ACI Recognizes that its Jobs-skills Training Must be Relevant
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2016 issue of NCIA News. For more information on NCIA News, please go to National Correctional Industry Association(link is external).
When hiring, Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) shifted its focus from candidates with experience in law enforcement and corrections toward people with private industry experience. It is still vitally important to understand how to operate within a prison complex, the security concerns and the singular nature of working with inmate populations. But, ACI also recognizes that the jobs-skills training provided in its central office and shops must be relevant; there should be jobs outside where the skills can be used.
ACI is definitely run like a private business, using the latest enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting software on state-of-the art computer systems. High-speed data networks connect the 23 shops with ACI’s central office making communications and order processing instantaneous. The inmates who perform all clerical duties in the sales and accounting operations learn how to use the types of ERP and communications tools that help accelerate private business growth. More…
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