{"id":49687,"date":"2026-08-12T09:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=49687"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:53:45","slug":"training-and-development-lead-honorary-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/volunteer-vacancies\/2026\/08\/12\/training-and-development-lead-honorary-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Training and Development Lead Honorary Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you believe amateur radio is a lifelong learning journey \u2014 something we keep growing into, exploring and enjoying?<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to help bring together trainers, clubs, online providers and the people who maintain the syllabus, so everyone feels part of the same learning community?<\/p>\n<p>Are you someone who enjoys connecting people, listening carefully, and helping the hobby move forward together?<\/p>\n<p>If so, the RSGB would like to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>We are launching a new Training &amp; Development Lead (TDL) pilot \u2014 a 12 month Honorary Officer role for someone who cares deeply about how people learn, progress and stay active in amateur radio.<\/p>\n<p>This role is about building bridges across the training landscape.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about understanding how people really learn \u2014 in clubs, online, in small groups, or through self study.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about supporting new licensees, helping them feel confident, welcomed, and ready to take their next steps.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about listening to trainers, valuing their experience, and making sure their insight is visible where it matters.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s about providing clear, structured evidence to the groups who maintain the syllabus and question bank \u2014 without crossing governance boundaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re someone who<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sees amateur radio as a lifelong learning pathway<\/li>\n<li>enjoys bringing people together<\/li>\n<li>values evidence over opinion<\/li>\n<li>communicates clearly and constructively<\/li>\n<li>wants to help strengthen the foundations of UK training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026then this role may be for you.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more or discuss the role informally, please contact RSGB Board Director and Board Liaison for Exams &amp; Training Graham J. Smith, G4NMD via <strong>g4nmd@rsgb.org.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications close: 18 September 2026<\/p>\n<p>Interviews: Week beginning 28 September 2026<\/p>\n<p>Recommendation to the Board: by 12 October 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you believe amateur radio is a lifelong learning journey \u2014 something we keep growing into, exploring and enjoying? Do you want to help bring together trainers, clubs, online providers and the people who maintain the syllabus, so everyone feels part of the same learning community? Are you someone who enjoys connecting people, listening carefully, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[306],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-volunteer-vacancies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49687"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49689,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49687\/revisions\/49689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}