25 recruits join Prison Service after completing intensive training

Twenty-five new prison officers were formally inducted into the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) this week following the completion of the Basic Recruit Training Course (BRTC) Nos. 2/2025 and 3/2025.
The graduation ceremony was held at the Prison Headquarters on December 6, where the re-cruits, 16 men and nine women from various regions, received their badges after completing a three-month programme designed to prepare them for operational and administrative duties within the correctional system.

According to the GPS, the course combined theoretical and practical training, covering prison management, human rights education, family life training, impromptu speaking, armed and unarmed combat, observation skills, and the Prison Service’s rules and regulations.
Delivering the feature address, Deputy Director of Prisons (ag) and Head of the Staff Training Department, Kevin Pilgrim, urged the new officers to uphold the highest standards of profes-sionalism.
“You must lead by positive example, act with integrity at all times, and resist any and all influ-ence to engage in or facilitate criminal activity,” Pilgrim said. He noted that the GPS remains committed to its mandate to hold, habilitate, and rehabilitate offenders despite ongoing chal-lenges facing the system.
Pilgrim encouraged the graduates to apply their training consistently, maintain strong moral values, and strive for excellence as the Service advances its 2025 theme, “Changing Mindset and Culture for Corrections.” He also commended the training department staff for their con-tinued dedication.
The graduation forms part of the GPS’s wider push to strengthen capacity and improve profes-sionalism as Guyana continues efforts to modernise its correctional services.