DE&S Protective Security Adviser Apprenticeship Scheme

Ministry of Defence

Bristol (BS34 8JH)

Closes in 10 days (Monday 16 February 2026)

Posted on 28 January 2026

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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.

• Wage:

  £23,280 a year

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• Training course: Protective security adviser (level 4)
• Hours: Click apply to see full details of the working week for this apprenticeship.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 1 September 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 9 months

• Positions available:

  5

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

Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH

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

Protective security adviser (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Utilise crime and security science knowledge and theory in the planning of organisational protective security to address protective security requirements and meet organisational needs.
• Apply the principles of security convergence to protective security planning.
• Comply with legislation, local and national policies and practice within limits of own role.
• Engage and influence the governance process to enable security risk decisions.
• Interpret organisational needs in the application of protective security.
• Follow ISO standards within limits of own role with consideration of the implications of non-compliance.
• Support individuals with differing social-economic and diverse backgrounds who are faced with challenges when interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Produce asset registers for organisations, applying asset identification and classification principles.
• Produce 'Threat Analysis' based on an organisation's assets, services and location, applying asset identification and classification principles.
• Assess vulnerability and impact to the organisation within protective security risk documentation.
• Produce a security risk assessment.
• Develop physical security mitigations for forcible attack vectors.
• Develop physical security mitigations for surreptitious attack vectors.
• Utilise assured products to mitigate protective security risk.
• Develop measures to mitigate against organisational insider risk.
• Develop mitigations against hostile reconnaissance.
• Apply personal security and safety protocols in the work environment.
• Develop mitigations, using converged security, to mitigate technical security attack vectors.
• Develop mitigations for technical security attack vectors.
• Review identified vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malware in organisational assets to develop mitigations to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.
• Develop mitigations to prevent data loss within organisations.
• Utilise organisational cyber security approaches for authentication and access with full consideration of password good practise mitigations and for potential attack vectors.
• Review Incident Response and Incident Management plans to ensure efficiency contributing to organisational resilience.
• Review information gathered through investigations to make recommendations for decision making.
• Make recommendations to senior leadership for protective security.
• Utilise organisational learning to enhance protective security and resilience.
• Incorporate sustainable practice when designing security mitigations.
• Engage in self-reflection, feedback and professional development activities to improve own professional practice.
• Manage challenging communications using language and style that reflect the situation and audience.
• Assess information gained through digital technology to inform decisions.
• Apply logical thinking and problem-solving tools and techniques, identifying issues and proposing solutions to problems.
• Apply influencing techniques to achieve goals and objectives.
• Follow organisational reporting protocols.
• Create and deliver presentations using communication skills and strategies to maximise understanding of intended purpose.
• Liaise with cross-functional security teams for protective security planning.
• Utilise crime and security science knowledge and theory in the planning of organisational protective security to address protective security requirements and meet organisational needs.
• Apply the principles of security convergence to protective security planning.
• Comply with legislation, local and national policies and practice within limits of own role.
• Engage and influence the governance process to enable security risk decisions.
• Interpret organisational needs in the application of protective security.
• Follow ISO standards within limits of own role with consideration of the implications of non-compliance.
• Support individuals with differing social-economic and diverse backgrounds who are faced with challenges when interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Produce asset registers for organisations, applying asset identification and classification principles.
• Produce 'Threat Analysis' based on an organisation's assets, services and location, applying asset identification and classification principles.
• Assess vulnerability and impact to the organisation within protective security risk documentation.
• Produce a security risk assessment.
• Develop physical security mitigations for forcible attack vectors.
• Develop physical security mitigations for surreptitious attack vectors.
• Utilise assured products to mitigate protective security risk.
• Develop measures to mitigate against organisational insider risk.
• Develop mitigations against hostile reconnaissance.
• Apply personal security and safety protocols in the work environment.
• Develop mitigations, using converged security, to mitigate technical security attack vectors.
• Develop mitigations for technical security attack vectors.
• Review identified vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malware in organisational assets to develop mitigations to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability of data.
• Develop mitigations to prevent data loss within organisations.
• Utilise organisational cyber security approaches for authentication and access with full consideration of password good practise mitigations and for potential attack vectors.
• Review Incident Response and Incident Management plans to ensure efficiency contributing to organisational resilience.
• Review information gathered through investigations to make recommendations for decision making.
• Make recommendations to senior leadership for protective security.
• Utilise organisational learning to enhance protective security and resilience.
• Incorporate sustainable practice when designing security mitigations.
• Engage in self-reflection, feedback and professional development activities to improve own professional practice.
• Manage challenging communications using language and style that reflect the situation and audience.
• Assess information gained through digital technology to inform decisions.
• Apply logical thinking and problem-solving tools and techniques, identifying issues and proposing solutions to problems.
• Apply influencing techniques to achieve goals and objectives.
• Follow organisational reporting protocols.
• Create and deliver presentations using communication skills and strategies to maximise understanding of intended purpose.
• Liaise with cross-functional security teams for protective security planning.

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 and Maths (grade C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

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After this apprenticeship

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The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011303.

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Closes in 10 days (Monday 16 February 2026)

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