Inspector Radegonde of Montagne Posée Prison to followtraining on inmates rehabilitation |30 August 2019

Inspector Wilfred Radegonde (seating, facing camera) during a briefing session with fellow prison guards

Inspector Wilfred Radegonde of the department of prisons, and currently the officer in charge at the Montagne Posée Prison’s main male block, has been selected to follow a month-long certificate course being offered by the Malaysian Technical Training Programme.

The certificate’s course on ‘Human Development Plan on Inmates’ will be held at the Correctional Academy of Malaysia Langakwi, from September 1-28.

Among its objectives, according to the course brochure, the training aims:

● to expose delegates to the rehabilitation programme in Malaysian prisons so they can practice in their countries,

• to allow delegates to share knowledge and experience on rehabilitation programmes in their countries,

● to provide a holistic and diverse views on the different approaches in rehabilitating offenders,

● to discuss the contemporary issues on rehabilitation among participating countries.

The Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) was initiated at the First Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting (CHOGRM) for the Asia Pacific Region in Sydney in February 1978. It was officially launched on September 7, 1980 at the 2nd CHOGRM in New Delhi, India, to highlight Malaysia’s commitment to south-south cooperation, in particular technical cooperation among developing countries.

In line with the spirit of south-south cooperation, Malaysia through the MTCP shares its development experiences and expertise with other developing countries.

This course is being funded by the government of Malaysia and it supports efforts underway by the Seychelles Prison Services to improve its service delivery through training opportunities either nationally, within the region or overseas.