunities and in-house training, such as online or face-to-face training in the workplace, webinars, presentations, seminars and workshops.

Digital badges

As part of our service, OCN London create and award Digital Badge credentials with custom visual designs, incorporating an organisations logo and brand colours.

Our Digital Badges allow learners to embed these evidences of their achievement into digital CVs, LinkedIn profiles and other social media-hosted profiles.

Viewers can then access bespoke metadata and follow links to related web pages that provide more detailed data about the course or achievement evidenced by the award of the badge.

OCN London Approved Centres will receive their first 50 Digital Badges free of charge, as part of their annual registration.

More details can be found in the Core Offer section below.

Delivery & timescales

Once ‘OCN London Endorsed’ status is applied for, a dedicated Centre Reviewer is appointed who will review course or training quality control systems and report back.

When the ‘OCN London Endorsed’ status is confirmed, any courses or training programmes subject to the quality control systems reviewed can be registered as ‘OCN London Endorsed’.

OCN London Endorsed status can be conferred within two weeks of receipt of the initial application in most cases.

How to apply

To apply, please visit our OCN London General Enquiry page.

Core Offer

OCN London Endorsed is now part of our Core Offer for approved Centres, who will have access to the service as part of their annual registration.

Approved Centres will also receive their first 50 Digital Badges free of charge, with discounts available for additional badges.

Please view our Centre Approval and Operations Charges guide for further details on digital badge costs.

*Learner certificates of attendance or completion are £12 each (optional).