5.1 The Committee recognises the work done by artisans and inmates in the many correctional centre workshops across the country. It also notes that, owing to the DCS' artisan-shortage, many of the factories and workshops are under-utilised. The DCS should provide the Committee with a nationwide breakdown of its artisan vacancies, the vacancies' impact on workshop productivity and opportunities for inmates to participate in work programmes, a detailed analysis of challenges faced in recruiting artisans, and strategies for mitigating these. This information should be provided by 30 November 2011.