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Prison instructors teach prisoners new skills to help them find work after their release.
You could work: between 8am and 6pm; eve
In your day-to-day duties, you could:
You could work in a prison.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time and physically and emotionally demanding.
You can get into this job through:
You'll need, or be prepared to work towards, a level 3 vocational qualification in your subject area or trade.
You may find it useful to do qualifications in assessment, like the Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.
You may need:
You'll need to:
Find out more about working for Her Majesty's Prison & Probation Service and about specialist production instructor roles in:engineering; waste management; textiles; horticulture
You could move up to industries manager or other management roles within the prison service.
You could change to other areas of training or instructing.