| dc.description.abstract | The Prisons Service rehabilitates, and reforms offenders and the vocational
training programmes (VTP) help offenders improve their economic and social
conditions. VTP aims to reduce incarcerated populations' poor educational
achievement and employability. Despite considerable facilities, the impact of
VTPs on Sri Lankan prisoners is dubious. Accordingly, the study is aimed to
examine the efficiency of VTPs for offenders in Sri Lanka by concentrating on
trainers' experiences and perspectives. The sample consisted of five trainers who
provided VTPs for inmates, using the purposive sampling method, and the data
was gathered through structured interviews. Thematic analysis was used to
analyse the data of the research. Inmate reactions may reflect learning desires.
Participation, willingness, and motivation are evaluated. This study found that
inmates were more involved, willing, and motivated to participate in vocational
programmes. Attendance, punctuality, and the ability to endure long sessions can
be used to evaluate participation. Even though many offenders lacked a
fundamental understanding of these procedures, all inmates who participated in
the training sessions were able to learn everything fast and readily, as indicated
by the items they produced. Prisoners provide mutual respect for their leaders
during training sessions, listen to and support them, and vocational training
reduces alienation. Effective organisational support for VTPs, positive response
from inmates to take the training, creating opportunities for inmates to expand
their learning and assisting ex-inmates to find self-employment opportunities,
learning and behavioural changes among the inmates, promoting
interrelationships among the inmates, providing an effective incentive system for
inmates, and cost avoidance in the prison. Findings suggested that the successful
implementation of VTPs for offenders is advantageous for inmates, prison
administration, and eventually the society. | en_US |
