Education Archives - Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCS)

More than 60 wards were engaged in an Exhibition and Special Day of Creative Expression.

September 18, 2023Creative Minds, Education, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation

More than 60 wards were engaged in an Exhibition and Special Day of Creative Expression recently held at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Correctional Centre. The event was executed by…

DCS Wellness Committee Health Fairs

March 10, 2023Education, Health

Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 202

March 10, 2023Education, Outreach

Highlights from The Enid Bennett High School’s Annual Career Exposition 2023. Staff Officer Bevin Davey, Acting Staff Officer Cleopatra Howard-Burton and Probation Aftercare Officers Abigail Walters and Patricia Johnson Reid…

DCS inmates maintain high University GPA

May 5, 2021Education, Institution, Life Skills, Rehabilitation, Training

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) would like to announce that four (4) inmates and one (1) Correctional Officer from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre (St. CACC) who received...

DCS – Juvenile Centres Receive JMD$1.9M in Technological Support from UNICEF

January 21, 2021Commissioner, Education, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), today received technological support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), valued at One Million Nine Hundred and twenty-three Thousand Jamaican Dollars (JMD$ 1.923Million)...

117 CO1’s from Carl Rattray Staff College achieve NCTVET Certification

January 19, 2021Education, Life Skills, Training

The Department of Correctional Services is pleased to report the upcoming certification presentation for the first competence-based education trained and assessed cohort of the Carl Rattray Staff College. One hundred…

DCS Announces Inmate and Ward 2020 CSEC Successes

November 10, 2020Creative Minds, Education, Life Skills, Rehabilitation

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is pleased to report the 2020 CSEC results for wards and inmates under its care. One Hundred and thirteen from a total of 117…

DCS Signs MOU with HEART/NSTA & HOPE to Provide Training for Wards & Inmates

July 24, 2020Commissioner, Education, Life Skills, Ministry of National Security, Rehabilitation, Stakeholders, Training

The Ministry of National Security and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide training to DCS staff along with wards and inmates...

DCS trains 78 staff members to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening

July 20, 2020Creative Minds, Education, Health, Institution

Seventy- Eight (78) members of staff from the Department of Correctional Services have completed training to conduct electronic COVID-19 screening at our various correctional centres and offices once visitation resumes...

117 inmates and wards to sit the CSEC exams in July 2020

July 16, 2020Education, Life Skills, Rehabilitation, Training

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) will see 117 inmates sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations in July 2020. This year, the DCS has 93 inmates and 24...

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