Our minimum entry criteria may be altered at any stage up to and including enrolment. All offers are subject to a successful interview and completion of an initial and diagnostic assessment. Some courses have additional course specific entry criteria and/or require the completion of a specialist pre-entry test; these are shown on the relevant course information page on the college website. In addition to the criteria below, some courses require relevant occupational experience.
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Please note some courses will be delivered at our new state-of-the-arts campus in Nine Elms while others will be delivered Lambeth College (Clapham and Brixton campuses). Please refer to the course page for further details.
Course Level | Entry Criteria |
Level 4 and 5 |
- Level 3 vocational qualification
- Level 2 English qualification
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Level 3 |
- 4 GCSE qualifications at grades A*-C or 9-4, including English Language
- Level 2 vocational qualification and Level 2 English qualification
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Level 2 |
- 2 GCSE qualifications at grades A*-D or 9-3, including English Language
- Level 1 vocational qualification and Level 1 English qualification
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Level 1 |
- Entry Level 3 English qualification
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Entry |
- No formal entry requirements
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Please note our apprenticeship programmes will be delivered at our new groundbreaking London South Bank Technical College.
Apprenticeship Level | Entry Criteria |
Level 4/5 - Higher |
- Level 3 qualification(s) (equivalent of two A Levels), or Advanced Apprenticeship, and GCSE English and maths at grade A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent e.g. Functional Skills level 2), and be working a minimum of 30 hours a week, and job role is consistent with apprenticeship framework or standard
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Level 3 - Advanced |
- 4 GCSE qualifications at grade A*-C or 9-4, or equivalent level 2 vocational qualification, or Intermediate Apprenticeship, and be working a minimum of 30 hours a week, and job role is consistent with apprenticeship framework or standard
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Level 2 - Intermediate |
- 3 GCSE qualifications at or above grade D or 3, or equivalent level 1 vocational qualification, or traineeship, and be working a minimum of 30 hours a week, and job role is consistent with apprenticeship framework or standard
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