Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has today commenced the “Custodial Management and Security” programme for the seventh batch of new recruits at Maafushi Prison.
It is also the 25th batch of the Basic Training Programme.
The duration of the programme is three months. The new batch consists of 24 male recruits and 12 female recruits.
The opening ceremony of the programme was honoured by Deputy Commissioner of Prison Uz. Ibrahim Mohamed Didi.
DCP welcomed and encouraged all the recruits to work hard and to fully utilise the knowledge gained through the training in the working environment.
The training programme is conducted by Institute for Correctional Studies (ICOST) for new recruits to practically and academically teach them prison-related work while inducting them to the prison environment. The training programme also aim to instill good conduct, ethics and etiquette among recruits.
The modules covered in the training programme include physical training, leadership, laws and regulations, ethics and several prison-related modules. The training programme is mandatory for all prison officers.
The training programme will be taught by lecturers of ICOST and relevant professionals of MCS.
