NQ Beauty Influencer (Level 5) (January)
- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 5
- Start Date
- 25 Jan 2027
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 weeks (January to June)
Applications open Monday 19 October 2026
NQ Beauty Influencer (Level 5) is an 18 week course which will help you to turn your passion for beauty into professional skills. Learn facials, make-up artistry, nail art, lash and brow treatments, whilst building a personal portfolio ready for further study or employment in the beauty industry.
If you love make-up and beauty, you follow beauty creators and trends online and you enjoy being creative, this could be the course for you.
What will I learn?
During the NQ Beauty Influencer Level 5 course you'll learn:
- How to develop make-up techniques by gaining an understanding of face shapes, colour characteristics, skin structure, skin types and conditions.
- How to enhance lashes and brows by eyelash and eyebrow tinting, eyebrow shaping and strip and cluster lash application.
- How to apply a variety of nail art techniques on the hands and feet using both nail enamel and gel polish whlie maintaining effective safety and hygiene measures.
- To develop communication and customer care skills in working with others, and showcase your work through creating a beauty content portfolio.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- You should have three National 4 qualifications, or equivalent, to include English. If English is not your first language you should have ESOL at Level 4, or equivalent; OR
- NPA Beauty Skills (Level 4) or Cosmetology (Level 4), or equivalent.
- You must be aged 16 years or over before the course start date.
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
There are opportunities to attend training events and workshops with external training providers from prestigious companies and make-up brands.
View our industry links by following @glasgowclydehairbeautyspa on Instagram
Jobs and further study
Successful students may progress to courses starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College:
- NQ Beauty Therapy
- NQ Beauty with Make-up Artistry
It may also be possible to progress to nail services programmes or to employment in reception or retail roles in salons, spas or cosmetic retail positions. It may also be possible to gain employment in introductory beauty therapist roles (where appropriate).
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
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.