{"id":15599,"date":"2024-01-19T13:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15599"},"modified":"2024-01-19T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:37:24","slug":"guyana-prison-service-prioritizes-education-and-training-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-prison-service-prioritizes-education-and-training-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Prison Service Prioritizes Education and Training in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a significant move, the Guyana Prison Service is intensifying its focus on the educational advancement of officers in 2024, aiming to enhance the execution of the institution&#8217;s mandate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic initiative, underscored in a recent episode of &#8216;Prison in Focus,&#8217; reflects a commitment to modernizing the force through comprehensive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head of the Prison Service Strategic Management Department, Rae-Dawn Cameron, highlighted the pivotal role of training in the force&#8217;s modernization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborating with Dr. Opadeyi, Director of the Goal Programme, facilitated securing assistance from the project coordinator to obtain scholarships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These scholarships cover a spectrum from certificate courses to master&#8217;s degrees, demonstrating a continual budget commitment for officers&#8217; capital, operational, welfare, and medical training needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent Deoraj Guyandat, Officer in Charge of the Lusignan Prison, emphasized the focus on rehabilitating inmates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prison system is taking proactive steps to provide training in tailoring, carpentry, joinery, and other skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A newly established vocational school, costing $120 million, is designed to offer theoretical training and target inmates involved in anger management programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This strategic shift towards education and training within the Guyana Prison Service is indicative of a commitment to creating a rehabilitative environment that goes beyond traditional incarceration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By investing in the education and skills development of both officers and inmates, the prison system is adopting a visionary approach in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach seeks to break the cycle of crime, contribute to societal betterment, and usher in a new era centered around education, skills development, and the transformative power of rehabilitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant move, the Guyana Prison Service is intensifying its focus on the educational advancement of officers in 2024, aiming to enhance the execution of the institution&#8217;s mandate. This&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15601,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15599\/revisions\/15601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}