NQ residential and Education Support for Young People (Level 6) (January)
- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 6
- Start Date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 Weeks (January to June)
Do you have a genuine interest in working with children and young people who are experiencing care and education service support? NQ Residential and Education Support for Young People is an 18 week course which provides a mix of teaching in college and a paid internship placement with St Philip’s School or Stepdown Residential and Education (school) Centres, across Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
This is a great opportunity to get work experience in the area of children and young people support work, with a guarantee of an interview if you successfully complete the course.
If you want to have fun supporting young people with their interests and needs, whilst maintaining personal boundaries, then this could be the course for you.
What will I learn?
During the NQ Residential and Education Support for Young People course you'll learn:
- Care values and principles
- Safe practice and wellbeing
- Human development and social influences
- Communication in care relationships 1
- Understanding mental health issues 1
- Safeguarding people
- Social services in Scotland
- Supporting playwork practice 1
Entry requirements (minimum)
- You should have National 5 English, or equivalent
- You should have a genuine interest, understanding and compassion for working with children and young people who require support, and demonstrate this in your application form.,
- You should not be currently employed in the residential childcare sector
Employer and industry links
We have close links with St Philips Residential and Education Care Centre and Stepdown Care Service.
As a paid work placement student you will receive supervision and training in the work placement to support you to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence.
Jobs and further study
At the end of the 18 week course you'll be guaranteed an interview with your work placement to work in care or education, and we'll support you to prepare for this.
We'll also provide guidance on full time or part time study that you could continue with e.g. progression to courses at Glasgow Clyde College starting in August including:
- HNC Social Services
- HNC Healthcare
- HNC Occupational Therapy Support
I've applied — what happens next?
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (unconditional or conditional)
- Invited to book an interview session
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date. This will normally be sent out in December / January.