A prison record will exclude. Requirements are under review and contracted-out prisons may have their own entry requirements. Contracted-out prisons may have different age limits. Competition For the Accelerated Promotion Scheme there are about 65 applicants per place. Normal entry competition is very keen due to lower entry qualification level.
Cutbacks have limited promotion prospects.
Tips for entry Talk to the training officer at a local prison. For normal entry, apply to your local prison and look for advertised vacancies. There is no graduate recruitment scheme in Scotland and all recruitment is centralised. None applicable Recruitment agencies Recruitment agencies rarely handle vacancies. D3 This Occupational Profile forms part of Prospects Planner , an advanced computer careers guidance program for use in higher education.