Regulatory Services Officer Review

I am a Housing Officer at Cheshire West and Chester Council currently studying towards my Environmental Health Practitioners degree. Day to day I deal with complaints within the private rented sector and licencing of Houses of Multiple Occupation.

The course structure is very well organised and easy to follow, the course is a 3 year degree carried out part time over 4 years with 3 modules per year, some are different levels within the same year. All lectures are over Microsoft teams and recorded, all course resources and lecture recordings are saved within a SharePoint site organised by module so are very easy to access and revisit if required.

Lots of support from my employer, I am given 1 day per week towards my studies, most of these are filled with lectures in term time. Out of term time, I can shadow other teams to gain experience in other areas or use that time towards my assignments. Other colleagues and teams within the department are very helpful and more than willing to support me with my studies for any assignments other areas.

I receive lots of support from my training provider, we can set up coaching sessions with the lecturers with upcoming assignments, they are always very quick to respond to emails if I have any questions, we can discuss assignment feedback with our lecturers and we also have regular progress meetings with the apprenticeship supervisor and my manager.

It has allowed me to gain essential knowledge and skills for my role and any other role within Environmental Health

Yes

I have worked for Cheshire West and Chester Council for almost 10 years and I have completed 3 apprenticeships, other training courses and and now working towards my 4th apprenticeship. The Council is a good employer with great benefits for work-life balance and the training opportunities I have received have been essential for my career progression.