Apprenticeships protecting your community
Councils provide a range of services to keep your safe and protect your local environment. Here is a list of the Apprenticeships you could do in this area of work and the job roles they relate to.
| What job are you interested in? | Apprenticeship frameworks related to this job role and the levels available | Where can you find out more? |
|---|---|---|
| Building Control Officer – ensures that regulations on public health, safety, energy conservation and disabled access are met. | Planning – Pathway in Building Control – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) There is also a BTEC Higher National Diploma or Certificate in Building Studies and an NVQ Level 4 in Building Control |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Caretaker, Housing and Community – Some time is spent cleaning, being a general ‘handyperson’ – mending broken windows and carrying out minor repairs to paintwork, plumbing and electrical fittings. | Cleaning and Support Service Industry – Caretaking pathway - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeships (level 3) Maintenance Operative – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Car Park Inspector -Roles in parking can range from car park inspectors to permit officers and car park managers. Parking teams also look after residential parking permits. | Business Administration – Parking Pathway – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Additional Parking qualifications are available – NVQ2 and BTEC |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| CCTV Operator – Monitors screens linked to strategically placed cameras and look out for any illegal activities. | Community Justice – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Cemetery Worker/Gravedigger – Responsible for the upkeep and landscaping of the cemetary and crematorium grounds. | Horticulture – Cemetery and Crematorium Pathway Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeships (level 3) Building Services Engineering – Advanced Apprenticeships (level 3) |
LANTRA |
| Civil Engineering – Involved in a vast range of different areas of work – designing, planning and supervising the construction of the area’s roads, bridges and large buildings – and even land reclamation and sewerage systems. | Surveying – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Cleaning Supervisor – Provides a range of cleaning roles relevant to the organisation – includes need for infection control and possibly working in high risk areas and clean rooms. | Cleaning and Support Service Industry – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Health and Social Care – (Support Services – housekeeping/domestics pathway) – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Community Development Officer – Works to improve the involvement of all kinds of community groups in local life; developing parks/urban spaces with local families, improving healthcare for disadvantaged groups, getting better access to services and jobs for ethnic minority communities. | Community Development – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Community Arts Management – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Customer Service – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Youth Work – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Community Safety Officer – helps to implement plans to reduce crime and disorder. Prromoting and developing new initiatives to raise awareness of and increase public involvement in community safety. | Advice and Guidance – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Business Administration – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Community Justice – Community Safety pathway – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Conservation (Policy) – Develops policies and planning guidance that secures the conservation of the built environment and encourages a high quality of design in all new development in the local area. | Planning – Conservation pathway (to be launched Sept 2010) – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Countryside/Woodlands Officer – Supports and assists countryside managers in the management of country parks, woodland areas, nature reserves, fishing areas and public rights of way. | Environmental Conservation – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Dog Warden – Deals with stray or dangerous dogs. They have the power under the 1996 Dog (Fouling of Land) Act to designate areas as ‘no fouling zones’, where owners must clean up after their pets. | Animal Care Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeships (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Driver/Care Assistant – Transports elderly people, those with disabilities, people with long-term illnesses or children, between their homes and day care centres or activity settings. | Passenger Carrying Vehicle - Apprenticeships (level 2) Health and Social Care – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Drug and Alcohol Youth Worker -Provides a programme of drug prevention education for young people. | Youth Work – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Business Administration – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Advice and Guidance – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Community Justice – Drug and Alcohol pathway – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Emergency Planning Officer – Co-ordinates and prepares contingency plans, procedures and activities to deal with the challenges posed by major emergencies. | Business Administration - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) The Cabinet Office also have Emergency Planning College Courses available. |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Energy Manager – Responsible for the work of a team of technical staff who make sure that the best possible energy efficiency (and water conservation) measures are used in council buildings. | Business Administration – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) There is also an NVQ 4 in Managing Energy, developed by the Institute of Energy |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Environmental Health Officer -Improves people’s quality of life and makes sure they are able to live, work and play in safe, healthy environment. | Customer Service – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Laboratory Technician – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Business Administration – Legal Pathway – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Estates and Facilities Management – Ensures that the built environment provides safe, secure, comfortable and welcoming facilities for customers and staff. | Team Leading and Management - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Facilities Management – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Fraud Investigation Officer -Investigates abuse of the Benefits system and financial irregularity in the Council itself. | Business and Administration – Legal pathway – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Accountancy – Apprenticeship (level 2) Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) and Higher Apprenticeship (level 4) There is also an Institute of Internal Auditors Certificate in Internal audit and Business Risk. |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Gardener – Assists in the day-to-day tending of gardens, from planting, pruning and weeding, to mowing and mulching. They also keep the grass in peak condition for those sports played on grass. | Horticulture - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Health and Safety Adviser – Works to advise and to ensure a commitment to safety is maintained by all departments of a council, under its requirements for complying with all statutory duties in respect of health and safety legislation. | Customer Service - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Business Administration – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Highways Maintenance Engineer -Works in conjunction with urban planners and other engineers in traffic management and transportation to look after the state of our highways. | Engineering – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Licensing Officer -Makes sure that public entertainment premises obey health and safety regulations and local by-laws. | Business Administration Legal Pathway – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Customer Service – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Motor Vehicle Technician – Responsible for the day-to-day repair and maintenance of council vehicles. | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Transport Engineering and Maintenance – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Occupational Health – Occupational Health Nurses and Assistants are responsible for checking that staff are fit and able to work, ensuring the workplace is adjusted for staff where needed, as well as promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy workplaces. | Health and Social Care – Support Services - Apprenticeships (level 2) Health and Social Care – Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy – Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Pest Control Officer – Makes sure that houses, streets and public buildings are kept clean and pest free. | Cleaning and Support Service Industry - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Facilities Management – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Planner – Consults various interested bodies and makes recommendations to the planning committee. | Customer Service – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Planning – To be launched in September 2010 |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Probation – Works to protect the public, reduce offending, Ensuring offenders’ awareness of the effects of crime on the victims of crime and the public and rehabilitate offenders. | Youth Work - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Community Justice – Managing Offending Behaviour -Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Refuse Collector/Driver/Supervisor – Waste management and refuse collection services collect, bury, burn or recycle household and commercial waste. | Local Environmental – Cleaning and Support Services - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Security Staff – Ensure that the buildings are safe for patients, visitors and staff. | Security Industry – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Trading Standards Officer – Protects consumers against fraud, counterfeit or unsafe products and criminal practice. | Customer Service – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Business Administration – Legal Pathway – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Additional requirements depending on the role – such as Driving License/Trailer Pulling Emtitlement. |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Transport Manager – Responsible for ensuring the smooth running of transport services. | Business Administration – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Marketing and Communication – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Transport Planner – Plays an important role in ensuring that there is an integrated transport system. | Business Administration - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) There are also Transport Planning Society qualifications avaialable. |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Tree Officer – Responsible for the care and management of trees owned by the council – in public woodland, country parks, parks and recreational spaces in towns and cities, and at the side of roads. | Trees and Timber - Apprenticeships (level 2) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Urban Design and Conservation Officer – Supports work to protect, manage and enhance environments including woodland, grassland, wetland, moorland as well as possibly marine habitats. | Environmental Conservation – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Waste Management Officer – Oversees waste recycling, safe disposal of waste and waste collection. | Cleaning and Support Service Industry - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
| Window Cleaners – Play an important role in helping to keep buildings clean and attractive for customers and staff. | Cleaning and Support Service Industry – Apprenticeship (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) | National Apprenticeship Service |
| Youth Offending Team Officer -Works with young people, aged mainly between 10 and 18 years old, who are at various stages within the criminal justice system. | Youth Justice pathway or Work with offending behaviour pathway - Apprenticeships (level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) Youth Work – Apprenticeship (level 2) or Advanced Apprenticeship (level 3) |
National Apprenticeship Service |
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