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Austrian Prison Service Academy (AT)

EPTA Member since	2013
Country	Austria

TRAINEE SELECTION

1) What level of pre-education is required?	Secondary (state leaving exam), University or University of Applied Sciences for treatment staff
2) What is the minimum – maximum age of trainees?	18 for uniformed – no maximum age - No minimum and maximum age for treatment staff
3) Which tests are included in the recruitment assessment?
Physical	Yes - uniformed staff
Psychological/Personality	Yes (computer test and interview)
Language	no (but beneficial)
Other	Good health state
INITIAL/BASIC TRAINING Length of initial/basic training of prison officer? (*see definition)
1) Excluding in-service training	52 weeks for uniformed staff and 7 weeks for civilian staff (treatment professionals with university degree)
2) Including in-service training
How many weeks class room?	30 weeks (uniformed staff), 3 weeks (civilian staff with university degree)
How many weeks practical prison work?	22 weeks (uniformed staff), 4 weeks (civilian staff with university degree)
3) Is the initial/basic training accredited?	Yes
4) EQF level of initial/basic training	No
5) What are the subjects that are trained at the initial/basic level?	Uniformed: Professional ethics, social skills (communication, conflict management), legal knowledge (federal constitution, civil service law, penal system law, penal law), executive action training, human rights, psychology, physical training, basics of self-defence, weapon training Civilian staff: Professional ethics, basic legal knowledge (penal system), human rights, basics of self-defence, behaviour in emergencies, organization of the prison system
6) What does final exam contain?	Uniformed: Written exam: According to a practical example from prison, the concrete further steps, the legal implications, possible consequences must be presented and a final written report to the prison management. Oral exam: Legal knowledge incl. human rights, social skills and conflict management, security in prisons, basic economic knowledge in prisons Civilian staff: no final exam for civilian staff with a university degree in the basic training
7) What type of exam?	Oral,Written
CONTINUOUS TRAINING
1) Is continuous training obligatory?	No
2) If yes, which modules are obligatory?	When working with inmates in special prisons or special departments (juveniles, women, mentally impaired people), special training modules must be attended.
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* Definition of a prison officer:
Responsible for safety and security as well as prisoner rehabilitation. promote social behavior and address the offending behavior of prisoners. A prison officer belongs to a public service body.