Inmates prepared for NSC exams, says Correctional Services

Education expert notes that qualifications earned during incarceration may be viewed differently by employers.

The Department of Correctional Services on Thursday confirmed that correctional services schools are prepared to take the National Senior Certificate examinations.

The department said introducing the Intelsat Telematics System at Johannesburg Correctional Centre provided inmates and educators with valuable study materials.Hendrick Makaneta, deputy chair of the University of Venda Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa, noted that qualifications earned during incarceration may be viewed differently by employers.

Employers often require police clearance, making it challenging for ex-offenders to secure employment, even with distinctions.“In most cases even if the ex-offender has passed all his modules with distinctions, employers may still settle for someone without distinctions if that person has not been to jail. This is something that the government should work harder to address because we may lose talented and capable workers due to the criminal record,” he said.

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