What education do I need to become involved in Consumer Affairs?

You could apply for an internship with a firm you are interested in and follow their lead.

What’s Consumer Affairs??

I would think a business degree with some business law courses would help. So you know both aspects of business and can help consumers with rules and regulations they are not aware of.

Just a guess on my part, business law courses at university would be necessary. Mechanical or technical background for testing and reviews. Strong reading comprehension and writing skills would be important.

Ask for the name of the representative that visited and start communicating with them about your interest in getting a position.

Next to none, apparently, to judge by some of the drivel I’ve seen posted and printed under the heading of “Consumer Affairs” in past years.

But I think @Tropical_Willie gave a good listing of what should be studied:
– grounding in Business Law
– mechanical / electrical engineering of some kind (not that you have to be an engineer, but it wouldn’t hurt)
– math, including statistics
– strong language skills for reading and writing
– speaking and presentation skills (for when you start visiting schools to promote the field)

@CyanoticWasp
My reading/writing skills are great, presentations I’ve given to other schools before and it seemed to go alright.

Any light you could shed on what working at Consumer Affairs entails would be appreciated. Would you recommend it as a career choice?

I would recommend any career choice that you’re interested in, will do the work required to improve, and is legal. If it helps other people and pays you enough to live comfortably, then so much the better.

You can tell the career adviser at our school to contact the Consumer Affairs office for you.