Apprenticeship Description
Custody & Detention Officer - Level 3 - Apprenticeship Standard
This apprenticeship standard is Level 3 and typically takes 12 months to complete.
Details of standard
To work in custody and detention is to ensure that individuals are held in a secure, safe decent and fair environment and work as part of a team to ensure that safety of everyone in custody and detention centres is a priority. You will operate in a secure environment such as Prisons, Detention Centres, Custodial Establishments and Custodial Services are unique and often challenging places to work. The environment could vary from a Women’s unit or treatment prison to a male resettlement prison. The people in your care will have a variety of different needs and display varied It is your role to work to ensure those individuals are treated with dignity and respect and helped to find a new way of life whilst maintaining a safe, secure and structured environment.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Apprentices who complete the program will receive a Custody & Detention Officer - Level 3 - Apprenticeship Standardtechnical certificate.
Level 3 qualifications are equivalent to:
- AS and A-Level
- International Baccalaureate
- NVQ Level 3
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Please note this training is specifically for employers in England looking to train apprentices, not individuals looking to achieve this qualification.