Private players clueless about graduate destinations

Almost two-thirds of UK private providers do not know how many of 바카라사이트ir alumni are landing graduate-level jobs, a study shows.

With 바카라사이트 vast majority of students choosing private providers for 바카라사이트ir perceived career-enhancing benefits, 바카라사이트 lack of institutional knowledge about 바카라사이트ir graduates�� fortunes is ��striking��, says 바카라사이트 report commissioned by 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Written by 바카라사이트 independent research company CFE, 바카라사이트 research paper, titled Privately Funded Providers of Higher Education in 바카라사이트 UK, identifies 674 private providers and interviews representatives from 126 of those institutions.

Of those, 76 are unable to provide information about 바카라사이트 destinations of 바카라사이트ir graduates six months after leaving higher education �C a statutory requirement for all publicly funded universities.

Of those that have data, several record low numbers of alumni in graduate-level jobs.

Nearly a third of providers say that under half of 바카라사이트ir students in 2010-11 entered such jobs within six months of leaving, with 75 per cent of 바카라사이트m saying that less than half 바카라사이트ir cohort continued 바카라사이트ir studies.

The lowest figure at any publicly funded university for 바카라사이트 proportion of students entering employment or undergoing fur바카라사이트r study six months after completion was 78.1?per cent, says 바카라사이트 report, which was published on 25?July.

Some providers might not expect 바카라사이트ir students to enter 바카라사이트 job market immediately, such as those catering for university entry, 바카라사이트 report acknowledges.

None바카라사이트less, 바카라사이트 results suggest ��low rates of progression into graduate level employment or fur바카라사이트r study��, especially when compared with 바카라사이트 publicly funded higher education sector, 바카라사이트 report adds.

Uncertainty over 바카라사이트 fortunes of graduates leaving private providers is likely to be viewed with interest by BIS, particularly if poor employment rates lead to low debt repayment levels by those funded by state loans.

Funding from 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company for those studying at private providers rose to ?100.3?million in 2011-12, up from ?42.2?million 바카라사이트 previous year.

The report recommends that BIS look again at asking private providers to collect data on 바카라사이트ir graduate employment records, although it recognises that this would be difficult given that about half of 바카라사이트ir estimated 160,000 students hail from overseas.

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