Corrections Community

On June 19, 2008 at the headquarters of the New York State Department of Labor in Albany, New York, 24 participants received certificates for completing the Offender Workforce Development Specialist Partnership Training. The participants included representatives for community-based agencies along probation...

In response to the growing use of online and kiosk employment applications, the Offender Workforce Development Division of the National Institute of Corrections has developed simulation software that allows offenders to practice completing an employment application on personal computers that do not have...

George Keiser, Chief of the National Institute of Corrections Community Corrections Division, discusses the Relationship between Evidence Based Practices and Employment.

The Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Program Manager for Kansas, Jim Chastain, and Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz discuss the plans for OWDS going forward including the availability of college credit for participants, program evaluation efforts, a planned partnership with...

Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz discusses the impact of Offender Workforce Development Specialist training and other programs on the recidivism rate, revocation rate, and prison construction.

The Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Program Manager for Kansas, Jim Chastain, and Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz discuss the role of OWDS training in Kansas.

This brochure lists the available products, programs, and services from NIC's Offender Workforce Development Division. Updated April 2008.

The 7-minute version of the Offender Employment Specialist (OES) intro video. This video provides and overview of the OES training.