Annual Centre Recognition Fee
This is an annual fee banded according to the volume of learners registered during the previous year. The minimum charge for new organisations is £575.00, payable on receipt of the Centre Recognition Application this includes the Centre Recognition fee £285 and £290 to be offset against accreditation within the academic year. The minimum charge is applied to all Band A organisations
Band A Band B Band C Band D
up to 49 learners 50-99 learners 100-499 learners 500+ learners
£285 £575 £1,050 £2,100
The Centre Recognition Fee covers:
> Access to recognised NOCN Ofqual accredited qualifications and units;
> Support for the centre in completing the centre recognition application;
> Support and advice on curriculum development and accreditation administration;
> A number of visits per year to verify centre compliance and the award of credit, this number will be decided on the basis of the complexity of the curriculum plan and communicated to the centre;
> Production of a Centre Quality improvement plan*;
> Access to a range of staff development sessions including practitioner meetings and subject forums facilitated by OCN East Midlands Region.
*Where this plan indicates issues are such that extra visits are required to ensure centre compliance or where the verification of the award of credit makes it necessary the OCN will charge £260 for each visit or verification activity
Learner Registration Fees
Charges for NOCN qualifications are published on their website at www.nocn.org.uk and require specific qualification registration. For purpose built courses designed by centres learner fees are based on the course credit target. This fee is levied at the point of registration and is non refundable, achievement beyond the course target will be charged on certification.
Course Credit Target 1-3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-30 31+ Access to HE
Charge per Learner £13 £21 £31.5 £42 £52.5 £63 £73.5 £84 £94.5 £105 £110
A late fee of £13 per learner will be applied to registrations received after the specified deadline in the late registration policy.
The fee for a replacement certificate is £25.
Consultancy
Additional services including unit writing and development consultancy is available at a fee of £250 half day and £500 full day. Please contact your Curriculum Development Manager to discuss your requirements.
In the event of non-payment of accounts the OCN reserves the right to withdraw Centre Recognition and to suspend registrations.
To download this as a pdf file please click here Charging Structure 2010-2011
