Correctional Education and Professional Development
Correctional Education: An Introduction
Curriculum Teaching/Training
Education staff at each prison; MOU’s with each TAFE College; National VET curriculum;
National ABE curriculum (CGEA); Regular Traineeships introduced to prisons;
EVTU start of research work with university sector;
EVTU takes more active role in (ACEA).
Expansion of national VET curriculum;
Increased cooperation in ABE with DET; Increased traineeships; Expansion of research with VET & university sector;
Leadership role in ACEA;
ACEA conference in Perth.
EVTU leads prisoner education innovation nationally.
Expansion of national VET curriculum;
Increased cooperation in ABE with DTWD;
Increased traineeships;
Expansion of research with uni sector;
Leadership role in ACEA;
“Making our Prisons Work’ Govt. Report on prison education released.
Years
1990
2000
2010
Administration and Funding
Administration at Murray and Milligan St;
Restructure of Education unit; Centralised model introduced;
DCS funding; Agreement with DET; Federal funding for VET and Equity projects and Aboriginal funding (AEWs/Abstudy);
DET support.
Milligan St. Head Office;
EVTU became an RTO;
Restructure of EVTU;
increased partnership with DET including, agreement on Fed. funding for VET, Equity and Abor. projects; increased partnerships with national VET and higher education.
Warminda Head Office;
EVTU move to Prisons;
DCS funding change;
Agreement with DTWD;
Start of a winding down of Fed. funding for VET and Abor. Projects with exception of Youth at Risk Project;
DTWD forced to reduce support by Govt. budget cuts.
Highlights
Model;
All prisons and TAFE have MOU’s; Agreement with DTWD for SCH-initiated by EVTU. ANTA is developed and national VET system introduced. ANTA focus on equity opens the door for EVTU and CE recognition.
EVTU uses ANTA to gain recognition, funding opportunities, partnerships.
‘Vocational education and training for adult prisoners and offenders in Australia’ published in 2007 by NCVER;
State and national Training Excellence Awards in 2004 & 2009; Significant achievement for DCS, EVTU & CE.
Increase in education participation with sharp increase in prisoner numbers;
Total funding is reduced.
Fed. Govt. highlights Fairbridge Project at G20.
Youth at Risk increases stats for 2012-2014;
Growth in uni research partnerships and focus on IT (Curtin and USQ).
University Partners: Edith Cowan University, Deakin University, University of New South Wales, University of Southern Queensland, University of California at San Bernardino (Centre for Correctional Education).
Priority Projects for PR: Positive preparation projects for exiting prisoners; Better access to IT projects with USQ and Curtin; Cultural training for Indigenous prisoners; Female specific training projects; Standardised ABE assessment tools