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Prison service officers (below principal officer) > Prison Officer
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Prison officers supervise inmates in prisons, remand centres and young offenders' institutions.
You could complete a Level 3 apprenticeship as a custody and detention officer. To do this apprenticeship, you'll need GCSEs grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, in English and maths.
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In this role you could:
With experience and training you could move into specialist projects, like rehabilitation work with specific groups of prisoners and their families. You could become a supervising officer, custodial manager, head of function, deputy governor or governor.
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