South West Yorkshire Wing for sure.
But absent that one example I’ve seen, I can’t think of one.
Sussex Wing?
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B&G had a female OC Wing for a good while, she has a HQ post now.
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No, tbh, my development process has been somewhat difficult to progress in the SCC. I was excused the basic course due to experience, but the next course up seems few and far between. I received an invite to one last may, it was weekdays in June. So I couldn’t go, and haven’t heard anything more since!
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That’s a shame hopefully that’s something you can get sorted - whilst it may be a bit of a trek perhaps other area could help.
I’ve taken screen shots of the file I have which the sea cadets for those starting their commissioned route.
In short a lot of questions which are simple on the surface but like the RCO test you have to be able to give references. There’s also a couple of writing exercises to help ease prospective candidates in.
@OC.1324 this might help you with a starter for 10 on the officer development.
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The other suggestion I would add is have them run off Sqn events making good use of the comments box to record their decisions.
Perhaps even have them check the events of others in the way an OC does to help get them use to event administration & management over sight 
ok so seems there has been at least three although out of 36 Wings and 85 years it isn’t a great advert
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To be fair it’s nearer 40 years, 30 if you allow for development lag.
Although considering the WRAF was only merged in 1994 were female officers in the WRAFVR referred to as section officers or did they use the standard RAF ranks.
The RAFAC has 48 CFAVs at Wg and Regional level. 34 OC Wg, 6 RSSO and 6 RAvO. Not sure about HQAC but I know of at least 1 Wg Cdr Hall Head of Mental ?Health and Wellbeing.
Going on our stats of about 35% female staff in the corps, there should be between 8 and 16 female CFAVs at Wg Cdr rank. There should be two to three female CFAV in every region and dropping to one now and again and going up to 4 or 5 depending on appointments of staff. It should never go down to 0.
Very true, our wing doesn’t do as badly as some for ratios but it is still very male dominated, fewer than a fifth of our OCs are female for example. And then that means a smaller pool to draw on for promotion to sector commander or WSO roles.
North Scotland Wing, formally Highland Wing. The female OC Wing was in post over ten years before retiring last year.
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Previously, was indeed a woman. Currently a man though.
She wasn’t exactly a great example 
So moving back to topic a little (& taking a bit of inspiration from the sea cadets) currently if someone wishes to move into uniform it’s a bit of an ad hoc process.
Why can’t pre-uniform be done regionally /nationsl rather than at wing level.
Still keep the local suppprt but have a national programme almost an “academy” intake.
You apply each year to join the September class have development throughout the year with the aim being that you pass out as a cohort?
People can then get support from their tutor group & it then injects greater consistency of training quality rather than leave it as a cottage industry at local level.
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I’d also been thinking of an annual camp for senior cadets who are transitioning to CFAV status.
An opportunity to mark the transition, introduce them to the mess, teach them loads of practical skills (including creating RAs and SMS events for the very activities they’ll cover on the course) leadership, adj, training officer, and Sqn SNCO training all in one.
All making use of the fact they’ll have a block of time available in the summer as they’re leaving school (or are at uni).
Could maybe even put them through other specialised training like weapons instruction / air rifle RCO, low ropes etc.
Churn them out with loads of skills.
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Sea cadets have a “Cadet to volunteer” course on those sort lines albeit over two separate weekends for a Mod1 & Mod2.
Might be worth seeing if you can go along to observe one.
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That could be awesome for adding a bit of meat to the bone of my idea.
I’m also conscious I never did CIC, so until my newest SNCO does it (or someone here tells me), I’m pondering without a full understanding of what we already achieve.
