{"id":25809,"date":"2025-01-27T16:23:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25809"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:23:47","slug":"guyana-prison-service-trains-over-400-officers-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-prison-service-trains-over-400-officers-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Prison Service Trains Over 400 Officers in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings<\/em><br><em>December 16, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has achieved a milestone in 2024 by training over 400 officers through 30 diverse programs and implementing innovative initiatives aimed at professional development and operational enhancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A notable initiative includes a partnership with the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), where 30 officers are currently enrolled in a training program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These officers will complete level one and two courses, earning an associate degree in education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within one to two years, these officers will join the GPS as trained teachers, marking a significant step towards in-house education delivery for the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Abeid De Cunha, emphasized the groundbreaking nature of this initiative, stating it is the first of its kind in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, civilians facilitated educational programs within the prison system, but the current approach focuses on equipping prison officers with the skills to deliver content effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, more than 300 officers recently completed human rights training through a program offered by the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training aims to enhance the skills and awareness of prison officers, focusing on improving standards, correctional practices, and ensuring the dignity and human rights of all prisoners are upheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further professional development, the GPS has also partnered with the University of Guyana to launch a promotional training program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative offers eligible officers courses in prison management, enabling them to meet international standards upon completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts underscore the GPS\u2019s commitment to enhancing the competencies of its personnel and raising the overall standard of operations within the prison system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly GiddingsDecember 16, 2024 The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) has achieved a milestone in 2024 by training over 400 officers through 30 diverse programs and implementing innovative initiatives aimed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25809","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\/25809","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=25809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25810,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25809\/revisions\/25810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}