Employer Welcome Pack

• LSBU Group

  LSBU Group
  Being part of an exciting educational group means students have access to excellent support and opportunities. We regularly work with academics from within the university on enhancing the curriculum. Students benefit from facilities, placement opportunities and advice. Working within LSBU Group ensures every student is ready for their next step—progression within the group, an apprenticeship or degree, or full-time employment.

• Location

  London South Bank Technical College – The Nine Elms campus is at the forefront of innovative education, specialising in vocational and technical excellence. Students engage with STEAM subjects in a work-based learning environment designed to mirror professional settings, with tech-forward labs, industry-led masterclasses, and collaborative projects.

  Lambeth College offers a wide range of essential skills and vocational training programmes from Entry 1 to Level 4 across Clapham and Brixton. With strong local employer links and a curriculum reflecting London’s job market, Lambeth College helps students achieve their goals.

• Employer Guide

  Employer Guide
  For detailed guidance on working with apprentices, please download the Apprenticeships Employer Guide (PDF).

• LSBU Group Apprenticeships – Employer Inductions

  LSBU Group Apprenticeships – Employer Inductions
  The 60-minute Microsoft Teams meeting covers the key parts of the apprenticeship journey:

  • Structure of the apprenticeship
  • Employer responsibilities
  • On-programme learning
  • Off-the-job hours
  • Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
  • Integrating on-the-job and off-the-job learning
  • Progress reviews
  • Gateway and End Point Assessment
  • Q&A

  Link to join the Microsoft Teams meeting: To be confirmed.

• SBC Apprenticeship Relationship Manager

  SBC Apprenticeship Relationship Manager
  Contact your relationship manager at any point during the apprentice’s programme and EPA.
  Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  |  M: 07970 236367

• The Importance of End Point Assessments for Apprentices

  The Importance of End Point Assessments for Apprentices
  The End Point Assessment (EPA) is the culmination of an apprentice’s journey, demonstrating their skills, knowledge and competence.

  • Professional credibility: A positive EPA result evidences the apprentice’s expertise.
  • Confidence boost: Success increases motivation and morale.
  • Industry reputation: Strong EPA outcomes reflect well on employers and training quality.
  • Long-term success: EPA-qualified apprentices are well placed to contribute to organisational goals.

  For support, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Off the Job Hours

  Off the Job Hours
  Off-the-job learning is required throughout the apprenticeship until Gateway and EPA. Work with apprentices to ensure this commitment is met.

  Apprentices who began prior to August 2022 must complete 20% of paid working hours; those starting after August 2022 must complete the equivalent of 6 hours per week.

• Association of Apprentices (AoA)

  Association of Apprentices (AoA)
  Through our partnership with the AoA, apprentices are eligible for free membership—connecting with peers, accessing events, resources and support for assessment readiness and well-being.

• Safeguarding and Prevent

  Safeguarding and Prevent
  At South Bank Colleges, we give the utmost priority to ensuring that our safeguarding provision is of high quality and supports teaching and learning. We listen carefully to our students and take seriously what they tell us.

  The Principal and senior managers take safeguarding and the Prevent agenda extremely seriously and, with full support from Trustees, training is delivered regularly for all staff. Senior managers take a strong lead, with responsibility and accountability for safeguarding arrangements clearly identified. Managers’ scrutiny of safeguarding practices is thorough, with frequent monitoring and reporting, and we pride ourselves on good-quality training that results in a confident workforce well equipped to promote safeguarding and the Prevent agenda.

  Staff at the college are committed to ensuring the safety of students and value the importance of supporting individuals to develop a better awareness of their own safety, as well as proactively consulting learners about safeguarding arrangements. We have developed, prioritised and embedded a culture of putting students’ safety first.

  Summer 2025 Update
  Summer can sometimes feel like a hectic and pressurised time for you and your family. Download and read our local guide, here, full of resources to keep your loved ones active during the hot holiday weeks when the college is shut over the summer.

  Safeguarding arrangements
  Safeguarding arrangements are fully in place at all South Bank Colleges campuses and staff are dedicated to extending this practice to include premises where students work with employers. We also have strong collaborations with a wide range of external agencies to support safeguarding and the Prevent agenda.

  • Identifies responsibility and accountability for safeguarding arrangements clearly and at a senior level,
  • Ensures that quality training results in a workforce that is confident and well equipped to promote safeguarding in a sensible and proportionate way,
  • Sharpens the focus of self-assessment to ensure that the impact of safeguarding provision is measured effectively,
  • Keeps abreast of changes to legal requirements and ensures that policies and procedures are revised accordingly.

  Read our Safeguarding Summary (Adobe PDF: 450k): Being_Safe_A3_Poster.pdf
  More safeguarding support: southbankcolleges.ac.uk/student-support/safeguarding-and-prevent

• Academic Calendar

  Academic Calendar
  View the college academic calendar and term dates here.

• When to Contact the Apprenticeship Team

  When to Contact the Apprenticeship Team
  Contact the team for any of the following:

  • Change in working hours
  • Change of circumstances
  • Change in job role
  • Change of employer

  Call: 020 7815 5767
  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  Web: Apprenticeships contact page
  Online enquiry form: https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/business/apprenticeships/contact-us

Apprentice Welcome Information

• Academic Calendar

  Academic Calendar
  View the college academic calendar and term dates here.

• APTEM Training & Student Guide

  APTEM Training & Student Guide
  APTEM is used to track off-the-job training and assignments. Download the Apprenticeships Student Guide here for detailed instructions.

• Apprentice Inductions

  Apprentice Inductions
  Join a 60-minute Microsoft Teams meeting covering:

  • Structure of the apprenticeship
  • On-programme learning and off-the-job hours
  • Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs)
  • Integrating on-the-job and off-the-job learning
  • Progress reviews, Gateway, and End Point Assessment (EPA)

  Link to join the Microsoft Teams meeting: To be confirmed.

• Off-The-Job Learning

  Off-The-Job Learning
  Apprenticeships must last a minimum of 12 months and include off-the-job training undertaken in paid hours. This can include theory, practical training (shadowing, mentoring, visits, conferences) and time spent on assignments. It does not include progress reviews, unpaid hours, or activity not required by the standard.

• Additional Learning Support

  Additional Learning Support
  Additional Learning Support (ALS) helps students with specific learning difficulties and/or disabilities, sensory and mobility difficulties, autism, physical and medical conditions, mental health difficulties, ADHD, a range of learning difficulties, and developing English and maths skills. More information: Additional Learning Support.

• SBC Ambassador

  SBC Ambassador
  Interested in sharing your journey via case studies, events or panels? Sign up here: Ambassador sign-up.

• Mandatory E-Learning Module

  Mandatory E-Learning Module
  All apprentices with APTEM access must complete the “Apprenticeship Essential Knowledge” e-learning (approx. 30 minutes) covering: what an apprenticeship is, KSBs, workplace development, EPA, off-the-job learning, safeguarding, Prevent and British Values. Complete and record it in your APTEM learning plan. If you don’t have APTEM access, check spam/junk for an activation link or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Association of Apprenticeships

  Association of Apprenticeships
  Join the apprentice community via our partnership with the AoA—networking, advice, assessment support, off-the-job content, expert insight, life-skills and well-being resources, plus online and in-person events.

• Progress Reviews

  Progress Reviews
  Book a progress review with your skills coach every 12 weeks (funding requirement). If you’re unsure who your coach is, please contact your course director.
  More information: Progress Reviews details.

• Benefits for Apprentices at SBC

  Benefits for Apprentices at SBC

  • TfL Apprentice Oyster Card: 30% off adult-rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets. (Application email sent in November—please wait for the email.)
  • NUS TOTUM: Student discounts on top brands and local independents.
  • BUCS Gym Access: Use any UK university gym via BUCS when you sign up at the LSBU Gym.

• Changing Jobs Whilst on an Apprenticeship

  Changing Jobs Whilst on an Apprenticeship
  If you plan to move employer, you must contact the Apprenticeship Team before accepting an offer so the new employer understands the legal and financial responsibilities.

• Technology & Systems

  Technology & Systems
  Teams – Submit assignments, receive feedback, and keep in touch with your course group.
  APTEM – Track off-the-job training and assignments.

• Safeguarding and Prevent

  Safeguarding and Prevent
  At South Bank Colleges, we give the utmost priority to ensuring that our safeguarding provision is of high quality and supports teaching and learning. We listen carefully to our students and take seriously what they tell us.

  The Principal and senior managers take safeguarding and the Prevent agenda extremely seriously and, with full support from Trustees, training is delivered regularly for all staff. Senior managers take a strong lead, with responsibility and accountability for safeguarding arrangements clearly identified. Managers’ scrutiny of safeguarding practices is thorough, with frequent monitoring and reporting, and we pride ourselves on good-quality training that results in a confident workforce well equipped to promote safeguarding and the Prevent agenda.

  Staff at the college are committed to ensuring the safety of students and value the importance of supporting individuals to develop a better awareness of their own safety, as well as proactively consulting learners about safeguarding arrangements. We have developed, prioritised and embedded a culture of putting students’ safety first.

  Summer 2025 Update
  Summer can sometimes feel like a hectic and pressurised time for you and your family. Download and read our local guide, here, full of resources to keep your loved ones active during the hot holiday weeks when the college is shut over the summer.

  Safeguarding arrangements
  Safeguarding arrangements are fully in place at all South Bank Colleges campuses and staff are dedicated to extending this practice to include premises where students work with employers. We also have strong collaborations with a wide range of external agencies to support safeguarding and the Prevent agenda.

  • Identifies responsibility and accountability for safeguarding arrangements clearly and at a senior level,
  • Ensures that quality training results in a workforce that is confident and well equipped to promote safeguarding in a sensible and proportionate way,
  • Sharpens the focus of self-assessment to ensure that the impact of safeguarding provision is measured effectively,
  • Keeps abreast of changes to legal requirements and ensures that policies and procedures are revised accordingly.

  Read our Safeguarding Summary (Adobe PDF: 450k): Being_Safe_A3_Poster.pdf
  More safeguarding support: southbankcolleges.ac.uk/student-support/safeguarding-and-prevent