Correctional institutions XX  Additional human resources are needed to meet the legal and minimum standards for the requirements of modern detention. 2.5.6.2 Training and continuing education for employees in women‘s correctional institutions The NPM reported about the nationwide continuing education course for the detention of women, which took place in October 2018 and April 2019 for the first time (see NPM Report 2018, p. 131 et seq.). In the future, these training courses will be mandatory for officers working in women’s correctional institutions. The Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice assured that officers who have already been working in the women’s section for a long time will complete the training course too. The Ministry was unable to tell when all of the officers deployed will have completed this training course. However, great emphasis is being placed on the training and continuing education of officers working in the field of women’s detention. The goal is that all officers deployed to women’s correctional institutions complete the training course as soon as possible. XX 2.5.7  All officers deployed in women’s correctional institutions should complete the training course for the detention of women as soon as possible. Living conditions 2.5.7.1 Insufficient occupational opportunities and excessive lock-up times Last year’s report (see NPM Report 2018, pp. 118 et seq.) highlighted how the lack of staff in correctional institutions combined with the strain for the personnel are reflected in particular in long lock-up times and inadequate occupational opportunities for the detainees. This was found once again in the period under review. For example, there was an alarmingly high number of prisoners in Eisenstadt correctional institution without any occupational activities. Of 180 persons, only 48 detainees pursued an occupational activity; that is around 27%. Eisenstadt correctional institution It is understandable that it is difficult to offer all prisoners a meaningful occupation in a court prison with high detainee fluctuation. However, some 134