THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR TC NOWA, OPENS A COMPUTER APPRECIATION COURSE

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS OPENS A TWO-WEEK COMPUTER APPRECIATION COURSE

Prison Training School - Blantyre: 22 May 2006

By Staff Reporter

Apart from the conventional use where a computer has replaced the typewriter, the machine does a lot more vital functions like processing and disseminating information timely and accurately.

Commissioner of Prisons, Mr. Tobias Nowa made the above observations when he officially opened a two-week computer appreciation course for prison reception officers at the Prison Training School at Mapanga in Blantyre on May 22, 2006.

Mr. Nowa, who is commissioner responsible for Operations, Training and Public Relations, said the training would help the participants acquire skills that would make them work effectively and efficiently as reception officers.

To this end, the Commissioner stated the importance of computers to the reception officers. He said that computers would help much in ensuring that prisoners are legally held in our prisons.

“Not long time ago, I was facilitating the training of Police, Court and Prison Officers on proper documentation of remand warrants. Computers can help much in ensuring that only prisoners with the right commitment warrants are kept in prisons by helping in removing those with expired warrants”, the Commissioner said.

He, however, assured the participants that the training was not the first and last.

“I would like to assure you that this is not end of everything; we will continue with this training until each and every member of staff is conversant with computers,” said the Commissioner.

The Commissioner urged the participants to take the course seriously for the realization of the course’s objectives; and warned them against promiscuity.

“On HIV and Aids, I would like say this, ‘the future is yours, act smartly, use a condom or if anything, abstain!’”

In his welcome remarks the Prison Training School, Deputy Commandant Marshall Mzima, thanked the commissioner for gracing the occasion.

The Course was organized to prepare the reception officers for the implementation of the Malawi Prisons Database System, developed last year under the European Union-Rule of Law and Improvement of Justice Programme.

Sixteen prison officers, drawn from the four maximum prisons (Chichiri, Zomba Central, Lilongwe and Mzuzu Prisons); and the Prison Headquarters, attended the Course.

The course was coordinated and facilitated by the Prisons’ Information and Communications Technology Officer, Gaoler Edphert Nsadzu; and was internally financed by the Prison Training School.

THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS OPENS A TWO-WEEK COMPUTER APPRECIATION COURSE

Prison Training School - Blantyre: 22 May 2006

By Staff Reporter

Commissioner of Prisons, Mr Tobias Nowa Apart from the conventional use where a computer has replaced the typewriter, the machine does a lot more vital functions like processing and disseminating information timely and accurately.

Commissioner of Prisons, Mr. Tobias Nowa made the above observations when he officially opened a two-week computer appreciation course for prison reception officers at the Prison Training School at Mapanga in Blantyre on May 22, 2006.

Mr. Nowa, who is commissioner responsible for Operations, Training and Public Relations, said the training would help the participants acquire skills that would make them work effectively and efficiently as reception officers.

To this end, the Commissioner stated the importance of computers to the reception officers. He said that computers would help much in ensuring that prisoners are legally held in our prisons.

“Not long time ago, I was facilitating the training of Police, Court and Prison Officers on proper documentation of remand warrants. Computers can help much in ensuring that only prisoners with the right commitment warrants are kept in prisons by helping in removing those with expired warrants”, the Commissioner said.

He, however, assured the participants that the training was not the first and last.

“I would like to assure you that this is not end of everything; we will continue with this training until each and every member of staff is conversant with computers,” said the Commissioner.

The Commissioner urged the participants to take the course seriously for the realization of the course’s objectives; and warned them against promiscuity.

“On HIV and Aids, I would like say this, ‘the future is yours, act smartly, use a condom or if anything, abstain!’”

In his welcome remarks the Prison Training School, Deputy Commandant Marshall Mzima, thanked the commissioner for gracing the occasion.

The Course was organized to prepare the reception officers for the implementation of the Malawi Prisons Database System, developed last year under the European Union-Rule of Law and Improvement of Justice Programme.

Sixteen prison officers, drawn from the four maximum prisons (Chichiri, Zomba Central, Lilongwe and Mzuzu Prisons); and the Prison Headquarters, attended the Course.

The course was coordinated and facilitated by the Prisons’ Information and Communications Technology Officer, Gaoler Edphert Nsadzu; and was internally financed by the Prison Training School.