The Milton Keynes-based unit launched the job-swap initiative in October to help share learning among the different types of professionals working in the youth justice system.
As part of the exchange, Hackney Council sent two of its YOT workers to spend time at the secure facility while two members of staff worked alongside their council colleagues.
For Oakhill staff this meant shadowing YOT workers attending youth courts or scheduled appointments with young people, a spokesperson for the unit said.
Whereas YOT workers found themselves witnessing the process experienced by a young person once they enter the STC, they added.
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