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Education, employment and trades

Employment and education are important in helping people to live an offence-free life. We have a range of different roles at Corrections that support people to further their education and gain employment.

Roles

Instructor

Instructors mentor people in prison to gain new qualifications and skills, to improve their chances of finding employment on release from prison

Education

Our education tutors support people in prison to continue on their education journey.

We also have librarians based in our prisons, who play a key role in improving literacy and supporting rehabilitation.

Employment support

Some of our roles specifically help people to gain employment, for example Release to Work brokers and Employment and Training consultants.

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“If we do our job, we make the community not only a safer place, but also a place the people we manage want to fit in to. I’m proud of the breakthroughs we make.”

Graham - Principal Instructor

Recent stories

Recognising our librarians

As the guardians of access to books and knowledge, Corrections’ librarians open new worlds to people in prison in an often quiet, but positively powerful, way.

Trades programme opens the door for employment

Eight people serving community sentences in Tokoroa graduated from a four-week trades programme designed to give practical training, a recognised qualification, and increased likelihood of employment.

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