LoginCTSI Professional Training
CTSI's wide range of Professional Training courses are intended to sit alongside and complement our qualification-based training.
Our courses are chiefly designed to keep Local Authority professionals up-to-date with legislative changes, equip them with the knowledge and skills to work effectively with business, and build their consumer confidence. Many courses are also open to non-trading standards professionals - and some are free.
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Browse our Professional Training Courses :
Consumer Friend Academy
Train to be a Certified Consumer Vulnerability Champion! Be at the forefront of consumer advocacy with a new 12-week training programme by Consumer Friend Academy. Ideal for those working in customer-facing roles across different sectors, learn how to identify, understand and respond to consumer vulnerability with empathy, clarity and inclusive service.
NEW - CTSI Professional Competency in Tobacco, Nicotine and Vaping Regulations
This professional qualification has been developed by CTSIs experts to equip professionals responsible for enforcement of tobacco, nicotine and vaping regulations with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake this role.
Consumer Vulnerability 2025
Businesses have a responsibility to identify vulnerable consumers and understand how to help them access products and services, make informed decisions and choices and evaluate the information they provide.
Ask the Experts: Environmental Protection - Single Use Vape Ban (England) Regulations 2024
Join the discussion with CTSI Lead Officers David Hunt, Marsha Bell and Kate Pike and ask questions on good practice for the single use vape ban being introduced from June 2025.
Legal Metrology and Product Safety Training Programme
This programme for building LA capability, with Product Safety and Legal Metrology training, is funded by the Office for Product Safety and Standards and is offered free-of-charge to all local authority practitioners throughout the UK.
Product Safety Standards Introduction for Businesses Selling Online (part 1)
If your business sells products through online marketplaces, this Safety Standards training is an essential part of your due diligence in ensuring your products are safe.
Product Safety Compliance For Online Sellers (part 2)
This online training course is suitable for online retailers of electrical appliances, toys and consumer goods, including repaired, refurbished and second-hand goods.
PAS7050 Product Safety Standards for Businesses Selling Products Online (part 3)
This online training course is suitable for small online retailers of electrical appliances, toys and consumer goods, including repaired, refurbished and second-hand goods.
Aspiring Leaders Programme
Designed specifically for those working in a local authority setting, this online programme will focus on self-development, improving skills and equipping aspiring leaders with the tools and confidence to lead their teams and help them learn how to influence and inspire others.
Regulatory Leaders Programme
Professional development is an intrinsic factor for organisations in operating smarter and more efficiently. By helping employees master the skills they need to progress, you can shape the development of your future leaders.
Business Certificate of Competence in Product Safety (BCCPS)
Do you work in the consumer product industry? Are you responsible for designing, manufacturing, distributing, or part of the supply chain for consumer products? Then this course is for you
NEW - CTSI Professional Competency in Feed
This CTSI Feed competency will provide you with the knowledge and key understanding of the application of feed law, enforced by regulatory bodies across the UK.
CTSI Professional Competency in Product Safety
This CTSI Product Safety competency will provide you with the knowledge and key understanding of the application of Product Safety law, enforced by regulatory bodies across the UK.
CTSI Animal Health and Welfare Professional Qualification
CTSI’s Animal Health and Welfare experts have developed a professional qualification that is accepted under the new legislation and is suitable for those working in the Animal Health and Welfare area.
Professional Competency in Intellectual Property (IP)
CTSI’s Intellectual Property experts have developed a professional competency that is accepted under the new legislation and is suitable for those working in the Intellectual Property area.
UK Weighing Federation Training Day
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED! Theory and Practical Training in Weights and Measures Inspection.
EU Exit e-learning portal
The EU Exit portal is a key resource in keeping trading standards professionals up to date with of all the significant developments affecting UK consumer law.
Food Standards and Food Hygiene Local Authority Training 2024
CTSI is pleased to announce that it will be working in partnership with the Food Standards Agency to deliver a programme of food standards sampling and food hygiene sampling for local authority practitioners in England in 2024.
CTSI Qualification Framework (QF)
CTSI's Professional Qualification Framework offers the full range of training and development, from entry level right up to the coveted and respected charted trading standards practitioner status (CTSP).
