Number 1 Radio School
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Number 1 Radio School is currently based at RAF Cosford and forms part of the Defence College of Communications and Information Systems. As a result of the Defence Training Review, responsibility for its training delivery will transfer to Metrix UK in about 2008 and the school is scheduled to move to RAF St Athan in about 2013.
[edit] History
The unit pre-dates the formation of the Royal Air Force and its roots can be traced back to the Royal Flying Corps School for Wireless Operators which formed in 1915. It was based at RAF Locking between 1950 and 1989 when it was disbanded to form part of Number 1 School of Technical Training at RAF Cosford. It was reformed on 2 April 2003 and incorporates the Aerial Erector School at RAF Digby. More details of its history are available on this page of the Cranwell Apprentices Association web site.
[edit] Task
The School is responsible for the delivery of basic training to all Royal Air Force personnel of the newly formed Trade Group 4 and for the provision of advanced training on a wide range of equipments to members of Trade Group 4. This task includes assimilation training for members of Trade Group 3 and Trade Group 11, which were brought together in 2005 to form Trade Group 4. The new Trade Group 4 is geared to the delivery of network enabled services rather than the maintenance and operation of current legacy systems
