STEP2LAB: Systematic Transition from Prison into the Labour Market

Recidivism, or the relapse into criminal behaviour, remains a significant issue in Europe, with rates reaching up to 59% in some countries (Fazel & Wolf, 2015). Former inmates face a higher risk o...

The project’s objectives included: 1. A replicable process to enhance prison services and private industries’ collaboration to create and implement effective procedures for inmates’ employment. 2. A model of guidance, training and insertion (GTI) based on a collaborative approach between prison services and private industries, which would enhance the development of the career plan; the model included continuous learning, job qualification and employers’ preparation for the recruitment of inmates after release, tested with 36 inmates per participant country. 3. An induction training standard to be provided to inmates’ willing to acquire new competencies necessary to be employed in a specific economy industry and testing it with 36 inmates per participant country; and 4. A training of trainer’s course on setting up and managing STEP2LAB processes and models, deliverable to prison and private industries staff.