Not quite.
4 of the original 61 selected decided that their future lay elsewhere. They all communicated that decision prior to day one. A little different from a significant number not turning up IMHO.
The recruitment was reopened by simply reviewing the first screening criteria that was based on hours. This meant that otherwise suitable candidates for the full assessment who had been originally screened out purely on hours were asked to come for assessment. The assessment standard remained as previous as it was recognised that the hours screen was pretty crude but the assessment standard was the real test of suitability.
It is very clear that market forces are now kicking in with opportunities opening up with a number of operators.
Welcome to the latest batch.