. for the national computing centre see national computing centre . a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message ncc education ltd. type limited industry education founded 1997 headquarters manchester united kingdom website www.nccedu.com ncc education ltd. is a global provider and awarding body 1 of british education . the company provides students with the opportunity to gain internationally recognised british qualifications by studying at one of its global network of accredited partner centres 2 either through the classroom or online . contents 1 history 2 today 3 references 4 external links history edit originally part of the national computing centre ncc education was initially established as an it initiative by the british government in 1966 . 3 ncc education started offering it qualifications in 1976 and from 1997 developed its higher education portfolio to include business programmes and a range of foundation programmes . 3 4 from early 2002 ncc education started offering information communication technology ict programmes for schools . today edit today ncc education has an extensive network of accredited partner centres in over 50 countries international offices situated in the uk manchester nepal kathmandu china beijing malaysia kuala lumpur and south africa cape town and employs academic managers worldwide . 5 ncc education is accredited by qualifications and curriculum authority qca and regulated by ofqual . recognised by the department for business innovation and skills dbis in the uk . 6 the company s qualifications are articulated by a number of uk universities or for entry onto years one two and three of specific degree programmes . 7 ncc education works in close partnership with university of wales university of greenwich offering bachelor s degrees as well as a master s programme with the university of hertfordshire . 8 references edit 1 uk government recognition as an awarding body . 2 accredited partner centres . a b 3 ncc education our history page . 4 ncc education qualifications . 5 regional offices contact details . 6 dius further education . 7 recognition & articulations . 8 ncc education announces new relationship with the university of hertfordshire . external links edit ncc education website ncc education qualifications ncc education academic board retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ncc education & oldid 654971452 categories computer science education in the united kingdomeducation in the united kingdomorganizations established in 1997qualification awarding bodies in the united kingdom1997 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from april 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 april 2015 at 22 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view