Abstract

Abstract The study is The instrument was validated using content and construct validity and also the test-re-test reliability. It has 0.70 test-re-test reliability coefficient after a two-week interval. The data collected were analysed using t-test and correlation coefficient (r). The findings revealed that the convicted inmates in the prisons are exposed to vocational skills when compared with their counterparts who are awaiting trial. Since vocational skills acquisition is connected with knowledge that someone needs to have in order to do a particular job, it was therefore suggested that all prison inmates should be exposed to vocational skills regardless of whether they are already convicted or awaiting trial, because some of them that are awaiting trial might be in the prison for years. The vocational training of prison inmates will increase the choice of their employment after completion of their terms of imprisonment which will help them contribute their own quota to national development instead of being a nuisance to the society.