Our minimum entry criteria may be altered at any stage up to and including enrolment. All offers are subject to a successful interview and, where appropriate, 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 page. 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
Level 3	4 GCSE qualifications at grades A*-C or 9-4, including English Language Level 2 vocational qualification and Level 2 English qualification
Level 2	2 GCSE qualifications at grades A*-D or 9-3, including English Language Level 1 vocational qualification and Level 1 English qualification
Level 1	Entry Level 3 English qualification
Entry	No formal entry requirements

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
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
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

16-19 Year olds – GCSE Maths and English

If you are 16 to 19 years old the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has a key requirement that students who haven’t achieved a grade 4 or higher in GCSE maths and/or English must continue to study these subjects as part of their study programme, Students who have not achieved a grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and/or GCSE English will automatically have relevant courses added to thier timetable.