Regulatory Services
Modern Apprenticeship
What's Regulatory Services like?
This apprenticeship gives you a path into a growing and essential sector throughout Scotland.
Regulatory Services keep people and communities safe. You'll help to protect public spaces, businesses and the environment.
You'll carry out inspections and checks to make sure that organisations are following laws and standards. Your work helps protect people from dangers such as pollution, unsafe food and pests.
Areas for careers in this sector include Environmental Health Services and Trading Standards. Typical jobs include air-quality officer, dog warden or Environmental Health officer.
You'll gain a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 7.
> SCQF qualification levels explained
Your qualification includes:
SVQ in Regulatory Services at SCQF Level 7
You'll gain skills and knowledge to allow you to work in Regulatory Services. You'll build on skills such as:
attention to detail
knowledge of local councils and how they regulate
report-writing
collecting samples
keeping records
You'll also develop the following core skills:
teamwork
problem-solving
communication
time management
This Modern Apprenticeship gives you many options. Carry on your education with a related degree, get a job in the industry or progress to a Graduate Apprenticeship.
Straight to work: After you complete the apprenticeship, you could progress into supporting roles such as:
Trading Standards
technical assistant or technician
assistant Trading Standards officer
enforcement officer
Environmental Health
technical assistant or technician
dog warden
pest-control officer
enforcement officer
contaminated-land officer
sampling officer
air-quality officer
Further study: You could do a relevant degree and get professional qualifications to become a qualified officer. Jobs could include:
Trading Standards
intelligence officer / analyst
age-restricted sales officer
authorised officer
management roles
Environmental Health
Environmental Health officer
management roles
Good to know
You could earn up to £40,000 as a qualified Environmental Health Officer.
You'd have an office base, but would spend much of your time out in the workplace or visiting businesses and homes.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this apprenticeship. But it would help to have good English and maths / science qualifications.
It's also ideal if you:
have attention to detail
are motivated to succeed in the Regulatory Services sector
are willing to pick up further study when needed
have good numeracy skills
have good written and verbal communication skills to deal with a wide range of people
are able to ask for help or guidance
How does it work?
You’ll learn in a real-world environment and earn a wage. You’ll also study with a college or another learning provider.
How long will it take?
This Modern Apprenticeship will take 2 years to complete.
How to apply
Use the 'Find vacancies near you' search at the end of this page to look for vacancies, then you can apply online.
You'll apply on Apprenticeships.scot or the company’s own website – there are details on the vacancy advert.