Trading standards professional

Level

Degree level

Length

3 yrs

typical

Sector

Business and administration

Pay

Paid

you earn while training

In a nutshell

Help ensure safe, fair, and legal marketplaces.

Inspect business premises for compliance with trading standards law

Investigate consumer complaints about products, services, or fraud

Take samples of goods for testing and analysis

Conduct formal interviews under caution with suspected offenders

Prepare case files for prosecution or civil enforcement action

Advise businesses on their legal obligations under trading standards law

Work with partner agencies including police, HMRC, and the DVSA

Consumer protection, product safety, and fair trading legislation

Food standards law including labelling, composition, and safety

Investigation and enforcement powers under Trading Standards legislation

Sampling, testing, and using scientific analysis in enforcement

Interviewing techniques and evidence gathering for prosecutions

Animal health and welfare regulation where relevant to the employer

Working with businesses to achieve compliance and give advice

Ready to look for a place?

See live Trading standards professional apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.

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