- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- SCQF Level
- 4
- Start Date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 weeks (August to January)
Applications open 15th January 2025
Do you want to improve your footballing skills and fitness levels? This course provides an
excellent opportunity for those with a passion for football. This course will develop your
footballing skills, develop and explore your fitness potential as well as increase your qualifications and employment prospects. This course can lead to a higher level of study, a rewarding career in coaching, and sports facility roles.
What will I learn?
The course consists of SQA Level 4 units and college certificates which cover a range of practical and theoretical sports related units. Units can include:
- Sporting activity: Football, focussing on improving technical and tactical aspects of the game
- Playing within a team, including competitive games against other courses, campuses and colleges
- Resistance training: Developing physical fitness including power and strength
- Circuit training: Developing physical attributes like speed, cariovascular endurance and muscle endurance
- Coaching in the game: Games-based lessons focusing on small-sided games
- Leadership activities: Improving core skills like communication, working with others and problem solving
A PVG will be required to undertake any coaching placements/work experience which may be included in the course.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- There are no formal entry requirements but you must have a current and active interest in football and football fitness activities, and should demonstrate this in the application form.
- We will consider your application if you can demonstrate an active interest in fitness or sport but have no formal qualifications.
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 sport and fitness department have links with a range of employers and industry including:
- National Governing Bodies
- Glasgow Life Sport
- Local Authorities
- Various professional football organisations
- Challenger Sports
Jobs and further study
You could progress to courses at Level 5 including:
- NQ Football Performance (Level 5)
- NQ Sport and Fitness (Level 5)
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, where you may also be asked to complete an assignment
- 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.