RSGB and RCF Take Over Examination Responsibility

For the first time since the RSGB asked the City and Guilds in 1946 to run a formal Radio Amateurs examination, the responsibility for running licensing examinations in the UK has passed to radio amateurs. On the 1 September Ofcom stood down as the examination body and the task of running the Radio Communications examinations has been given to the Radio Communications Foundation and the RSGB.

The RCF will accredit the examinations and, as now, the RSGB will do the day-to-day administration. To ensure that the high standards are maintained, the current examination moderating body will remain in place. Originally set up by City and Guilds and then appointed by Ofcom, this group is independent of both the RCF and the RSGB. It is made up of a mixture of academics, engineers, teachers and experienced radio amateurs, and is responsible for monitoring the question banks and the examinations.

The RSGB is committed to ensuring that all three examinations, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced, are available at short notice, and that the high standards of instruction and the availability of test centres are maintained. The RSGB will also be introducing more 'spot checks' to ensure that the examination procedures are adhered to. This will give radio amateurs full confidence in their examination scheme.

Thanks to RSGB

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