Prison instructors educate legal offenders, including prisoners, on social rehabilitation and correctional behaviour. They assist prisoners in gaining skills which could facilitate their reintegration into society and increase their chances at finding employment after release. Prison instructors analyse the students' individual learning needs, plan and prepare teaching materials and sessions and update their learning records. They also ensure the working area and materials are safe from danger and accounted for, and supervise the students at all times.

Tasks

In such cases tasks performed would include -
(a) Assessing students’ level of ability and determining learning needs;
(b) Planning, preparing and delivering programmes of study, lessons and workshops for individual students and groups;
(c) Preparing and presenting material on the theory of the subject area being studied;
(d) Instructing and demonstrating practical aspects of the subject area being studied;
(e) Assigning exercises and work relevant to students’ level of ability, interests and aptitude;
(f) Assessing students and offering advice, criticism and encouragement;
(g) Revising curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction
(h) Preparing students for examinations and assessments;
(i) Counselling students regarding educational issues such as course and programme selection, class scheduling, school adjustment, truancy, study habits and career planning;
(j) Counselling students to help them understand and overcome personal, social or behavioural problems affecting their education;
(k) Preparing students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.