The scheme, run by Kinetic Youth, saw five prison officers work with staff from the youth work organisation as part of a three-month placement.
It was set-up in a bid to help establishments struggling to meet purposeful activity targets amid Covid-19 restrictions which saw some young people locked in cells for as many as 22 hours a day.
The project aimed to train prison officers to gain a ABC Level 2 Award in Youth Work, support prison officers to deliver youth work interventions across Feltham YOI, increase engagement with young people and increase time out of cells for young people.
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