THE TRAINING PLAN

The transformative effect of correctional education

EMF utilize correctional education as a rehabilitation program that brings about significant contribution in offender rehabilitation process by changing behaviors and attitude, boosting self-esteem and self-confidence, enhancing employment skills, reviving humanity, improving cognitive skills, promoting growth, improving literacy levels and transforming offenders into law-abiding citizens.

The overall effect is that poverty, inequality and crime rate will reduce, which will in turn promote public safety in different societies/communities in Nigeria.

These transformative effects of correctional education could serve as a catalyst for provision of correctional education programs in the Criminal Justice System nation wide

Employment is considered as a “prerequisite” for reintegration in communities (O’Reilly, Citation2014, p. 1). Therefore, ex-offenders need employment to be self-sufficient and not to return to crime (Burt, Citation2014). The dominant perception is that “employment is a key factor in reducing recidivism.” Therefore, interventions which help in improving offenders’ employability on release are necessary.

Employment is critical to offender reintegration. As a result, offender reintegration in society, with the hope of preventing repeating offenses, is perceived to be one of the objectives of rehabilitation process

Besides running our internal curriculum, negotiation is already ongoing with Alison an online education platform for higher education that provides certificate courses and accredited diploma courses. on how we can collaboratively work with them in the area of certification, thereby enhancing the quality of our training outcome.

Program Focus

Vocational training programs in EMF aim to provide students with skills to find a job and earn a living wage. These programs are based on the needs of the students, general labor market conditions, and institution labor force needs. 

Most vocational training programs follow a competency-based curriculum, which teaches specific job skills and leads to a recognized credential, certificate,. 

Inmates can take one- and two-year vocational certificate courses or short courses like bookkeeping or building maintenance.

 First 3 – 4 weeks will be para-military style, physical fitness and cognitive training (“speaking, writing, reading and listening, as well as quantitative reasoning, are cognitive skills)

Next 3 – 4 months classroom and hands on training sessions

Next 3 – 4 months internship (with volunteering companies and entrepreneurs)

Graduation. / Commencement of mentorship program.    

Vocational training and work programs.