ABU DHABI 251 Inmates Trained For Local Labour Market
ABU DHABI — The ‘Injaz” Programme, being conducted by the Punitive and Correctional Institutions of the Abu Dhabi Police in collaboration with Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), has successfully trained 251 of the 270 inmates, who attended the programme.
“The two-year training programme qualifies prisoners to enter the local labour market by learning practical, professional and individual skills and avail the job opportunities as per the professions they specialised in,” said Colonel Mohammed Yousouf Al Zaabi, Director of the Punitive and Correctional Institutions at the Abu Dhabi Police. Report by Khaleej Times.
He said: “The professional productive workshops include carpentry, painting, cement blocks production, tailoring, automobile mechanics and heritage products training programme, which is conducted in conjunction with Culture and Heritage Authority.”
He said the Abu Dhabi Police took efforts in cooperation with HCT to qualify inmates by using latest educational methods in a way that ensures their social and human rights and helps to go back to practice their day-to-day life after their jail term.
“The programme has been approved after conducting several studies which revealed that there were no scientific, psychological and social programmes that qualify the inmates after ending their jail term to enter the labor market,” Captain Sultan Mohammed Al Niadi, Head of Qualification Section at the department explained.
He said: “This has prompted the Abu Dhabi Police to plan training and qualifying programmes for Emirati inmates, which enable them to obtain academic and vocational certificates that help them get good job opportunities after being released, and return to normal life to be able to serve his family and the society.
Injaz Programme qualifies inmates to enter the labour market after the end of their jail term, as well as helping them to integrate in the society, Captain Niadi said. He outlined the conditions for admission to the programme, saying that the inmate should be medically fit and should pass the aptitude test. Selected inmates will undergo personal interviews, which will be conducted by a committee from HCT. After completing the programme, the inmate can complete his studies as per the conditions set by the HCT. He will also be issued a conduct certificate to get a job in government or private sector. He said one of the graduates is now working in a media institution and another graduate is now a manager in a petrol pump.