Chapter 1 – General Administration

15020.2 Office of Education, Vocation and Offender Programs

• The Education, Vocation and Offender Programs administers CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation policies and procedures governing:

  • Academic education.

  • Funding allocations.

  • Curriculum development of basic literacy instruction.

  • High school courses and/or equivalency programs.

  • Vocational education.

  • Funding allocations.

  • Curriculum development of basic entry level to advanced skills in a wide variety of vocational programs.

  • Recreation/physical education programs.

  • Institutional recreation programs.

  • Physical fitness and physical fitness training in those institutions responsible for providing inmate firefighters.

  • Inmate libraries and law libraries.

  • Funding allocations for general libraries as well as the contents of the general collection.

  • Guidelines for law library access and materials that meet court requirements.

  • Apprenticeship programs – For qualified inmates in vocational education allowing the opportunity to use on-the-job training and related classroom instruction to increase skill level in a trade area.

  • Pre-release programs – Voluntary program offered to inmates emphasizing employability skills, communication skills, money management skills, community resources, and parole resources.

  • Federal Education Grants – Grant funds are allocated to specific education programs in accordance with State Administrative Manual (SAMState Administrative Manual), the United States Department of Education guidance, and the California State Department of Education State Plan.

• The Office of Education, Vocation and Offenders Programs assists in the development of education programs for new prisons and for special projects within the above fields.