About NCFE
NCFE is a leading provider of educational services and as a not for profit organisation we have a strong heritage in learning and have been at the forefront of technical and vocational education for over 170 years.
We design, develop and certify diverse, nationally recognised qualifications and awards, which have contributed to the success of millions of learners at all levels, bringing them closer to fulfilling their personal goals.
Our purpose
Our core purpose is to promote and advance learning, with a particular emphasis on supporting social mobility and prosperity. Our purpose is what connects our people and creates a vibrant and high performing culture, something that we’re incredibly proud of at NCFE.
This collective goal drives our commitment to delivering a world class experience for our customers, promoting loyalty and advocacy and providing the best possible products and services for our learners, enabling them to fulfil their potential.
How we promote and advance learning
We understand that every learner is different and that it’s important to develop a diverse and engaging offer that helps every learner achieve their full potential.
Our extensive portfolio of qualifications covers a wide range of sectors for learners of all ages across many subject areas and specialisms. Through our products and services we promote opportunity and social mobility through learning, ensuring that people from all walks of life have the means to achieve their goals.
Meet the family
The NCFE family is comprised of specialist business units and brands dedicated to providing high quality innovative products, services and solutions to specific areas of learning.
CACHE (the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education) is the UK’s leading sector specialist in health, care and education and is now a trademark owned by NCFE. CACHE has developed qualifications of excellence for over 70 years to more than 1,000 UK-based and overseas delivery partners.
EPA Plus is our approved End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO), specialising in health, care, childcare, education and public sector assessment solutions for apprenticeships.
We’re also proud to house Skills Forward, one of the UK’s leading assessment and diagnostic software solutions, which supports the successful delivery of Functional Skills and GCSEs.
The most recent member of the NCFE family is PeerTutor, an innovative new peer to peer mentoring app which supports learners to access high quality, low cost, on demand tutoring support to help them with their study.