Training basic skills in prison Experiences from Norway Valborg Byholt and Tanja Aas, Vox

EPEA, Antwerp 2015 Basic skills Literacy Numeracy ICT Oral communication Pedagocical resources Teacher training Financial support programmes

Groups at risk: Pilot projects for inmates Combining training basic skills with work Prison workshops as a learning arena Cooperation between the prison and education system EPEA, Antwerp 2015

The prison project at Bastøy A teaching model for training basic skills linked to daily situations and work in prison Cooperation between teachers, prison staff and advisors from Vox Good results Motivated participants, better learning strategies Work related training meeting perceived needs Closer cooperation school teachers and prison staff More about the Bastøy project: Learning basic skills while serving time

New projects with workshops as a learning arena Cooperation between teachers and prison staff Training basic skills combined with work Different types of prison work shops Best practices from prisons with high and low security EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Show positive attitudes towards learning EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Structure and documentation of learning EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Be aware of learning possibilites EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Kitchen Numeracy Change recipies to make it fit a larger or smaller group Calculate the costs of a meal Calculate the timing of making a meal Oral communication Working together and share tasks Plan the tasks of the day Keep in contact with suppliers Resolve misunderstandings Conflict handling EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Hall monitors EPEA, Antwerp 2015 Kitchen service and cleaning All basic skills incorporated Motivation to qualify for jobs Received certificates of competence

Cleaning Basic skills for inmates with no knowledge of Norwegian or English Literacy and oral communication combined with English EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Carpentry Help inmates with further schooling in high security level Incorporated basic skills while building their own classsroom Numeracy Literacy Oral communication None were motivated to go to school, they all got their certification of apprenticeship EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Car Care Get skills to qualify for a job Oral communication –Communicate with customers –Working together with others and share tasks ICT –skills –Use the calendar function of outlook –Save files –Basic computer skills EPEA, Antwerp 2015

Evaluation of the projects Completed in 2015 and looked at: How basic skills are incoorporated in prisons The effect(s) it had on inmates The effect(s) it had on the teachers and prison staff Variations between high and low security prison Cooperation between prison staff and teachers Positive results! EPEA, Antwerp 2015

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