§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)The Commander-in-Chief, Royal Air Force Personnel and Training Command has set the Chief Executive of the Training Group Defence Agency the following targets for Financial Year 2003–04:
KEY TARGET 1a:
Training Output—Quantity of Output (Ab Initio Flying Training)
To train the required number of aircrew of the three Services to standards for entry to Royal Air Force an Royal Navy operational conversion unit training, th Defence Helicopter Flying School and other specialist; flying training courses.
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Fast-Jet Pilots 67 Multi-Engine Pilots 62 Rotary Wing Pilots 37 Fast-Jet Weapons Systems Operators 28 Multi-Engine Weapons Systems Operators 9 Rotary Wing Weapons Systems Operators 5 Non-Commissioned Aircrew 103 Total 311 KEY TARGET 1b:
Training Output—Quantity of Output (Ab Initio Ground Training)
To train the detailed number of military personnel to the standards required to undertake ground appointments.
Officer Initial Specialist Training 339 Airman Initial Specialist Training 2,504 Total 2,843 KEY TARGET 2a:
Training Output—Quantity of Output—Training Places (Flying)
To train aircrew of the three Services to standards for entry to the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy operational conversion unit training, the Defence Helicopter Flying School and other specialist flying training courses, as well as providing training places for international students.
Flying Training Courses—RN 202 Flying Training Courses—Army 374 RAF Flying Instructor Courses 150 RAF Refresher & Orientation Courses 170 RAF Specialist & Operation Courses 240 Flying Training (International) 92 Total1 1,228 KEY TARGET 2b:
Training Output—Quantity of Output—Training Places (Ground)
To train military personnel to the standards required to undertake ground appointments.
Pre-Employment Training 16,029 Career Development Training 6,562 Total 22,591 KEY TARGET 3:
Quality of Output
To underpin the military effectiveness of the Royal Air Force by the timely provision of military personnel trained to the standards agreed with the Agency's customers.
KEY TARGET 4:
Cost Management To ensure that the necessary systems are in place to manage the business on an output-cost basis.
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Efficiency
To reduce the average per capita cost of initial training measured as a cumulative improvement on 2000–02 costs.