One of the concerns expressed in this programme is the continued lack of meeting of employment targets due to high staff turnover. Ironically, it was stated in the departmental 2008/09 annual report that the department had succeeded in reducing the rate at which departmental staff had been leaving the department for other opportunities. For example, it was stated in the 2008/09 annual report that the effective implementation of an economically efficient retention strategy by the department resulted in lowering the annual rate of departure of staff from 22.1% in the 2007/08 financial year to 11.96% in the 2008/09 financial year. However, the 2009/10 annual report indicates that 17.9% of various positions in the establishment were vacant. Of particular concern to the committee is that the departmental documentation is silent on time-frames in which they hope to achieve the full complement of skilled personnel.