The Open College Network South East Region Limited

The Objects of the Charity are the advancement of the education of the public in one or more of the following ways:(a) by promoting lifelong learning, increasing social inclusion through educational advancement and widening participation in education and training, particularly by those persons who have previously been excluded from or had limited access to educational opportunities;(b) by improving the quality and flexibility of education provision for the public benefit;(c) by improving access to learning opportunities and facilitating progression to further learning, employment and higher education particularly through the award of credits and credit-based qualifications;(d) by operating as an awarding organisation with the approval of any relevant regulatory authority, including but not necessarily restricted to• operating as an Access Validating Agency for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education or the appropriate agency acting on behalf of the Department for Education or its successor;• operating as an Ofqual-approved awarding organisation and complying with the regulatory requirements for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;• operating as a Scottish Qualifications Authority -approved awarding organisation and complying with the regulatory requirements for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;• operating as an awarding organisation approved by the Security Industry Authority to provide qualifications for the security sector; as and when required, to further the Objects of the Charity.(e) by operating with full commitment to the distinctive mission of Access to Higher Education by widening participation and recognising the achievements of young people and adults through high quality, responsive and flexible accreditation;(f) by encouraging and assisting organisations to provide a wide range of accredited and quality assured learning opportunities;(g) by operating as a proactive, innovative and responsive organisation with respect to curriculum development;(h) by supporting public policy agendas for raising educational standards, improving levels of achievement, widening participation and promoting new opportunities for community involvement;(i) by providing a personalised quality assured service to users that is cost efficient and takes account of competition from other awarding organisations;(j) by providing a network with expertise in, and intelligence of, the external environment within which the Charity operates in order to provide staff development, information, guidance and networking to stakeholder organisations in all sectors; and(k) by operating a high quality, efficient organisation with a commitment to continuous improvement offering all aspects of the service within a quality assured and transparent framework.