(1) Vocational training programmes, in self-employing trades and occupations, shall be organized in every prison for employable convicts.
(2) Such programmes shall be opened to under-trial prisoners who volunteer to undergo such training.
(3) The help of local Industrial Training Institutes shall also be obtained in training the prisoners.
(4) The prison shall have adequate staff for efficient organization of various training projects and it shall be properly equipped with training aids and classrooms for conducting multifarious projects to suit the training needs of its inmates.
(5) The prison shall have a properly defined organization for training projects in terms of formation of homogeneous groups and setting down routine and time schedule of projects.
(6) The cost incurred in the training projects, expenditure on staff, equipment and material, shall be treated as essential investment for the purpose of training and resettlement of offenders.
(7) Special emphasis shall be given to vocational training of adolescent offenders, young adult offenders, and others who may derive benefit from the training projects.
(8) Qualified technical personnel shall be appointed in adequate numbers in every production unit and for every programme of vocational training and such personnel may be posted in the prison on transfer or deputation basis from the Industrial Training Institution or other Government Institution wherever possible.
(9) Vocational training programmes shall be designed to suit the needs of prisoners sentenced to short, medium and long term imprisonment.
(10) Liaison shall be established with the department of Technical Education, Directorate of Industries (including Cottage Industries), Industrial Training Institutes, Polytechnics, Vocational Training Institutions and Director, Employment Mission and Rajasthan State Livelihood and Devlopment Corporation etc. to develop vocational training programmes on a practical and pragmatic basis.
(11) On the completion of vocational training courses, inmates shall be examined by the Department of Technical Education of the State and on passing the examination they should be awarded a regular Certificate or Diploma by that department.
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(12) As a measure of “incentive” to inmates demonstrating good progress in work programmes and vocational training, inmates shall be allowed to visit important undertakings and other government owned industries.
(13)The prison industry shall be given preferential treatment in the matter of granting permission to run various industrial or production units by the State Government and the executive and supervisory personnel shall be given training in modern methods of management.