TYPES OF TRAINING

1. Initial or Pre-Service Training
  • Designed for new recruits to prison administration
  • Covers entry-level prison staff training
  • Duration: 40 days (8 weeks)
  • Focuses on basic duties and responsibilities
  • Foundation for all further training modules
2. Leadership and Management Training
  • Intended for supervisory and managerial staff
  • Builds leadership capabilities
  • Includes skills for handling managerial responsibilities
  • Also serves as promotion preparation
  • Supports successful role execution in leadership positions
3. Specialist Training
  • For existing staff in specialized roles
  • Based on function-specific duties
  • Can also relate to the prisoner type handled
  • Ensures staff competence in niche areas
  • Enhances targeted service delivery within prisons
4. Training on New Policies & Refresher Training
  • For current prison staff
  • Introduced when new policies are launched
  • Ensures staff awareness and preparedness
  • Equips staff to implement new procedures
  • Also serves as general refresher training
5. Training for External Professionals
  • For professionals entering prison environment
  • Covers basic induction and orientation
  • Includes prison policy and process education
  • Focus on security and safety
  • Teaches how to resist manipulation by prisoners