I would like to qualify that a bit. It isn't a recruitment problem, because there are a lot of applicants. The problem was that the applications weren't being processed in a timely manner, to the point where many people were leaving or abandoning the process. We're hopeful that accelerated recruitment will make it possible to increase the number of individuals invited to participate in training.
Also, when you set a target that is much lower than the needs, it guarantees that you will never be able to fill all the necessary positions.