Level 6Degree apprenticeship Β· BSc/BA

Trading standards professional

Help ensure safe, fair, and legal marketplaces.

Typical duration
3 years
Training funded
Fully funded
Route
Business and administration
Standard ref
ST0998

Role overview

This Level 6 apprenticeship trains trading standards professionals to protect consumers and honest businesses by enforcing consumer protection, product safety, fair trading, and food standards legislation. Apprentices investigate complaints, carry out inspections, and work to regulate businesses across a wide range of sectors. It can lead to qualification as a Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner and senior roles in local authority trading standards or national enforcement bodies.