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The Recruitment Assessment Day (RAD) is changing to the Assessment & Recruitment Centre (ARC)

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The Recruitment Assessment Day (RAD) is changing to the Assessment & Recruitment Centre (ARC)

HMPPS is changing the Recruitment Assessment Day (RAD) to the Assessment & Recruitment Centre (ARC). This change will only apply to candidates who have applied after 15 October 2018. Find out all you need to know about the change...

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An introduction to POELT (Prison Officer Entry Level Training)

Posted by: David Reid, Posted on: 13 December 2017 - Categories: Recruitment advice, Ways of working
Prison officers in training

This post provides an introduction to the Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT), which prepares new prison officers with the skills and knowledge needed for their career in the prison service.

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How to prepare for the RAD (Recruitment Assessment Day)

Posted by: Philippa Hart, Posted on: 13 December 2017 - Categories: Recruitment advice
Prison officers

If you've been invited to attend a prison officer recruitment assessment day (RAD), this post by HMPPS Recruitment Adviser, Philippa Hart, provides tips and advice on how to prepare for a RAD and what to expect.

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A welcome to future prison officers

Posted by: Michael Spurr, Posted on: 5 December 2017 - Categories: Culture
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Michael Spurr, CEO of HM Prison and Probation, provides welcoming words for the readers of this new blog: Working in the Prison Service.

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