Service Delivery For Female Offenders In South Africa Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse the specific criminogenic and social needs of female offenders in the South African context.
• Evaluate existing service delivery models for female offenders against gender-responsive standards.
• Design a gender-sensitive rehabilitation plan that addresses trauma, substance abuse, and family reintegration.
• Demonstrate effective communication and counselling techniques tailored to female offenders.
• Implement a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the impact of services on recidivism and well-being.
• Apply relevant South African legislation and policies, including the White Paper on Corrections and the Correctional Services Act.

Target Audience

This training is intended for correctional officers, social workers, probation officers, and programme managers involved in the rehabilitation and reintegration of female offenders in South Africa.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals provide supervised hands-on experience in applying gender-responsive assessment tools, designing intervention sessions, and conducting mock reintegration planning. Learners practice skills in a simulated correctional environment to build competence and confidence.

Practical Activities

• Gender-Responsive Assessment Simulation — Learners administer and score the Women’s Risk/Needs Assessment (WRNA) tool using case vignettes, interpret results, and develop a preliminary case plan. (8h)
• Designing a Trauma-Informed Program Session — In groups, learners design and facilitate a 60-minute program session addressing trauma, substance abuse, or life skills, incorporating relational-cultural techniques. (8h)
• Reintegration Planning and Case Management — Learners work through a complex case study to create a comprehensive reintegration plan, including referrals to community resources and risk management strategies. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.