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| Skills project captures interest |
| By stuff.co.nz |
| Published: 05/26/2009 |
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Teaching inmates at Ngawha Prison building skills has earned NorthTec a commendation from a United States organisation dedicated to improving community colleges. The Arizona-based League for Innovation invites community colleges and polytechnics to submit projects each year that demonstrate innovation. This year, NorthTec’s Corrections Inmate Employment Project was among 60 international projects recognised by the league. NorthTec chief executive officer Terry Barnett says NorthTec nominated the project for recognition by the league after it awarded tutors Shane Walden and Taina Savage an excellence in innovation award. "It was a great honour to present them with the NorthTec award and I am very pleased that this innovation was recognised by the league, as it was the first project to represent New Zealand in the league," says Mr Barnett. Mr Walden says the main aim of the 20-week project, which is delivered within prison walls, is to teach inmates basic building skills that will help them find jobs when they return to the community. "Research has shown that prisoners who find sustainable employment on their release from prison are less likely to reoffend," says Mr Walden. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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