New Zealand Certificate in Prisoner Management

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the Prisoner Management sector with frontline staff who have the foundation knowledge, skills, and behaviours to deliver safety, security care and prisoner rehabilitation and support reintegration functions in a New Zealand prison environment.

Graduates will be able to operate with limited supervision in varying frontline roles such as Corrections Officers, Corrections Instructors, or Reintegration Officers in a New Zealand prison environment.

Graduates will support the social and cultural aspirations of Māori, Pākehā, and other communities through their interactions in the prison environment.