1. Work Readiness & Education Program WRED Junee Correctional Centre NSW Innovation through Collaboration and Inclusion……

2. Overview Who are we ??? Private Corrections Provider and Public Education provider for our mutual client NSW Corrective Services Where are we ??? Junee NSW Riverina region-population 4500 Our Collaboration Start of partnership in April 2009 in line with the GEO Group’s 15yr contract with NSW Corrective Services What type of Centre are we?? 790 male offenders Medium security

3. Overview.... Our Innovation The development of the WRED program as a response to research, demand and the KPI’s of NSW Corrective Services and our commitment to the :offendersclients inmatesprisonerscustomers whole person Presentation Outline UK Green Paper What is WRED? The WRED model Employment and Training model Collaboration and Continuity Indigenous Employment Program Keys to success

4. Green Paper The United Kingdom completed comprehensive research into the effect skills and employment have on recidivism and published the Reducing Re-Offending Through Skills and Employment paper[1]:[1] Evidence suggests that employment and a reduction in re offending are linked (fn)…found that interventions focused on employment can make significant difference to employment rates for offenders. Further, An important strand of the strategy to reduce re-offending is concerted action to transform the skills and employment prospects of offenders…Employment is a key factor in reducing re-offending… [1][1] C. Clarke et al, Reducing Re-Offending Through Skills and Employment, HM Government, UK, 2005

5. What is WRED? Offender Training Employability Skills General Education Literacy/Numeracy Positive Work Attitudes Behavioural Change WRED is a modern corrections work readiness program, developed to address a key factor in prisoners reoffending… employment WRED has been operating at the Junee Correctional Centre for past 12 months

6. WRED Model

7. Employment and Training Model

8. Continuity GEO & TAFENSW RI Inter- agency CommunityBusiness Job Services Australia

9. Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) GEO & TAFENSW RI Summit Employment & Training Centrelink & DEEWR Edel Quin Men's Shelter Various Local Businesses Adjacent picture shows how the Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) provides an example of continuity. IEP is funded through DEEWR and facilitated through Summit. Provides prisoners with; Generic Job Skills Specific Job Skills Industry Experience Wage Subsidies post release Job Capacity Assessment

10. Keys to Success Organisational Commitment Plan Structured Day Offender Participation Multi- Discipline Approach

11. Opening the door to see what can be, and never returning to what was before S ocial inclusion M eeting client’s needs A ccreditation R educing recidivism T raining