Guyana Prison Service – Application For Employment
Guyana Prison Service Training policy emphasizes the commitment to providing every employee with adequate training to do their job safely and competently.
The policy highlights the importance to maintain a programme of continuous learning so as to develop a core of well – trained individual whose training will enhance the Guyana Prison Service’s abilities to perform at a level that is consistent with international standards and best practices of prison management.
Notably, the Guyana Prison Service is constantly reviewing its training needs as this is considered to be one of the foundation principles of an effectual training and human resource development program(s).
Trainings Offer to Ranks of the Guyana Prison Service
- Criminology-University of Southern Caribbean
- Food Management-Carnegie School of Home Economic
- Standard Officer Courses
- Basic Recruit Training
- Training for Trainers
- The Historical Development of Guyana Prison Service
- Legal Status
- Basic Security Procedures
- Basic Wing Working
- Security in Custody or Detention
- The Legal Operation and Practical Use of CCTV
- Understanding and Managing Potential Conflict in a Custody Environment
- Monitoring the Safety and Welfare of Prisoners
- Control and Restraints Techniques
- Prisoners Risk Assessment
- Human rights training
| Probationers | Supervisory Proficiency Course Level I | Supervisory Proficiency Course Level II | Junior Management Proficiency Course | Junior Correctional Leadership Course |
| Public Relations Development Skills | Public Relations Development Skills | Public Relations Development Skills | Public Relations Development Skills | Public Relations Development Skills |
| – Minute Taking – Active listening – Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking | – Public Speaking Survival Techniques – Communication Strategies – Time Management | – Advanced writing skills – Public Speaking – Delivering Under Pressure | – Public Relations – Research Skills – Accurate Internet research | – Conversational Leadership – Business Leadership: Becoming Management Material |
| Career Development | Career Development | Career Development | Career Development | Career Development |
| – Conflict resolution – Dealing with difficult people – Goal Setting – Becoming a Better learner | – Emotional Intelligence – The 7 key skills for Workplace Success – Influence and Persuasion – Self-Leadership | – Managing Pressure and Maintaining Balance – Emotional Intelligence – Critical Thinking | – Writing Reports and Proposals – Creative Thinking and Innovation – Networking for Success – Developing Executive Presence | – The Effective Planning and Scheduling – The ABC’s of Supervising Others |
| Human Resources Skills | Human Resources Skills | Human Resources Skills | Human Resources Skills | Human Resources Skills |
| – Anger Management – Conflict Resolution in the Workplace | – Dispute Resolution, and Mediation – Problem Solving and Decision Making – Effective Performance Reviews | – Building Better Teams – Closing Generation gaps – Performance Management for Employees | – Change Management – Hiring Interviewing Techniques – Talent Management – Succession Planning – Accounting Skills for New Supervisors | – Coaching and Mentoring – Delegation: The Arts of Delegating Effectively |