Visiting Officer/Regulatory Compliance Officer (Band 5/EO) Apprenticeship

Health and Safety Executive

Basingstoke, Bristol, Chelmsford, London, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Plymouth

Closes in 8 days (Friday 28 November 2025)

Posted on 19 November 2025


Summary

This apprenticeship is a role within the Civil Service. To see full details of the apprenticeship click on ‘apply’ to go to the Civil Service Jobs website.

Training course
Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)
Hours
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37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 December 2025

Duration

1 year

Positions available

8

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

This apprenticeship is a role within the Civil Service. To see full details of the apprenticeship click on ‘apply’ to go to the Civil Service Jobs website.

Where you'll work

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This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Priestley House, Priestley Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NW
  • 100 Temple Street, Bristol, BS1 6HT
  • Osprey House, Hedgerows Business Park, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF
  • 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 4PU
  • 3rd Floor Zone F, Furzton Building Network Rail the Quadrant, Milton Keynes, MK9 1EN
  • Rosebery Court, Central Avenue, St. Andrews Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HS
  • 2 William Prance Road, Plymouth, PL6 5ZD

Training

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

Training provider

To be confirmed

Training course

Regulatory compliance officer (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Work within legal and regulatory frameworks and the organisation's policies and procedures.
  • Make informed assessments of the risk of a business or individual’s non-compliance.
  • Use outcomes of risk assessment to guide decisions, activities and targeting of resources.
  • Make proportionate and risk-based intervention choices to ensure compliance is achieved.
  • Collect evidence and data related to non-compliance using available techniques, for example investigations, audits, inspections.
  • Take actions to deal with non-compliance using proportionate interventions.
  • Monitor progress made by businesses and individuals against assessed risks.
  • Assess products and services, including any associated internal controls to ensure they meet legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.
  • Use and analyse data, making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy to inform evidence-based and objective risk assessments.
  • Take a systematic approach to data curation and apply data quality controls to ensure the correct use of data-driven findings.
  • Identify patterns and trends in compliance issues.
  • Promote the importance of compliance and their organisation’s role in supporting compliance.
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders and tailor their approach to the needs and circumstances of those they interact with.
  • Communicate with stakeholders including businesses, individuals and regulators.
  • Use digital technologies to manage, share and store information and to communicate with others.
  • Follow and apply equity, diversity and inclusion rules and procedures when making evidence-based decisions and interacting with stakeholders.
  • Use workload management techniques to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively.
  • Work within legal and regulatory frameworks and the organisation's policies and procedures.
  • Make informed assessments of the risk of a business or individual’s non-compliance.
  • Use outcomes of risk assessment to guide decisions, activities and targeting of resources.
  • Make proportionate and risk-based intervention choices to ensure compliance is achieved.
  • Collect evidence and data related to non-compliance using available techniques, for example investigations, audits, inspections.
  • Take actions to deal with non-compliance using proportionate interventions.
  • Monitor progress made by businesses and individuals against assessed risks.
  • Assess products and services, including any associated internal controls to ensure they meet legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.
  • Use and analyse data, making decisions about the relevance, quality and accuracy to inform evidence-based and objective risk assessments.
  • Take a systematic approach to data curation and apply data quality controls to ensure the correct use of data-driven findings.
  • Identify patterns and trends in compliance issues.
  • Promote the importance of compliance and their organisation’s role in supporting compliance.
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders and tailor their approach to the needs and circumstances of those they interact with.
  • Communicate with stakeholders including businesses, individuals and regulators.
  • Use digital technologies to manage, share and store information and to communicate with others.
  • Follow and apply equity, diversity and inclusion rules and procedures when making evidence-based decisions and interacting with stakeholders.
  • Use workload management techniques to plan, organise and prioritise own tasks and manage time effectively.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C)
  • Maths (grade C)

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Skills

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After this apprenticeship

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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001492.

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Closes in 8 days (Friday 28 November 2025)

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