NQ Beauty with Make-up Artistry (Level 5)
- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 5
- Start Date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 weeks (August to January)
This exciting course will get you ready for working in the beauty industry or for going on to higher level courses. You’ll learn a huge range of cosmetic application techniques that have been designed to help you develop your creative skills, working on your fellow classmates and then progressing onto real clients (you’ll be a model for treatments, too!). The course covers the basic skills you need to carry out face and make-up treatments.
What will I learn?
During this NQ Beauty with Make-Up Artistry Course you will develop creative skills in the application of various make-up techniques and learn the basic skills in face and nail treatments and related subjects to NQ Level 5.
During training you will initially work on fellow classmates and then progress to working on real clients. You will also be required to model for treatments yourself.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- Three National 4s (including English), or equivalent qualifications; OR
- NPA Beauty / Cosmetology, or equivalent ; OR
- VTCT Level 2 or 3 Complementary Therapies
- You must be 16 years or over before the course start date
- If you don't have formal qualifications but have relevant life and/or work experience, your application will still be considered.
Entry requirement equivalency table
- If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Jobs and further study
Successful completion of this course means you could move into jobs in the beauty industry at a junior level in beauty salons and nail boutiques/bars or progress to other courses at Glasgow Clyde College to develop your skills further.
- NQ Beautician (Level 6)
- NQ Complementary and Spa Therapies (Level 6)
- HNC/HND Beauty Therapy
It may also be possible to progress to self-employment.
Take a look at the course progression map for hair, beauty and complementary therapies courses.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.
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:
- Invited to book an information session / interview. You will be invited to attend an information session and interview on campus. The information sessions will cover course content and include a tour, if necessary. Only those applicants who are successful at interview stage will be offered a place. You are required to provide proof of any qualifications held or pending (for example if still studying NC Beauty Care Level 6). These should be emailed to admissions@glasgowclyde.ac.uk
- 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 June/July.