 “Continuing education”: Ongoing information about international developments, offerings of special training and relevant specialist literature support the further development of joint monitoring and control activities, which must also be seen in the light of the high expectations directed towards the Austrian National Human Rights Institution – which is also the headquarters of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) – in terms of following and sharing “best practices”.  “Advisory functions”: Interaction in the advisory process with the Human Rights Advisory Council, which is as target-oriented and efficient as possible, is a joint responsibility of the NPM. As consulting on the “definition of general monitoring priorities” and the submission of suggestions on “ensuring uniform procedures and investigative standards” are included in the area of competence of the Human Rights Advisory Council, this also supports the harmonisation of procedures. III. Monitoring methodology A uniform methodology for on-site monitoring procedures must be differentiated from the assessment standards of human rights-based evaluation. One is the process of gathering information, while the other is the evaluation of the matter itself. These two components cannot be separated from one another completely, as they are intertwined. Depending on the focus of the information gathering (e.g. deployment of private security companies in psychiatric clinics or provision of food during forced returns), different steps or monitoring tools are necessary. This is why process and evaluation cannot be isolated from one another. Ultimately, the process is the means to arrive at an evaluation. Consequently and in accordance with the monitoring objectives, principles and standards, the procedure of the commissions in how the actual practice of their visits is structured in order to achieve an Austria-wide comparability of the human rights-based assessments in accordance with international standards, particularly in accordance with the “Analytical self-assessment tool for National Prevention Mechanisms” (Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Twelfth Session, 6 February 2012, CAT/OP/1) and the “Guidelines on National Preventive Mechanisms” (Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 9 December 2010, CAT/OP/12/5), is carried out according to the following pattern: 157