- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 4
- Start Date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Full-Time
- Duration
- 1 Year (August to June)
Applications open 15th January 2025
If you want to gain skills in horticulture or gardening, this NQ Introduction to Horticulture course is for you. As part of the programme you will gain a National Progression Award and an SVQ Level 1 certificate in Horticulture. When you study horticulture at Glasgow Clyde College you will learn in purpose-built classrooms, workshops and glasshouses, providing you with an exceptional learning environment for progression to a career in horticulture and gardening.
What will I learn?
The course provides a mix of theoretical and practical skills with the emphasis on practical horticulture and gardening.
- An introduction to gardening skills
- An introduction to tools and machinery
- An Introduction to turf maintenance
- Prepare, create and maintain a landscape area
- Hard and soft landscaping
- Plant identification
- Plant health and propagation
Entry requirements (minimum)
- Access 3, or equivalent in English and Numeracy; OR
- If you don't have formal qualifications but have relevant life and/or work experience, you are also invited to apply
- You should be aged 16 or over
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.
Employer and industry links
The College works with a range of public and private sector employers, agencies and industry lead bodies to ensure that the course is relevant to the sector’s needs.
Jobs and further study
- NC Horticulture with Horticulture Therapy (Level 5) at Glasgow Clyde College
- NC Landscape Design and Construction and Management (Level 5) at Glasgow Clyde College
Take a look at the course progression map for horticultue and landscape 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:
- 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.
You will be invited to our open day where you can meet with the staff and existing students, you will also be given a tour of the campus.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date.
