The article contains the author’s technique of formation of radio communication skills during the process of local police officers training within the practical lessons in the discipline “Special technique of internal affairs bodies”. This technique helps to form necessary competences in the sphere of service radio communication with minimum participation of a teacher in the process of radio communication. The research contains samples of educational materials (procedure charts, radio communication control charts for the operator of the main communication station, a radio communication control chart for the teacher), necessary for a lesson. The author considers the knowledge assessment criteria for the section “Means of communication of internal affairs bodies”, related to radio communication. The topicality of the research is determined by the necessity to form stable skills of using service radio communication and radio exchange during the local police officers service. The author emphasizes that pedagogical literature doesn’t cover this issue.  The scientific novelty of the research consists in the development of the author’s technique of formation of practical skills of radio communication within the educational process preparing the future local police officers. The technique contains the action plan for a teacher, the samples of educational materials, and knowledge assessment criteria, and helps to effectively form radio communication competences of students. The main approaches of this research can be used for other specializations.