Level 6 Trading Standards Professional Apprentice

Summary

West Yorkshire Trading Standards seeks two enthusiastic individuals to protect consumers and ensure businesses comply with trading standards law. You'll impact the West Yorkshire community, ensuring fairness and public safety, while enjoying a rewarding challenge with clear career progression.

Wage

£27,711 a year

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Starting salary: £27,711 - £30,060 progressing to £30,559 - £32,654 on successful completion of the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional apprenticeship. Pay Award Pending

Training course

Trading standards professional (level 6)

Hours

Flexible/hybrid working with a good work-life balance. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 7 October 2025

Duration

2 years 5 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Delivery of enforcement projects, to ensure Trading Standards enforcement priorities are met
Support investigations and enforcement activities, including carrying out PACE interviews, preparing notes, witness and officer statements, prosecution reports and giving evidence in court
Working collaboratively with other enforcement agencies (eg Police, HMRC, Border Force, DWP) district councils and other partner agencies, and attending external partnership meetings where relevant
Carry out visits to businesses to ensure compliance with legislation, in particular relating to illegal tobacco and vapes, providing advice and guidance
Responsible for liaising with members of the public and complainants to gather intelligence and provide updates on progress made with enquiries and complaints

Where you'll work

This role requires the postholder to be mobile throughout a wide operational area including travelling around West Yorkshire, therefore a full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

CSA (SERVICES) LTD

Your training course

Trading standards professional (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Lead and manage investigations and interventions.
Apply investigative techniques and evidence gathering to produce reports with recommendations.
Analyse, interpret, challenge, and evaluate data and intelligence.
Interpret and apply relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidance in the consumer protection environment.
Influence, negotiate and challenge stakeholders in the delivery and decision-making process.
Use research, analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve and prevent consumer protection issues.
Conduct and/or respond to formal interviews in line with legal controls and best practice collaborating with legal representatives.
Gather evidence for use for potential legal proceedings and acting as a witness when required.
Make legal and tactical decisions to improve the outcomes in consumer protection investigations.
Promote the improvement of compliance standards in consumer protection.
Promote social inclusion in the workplace with businesses, stakeholders, and consumers.
Promote environmental sustainability and support change to improve the environment.
Lead and manage operational projects to achieve time dependent outcomes.
Communicate complex information, best practice, and guidance in consumer protection, adapting delivery for different audiences.
Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve agreed collective outcomes.
Identify and apply industry developments to achieve continual service improvement.
Lead the development and monitoring of financial strategies and setting of organisational budgets based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or similar, and challenge financial assumptions underpinning strategies.
Build constructive working relationships across teams.
Identify the training and development requirements of the team and stakeholders.
Set strategic direction through the implementation of plans.
Lead and respond to risks using risk management techniques.
Provide support, specialist advice, and guidance for businesses, consumers, and stakeholders.
Act as an advocate for projects and transformation of services across organisational boundaries such as those impacted by sustainability and the UK Net Carbon Zero.
Lead and manage investigations and interventions.
Apply investigative techniques and evidence gathering to produce reports with recommendations.
Analyse, interpret, challenge, and evaluate data and intelligence.
Interpret and apply relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidance in the consumer protection environment.
Influence, negotiate and challenge stakeholders in the delivery and decision-making process.
Use research, analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve and prevent consumer protection issues.
Conduct and/or respond to formal interviews in line with legal controls and best practice collaborating with legal representatives.
Gather evidence for use for potential legal proceedings and acting as a witness when required.
Make legal and tactical decisions to improve the outcomes in consumer protection investigations.
Promote the improvement of compliance standards in consumer protection.
Promote social inclusion in the workplace with businesses, stakeholders, and consumers.
Promote environmental sustainability and support change to improve the environment.
Lead and manage operational projects to achieve time dependent outcomes.
Communicate complex information, best practice, and guidance in consumer protection, adapting delivery for different audiences.
Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve agreed collective outcomes.
Identify and apply industry developments to achieve continual service improvement.
Lead the development and monitoring of financial strategies and setting of organisational budgets based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) or similar, and challenge financial assumptions underpinning strategies.
Build constructive working relationships across teams.
Identify the training and development requirements of the team and stakeholders.
Set strategic direction through the implementation of plans.
Lead and respond to risks using risk management techniques.
Provide support, specialist advice, and guidance for businesses, consumers, and stakeholders.
Act as an advocate for projects and transformation of services across organisational boundaries such as those impacted by sustainability and the UK Net Carbon Zero.

Your training plan

Study for Level 6 Trading Standards Professional Apprenticeship
29 Months Duration
Tutor Led, Interactive, Online Workshops

More training information

Training Provider: CSA Learning

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or above)
Mathematics (grade 4 or above)

A Level in:

Any Subject (grade C or above)
Any Subject (grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Team working
Prioritise Workload
Full UK Driving License
Access to Vehicle

Other requirements

This exciting opportunity will see you developing the knowledge, skills and competencies working as a Trading Standards professional. You will undertake the training and learning requirements of the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional apprenticeship. The role will focus in particular on the enforcement of legislation governing vapes and tobacco, including the supply of illegal/illicit products and tackling age restricted sales to children, however you will work across the full spectrum of trading standards functions, working alongside members of the Trading Standards team throughout your training and development.

About this company

Trading Standards is responsible for supporting legitimate business activity by providing advice and support, preventing fraudulent and unfair practices and maintaining far and safe trading environments, helping to create a level playing field. We seek to protect West Yorkshire residents (particularly the more vulnerable members of the community) by targeting prolific offenders creating the most risk and causing the most harm to consumers. We adopt an intelligence led approach to enforcing a wide range of Trading Standards legislation including fair trading, underage sales, food, feed and product safety, to name just a few.

https://www.wyjs.org.uk/trading-standards/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

- Generous local government pension - Learning and development opportunities - Hybrid working - IT and home-working equipment - 29 days annual leave and bank holidays - Wakefield Council Discounts and benefits - Employee Assistance Program

After this apprenticeship

Apprentices who pass the Level 6 Trading Standards Professional apprenticeship will be recognised as Chartered Trading Standards Practitioners by the Chartered Institute of Trading Standards

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CSA (SERVICES) LTD

Helen Robinson

helen.robinson@wyjs.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325021.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 23 June 2025)

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