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Business & Administration: NQ (Level 6)

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Qualification Qualifications Explained
NQ
Study Mode
Full Time
Duration

1 Academic Year - 2.5 Days p/w
Start date
Aug 2025
Campus
East End
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Course overview

If you have a passion for business or business related subjects this course is ideal for you, especially if you are looking to launch your career in business or retail. It can also support you if you are looking to start your own business or to generally improve your work related skills and qualities. The course will give you a clear understanding of the roles of business and administration in a range of industries an sectors.

This course is designed to deliver a broad spectrum of Business and Employability Skills including customer service, technologies and  finance.

What you will learn

This course is designed to deliver a broad spectrum of Business and Employability Skills including customer service, technologies and finance.

Kamil, a student on the NQ Business and Administration course at Glasgow Kelvin College, sharing his advice for future students during an on-campus interview.

Do you want to take the first step into the business world?

Our business courses here at Kelvin could be the right fit for you.

We have a range of NQ Business courses, that give you the foundation you need to progress in the world of business🤝 

Hear from Kamil, who has recently completed our NQ Business and Administration course 🤩

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Entry requirements

  • Three National 5 qualifications, including English at grade C or above (or equivalent)   

         OR

  • An appropriate NQ/NC at level 5 in a relevant subject (including Communications at L5)    

For this course, if English is not your first language

  • If you do not have a formal ESOL qualification but your language skills meet this level, you should apply for your course and then contact our Admissions team to organise an internal language assessment  here at the College.

Applicants without formal qualifications are encouraged to apply and will be assessed on an individual basis.

Career Opportunities

After successfully completing this course, you will have the skills for a junior entry level role in business, such as a general office role, customer service, retail sector or to assist in starting up your own business.

Future prospects

You could develop your skills further by progressing to Higher Education level (HN), to courses such as:

HND Administration and IT

HND Business

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