Course Enquiries - UK
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LSBU has over 45 years’ expertise in running Acoustics courses and produces more qualified acousticians than any other institute in the country. We produce approximately between 15 and 20% of the acoustic graduates employed in the UK industry.
For many years the UK acoustic industry has consistently reported and continues to report the insufficient number of acoustic qualified candidates to fill the job vacancies available.
The Acoustic Technician Apprenticeship course has been built to equip apprentices with the technical, professional, management and communication skills to be effective employees and members of the acoustic industry and/or its affiliated sectors. The apprenticeship course has been designed to fully meet the academic requirements of the Acoustic Technician Apprenticeship, standard reference ST0613.
This course is intended for technician apprentice engineers who are looking to develop their skills. The apprenticeship aims to supply the high demand of qualified personnel in acoustics and satisfy the specific requirements of the related industries. It will be the first ever occupational course in acoustics taught at level 4 in the UK.
A wide range of core and specialism will be taught with emphasis on real world application of the theory.
The course will feature a strong practical focus by having a substantial part of contact time dedicated to undertaking a wide variety of demonstrations, real-world applications, practical assignments, and laboratory based experiments.
Professional registration is an important and expected attribute of the course. This is governed by the Engineering Council Accreditation of Higher Education Programmes (AHEP) learning outcomes which are needed by acoustics apprentices to attain Engineering Technician (EngTech) status and further progression path to Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and eventually to Chartered Engineer (CEng).
The Acoustics Apprenticeship course is designed to fully satisfy the educational base for an Engineering Technician (EngTech) grade of the Engineering Council (EC). EngTech professional registration can be fully attained after the apprentice successfully pass the End Point Assessment (EPA) see detailed information on Gateway and EPA student support in appendix G of the Course Specification document.
The course provides the management, design, technical and practical skills for those working within the acoustics industry. The course is specifically relevant to those wishing to join the relevant professional body: the Institute of Acoustics (IOA).
The Acoustics Apprenticeship academic content satisfies the educational base for Technician Member of the Institute of Acoustics (TechIOA). Upon successful completion of the End Point Assessment the candidate would meet the requirements for Associate Member of the Institute of Acoustics (AMIOA).
The full apprenticeship standard and assessment plan can be found on the Institute for Apprenticeships.
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Mode | Duration | Start date | Location |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 18 months + EPA |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
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The mode of study of the course is part-time, day release. The total duration of the course is 18 months. The taught part consists of one full day of contact per week over three semesters over two consecutive academic years.
Each academic semester has a total duration of 15 weeks. The second semester of year 2 is dedicated to support the apprentices to work towards their End Point Assessment.
The course will prepare apprentice engineers to perform in their companies and potentially for careers of working in a broad range of specialist consultancies, engineering companies, construction and transport companies, government agencies, local authorities, infrastructure consortiums, manufacturing firms and other organisations closely related to acoustic engineering for its applications in a wide range of industries.
Job titles could be for example:
The course plus the EPA offers the possibility to go on to the Institute of Acoustics Diploma (run by LSBU as a Level 6 course). Completion of which would also allow the student to join the Masters’ in Environmental and Architectural Acoustics at an advanced level.
It is planned for the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) to be the accreditation body. Relevant arrangements and details are being arranged. It is the intention that successful apprentices will be eligible to register with the Engineering Council, at EngTech level.
The pedagogic approach to this course has the apprentice student at the centre of its design and delivery to promote sustain student engagement and ownership in the learning process. It focuses on the practical application of theoretical understanding and development of independence in learning and transferable skills. Teaching and learning activities have a strong emphasis on interactivity and student participation aiming at developing reflection, working and learning with others and application of theoretical understanding.
To implement an apprentice-centred approach to teaching and learning, a strong focus is placed on encouraging learners to undertake self-directed reading, research and refection on practice in order to prepare for focused tutorial sessions.
Traditional lectures with be complemented by case study analysis (problem solving and analytical skills), in-class discussions (communication and critical thinking) , student mini presentations (communication and critical thinking), online based polls, mini quizzes (problem solving), peer evaluation (communication and critical thinking), in-class demos. Some of these activities will be implemented in the form of topical seminars.
Laboratory work will be mostly group-based to develop interpersonal, communication and team working skills. Related laboratory course work will be a combination of group and individual assignments.
The apprentices will be supported academically on regular basis throughout the duration of their apprenticeship by their module leaders outside scheduled contact hours during surgery tutorial times and informally via email and/or TEAMS communications.
Throughout the course apprentices will have on- campus access to computers equipped with all the relevant design and analysis software packages as well as remote off-campus access to those software to be used for educational or research purposes only.
The official mode of delivery for this course is blended. Blended delivery mode involves a combination of in-person (face to face) and remote (online) teaching and learning sessions. The expected delivery of this course will be mostly face to face on-campus, complemented by a small number of remote online sessions when this is deemed to enhance student experience, add value and flexibility.
This small online portion of the course will normally occur at the end of each semester, or for instance to provide tutorials or assessments support. Apprentices will be supported for the online portions of the delivery through live and interactive timetabled sessions via MS TEAMS platform.
The course includes two type of assessments, formative and summative.
Formative assessment also known as assessment for learning, is a method of evaluation occurring while learning is taking place. It is used in this course as a learning and monitoring tool which provides the student and tutors gradual feedback on student progress. Formative assessment activities in this course do not count towards the final grade of modules.
Summative assessment on the course has been designed principally to demonstrates acquisition of the learning outcomes. This type of assessment takes place approximately at equal intervals spread out throughout the duration of the modules. It is endeavoured that summative assessment for different modules does not occur in the same week and that does not overlap in time with formative assessment activities. Summative assessment provide the information to compute the module grades.
In order to be considered for entry to the course, applicants will be required to have the following minimum qualifications:
Additionally, applicants must possess one of the following:
Mode | Duration | Start date | Application code | Application method |
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Mode Part-time |
Duration 18 months + EPA |
Start date September |
Application code 5480 |
Application method |
An Apprenticeship Standard is comprised of a programme of study, an End Point Assessment and on-the-job learning. This means that in addition to meeting academic requirements, you’ll need to be employed in a role related to your apprenticeship. The process of applying depends on whether you have an employer to sponsor (and support) you.
If you are employed and your employer has confirmed they will support your apprenticeship:
You are welcome to submit an application via our application system. You’ll need to provide details of your employment/employer as part of the application. You’ll also need to ensure you and your employer meet the requirements – find out who can be an apprentice to see if you meet the entry requirements and employer commitments to find out more about your employer’s role.
If you are not employed:
If you’re a prospective apprentice, you can find out more about who can be an apprentice on our student pages.
If you’re an employer, you can find information about the employer commitments and further related information on the related pages for business.
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Home/EU postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system.
Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international students.
See our admissions policy (PDF File 1,043 KB) and complaints policy (PDF File 516 KB).
Your application will be circulated to a number of potential supervisors who will look at your academic qualifications, experience and the research proposal to decide whether your research interest is something that could be supervised at LSBU.
There will also be an interview either by telephone or at the University. If you are successful you will be offered a place on a course and informed of the next enrolment date. The whole process normally takes between six to eight weeks, from receipt of your application to a decision being made about your application at the School.
There are steps the apprentices, the employer and the University need to complete before you start your course. Take a look at the steps to be completed in the Enrolment section. Employers may also like to look at our steps to offering an apprenticeship.
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 226 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
We have a range of PhD Scholarships available in partnership with businesses and organisations; read notices of PhD studentships.
The cost of the apprenticeship is paid fully by the employer (sometimes part funded by the government) through apprenticeship levy. The apprenticeship levy is a pot of money some companies pay into, which all businesses have access to spend on the training costs of apprenticeships. Companies fall into two categories: levy-payers (who pay into the pot) and non-levy payers (who do not). You can find out more in our Levy and Funding section, specifically for employers.
The apprentice does not contribute toward the cost of study.
Large employers who are Apprenticeship Levy payers can use funds that they have already committed to their own levy accounts.
Non-levy paying employers can access full 100% funding to cover the training and assessment costs via UK Screen Alliance’s Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Fund (ALT Fund), where unused apprenticeship levy contributions made by large companies are recycled for use by small companies.
Apprenticeship standards are all assigned a funding band by the Government – these funding bands are the maximum amount the Government will fund via the levy towards a given apprenticeship standard. There are currently 30 funding bands ranging from £1,000 to £27,000.
Employers with less than 50 staff sending an apprentice aged 16-18 will have 100% of the training costs paid by the government. All employers who employ an apprentice aged 16-18 on the first day of teaching will receive a £1,000 incentive from the government. You can find out more in our Levy and Funding section, specifically for employers.
You can find out the funding band for an Apprenticeship Standard on the Government website. To find out how much we are charging, please get in touch with us at apprenticeships@lsbu.ac.uk
Some modules include field with and site visits, which may be residential or outside the United Kingdom, ranging from three to five days. These are organised by the Division and students are required to contribute towards the cost. If there are any field trips or any course visits as part of your course, we will let you know in good time.
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