Careers in Trading Standards
A trading standards career is exciting and intriguing, offering
both challenge and responsibility. As a trading standards
professional, you will have a considerable impact on people’s lives
and make a difference to the world you live in.
You will help protect the public and honest
businesses from rogue traders and illegal practices. You’ll be part
of a team that advises, persuades and when necessary,
prosecutes.
You will find the variety of work stimulating
and, depending on your exact job, you’ll have the chance to deal
with a range of people and situations. You can also expect to hold
a diverse workload, covering areas such as product safety, animal
health, consumer credit, food, product counterfeiting, and lots
more…
There are numerous tangible benefits:
You’ll get the satisfaction of doing
something for the community in which you too are a consumer.
It’s a genuinely interesting and challenging
career and, although there are no guarantees in this life, fully
qualified trading standards officers are in demand so you can be
pretty sure of a job.
Once in, you can expect to make good progress.
Continuous professional and personal development (CPPD) is actively
encouraged, allowing you to obtain the appropriate skills,
qualifications and experience needed for your career
progression.
It’s an active and varied profession, with
opportunities to work in teams and on your own.
For more information on becoming a Trading
Standards Officer, please visit the Trading Standards website.