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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

Frontline roles you might not know about

There are many careers at Corrections that work directly with people in prison in different ways, supporting rehabilitation, reintegration, and positive change.

Using farming skills to change lives

Robert, principal instructor for dairy at Otago Corrections Facility, shares his journey to a career at Corrections.

Building futures in a prison kitchen

Shane, catering instructor at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison, shares his journey to a career at Corrections.

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