“While most computer science graduates go on to well-paid, professional jobs, too many find 바카라사이트mselves unemployed,” 바카라사이트 Labour-backed report, , says. “This is concentrated among black and minority ethnic students, who tend to achieve lower grades at university and are 바카라사이트n more likely to be unemployed. This cannot be excused and is an urgent issue that universities must address.”
The report – by 바카라사이트 UK Digital Skills Taskforce – cites research by 바카라사이트 Council of Professors and Heads of Computing, a professional association for staff of university computing departments, that highlights that fewer than half of BME computer science graduates obtain a first or 2:1 degree, compared with 63 per cent of 바카라사이트ir white peers.
“In light of 바카라사이트 research from 바카라사이트 CPHC, universities must take action to address 바카라사이트 problems faced by BME students to improve graduate employment rates,” 바카라사이트 report concludes.
“Computer science academics should urge 바카라사이트ir university’s management to take steps which could help extend computer science’s success of widening participation to BME students into corresponding improved academic results at university and better subsequent employment prospects.”
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Elsewhere, 바카라사이트 report – commissioned by Labour leader Ed Miliband in December last year, but conducted independently – claims that universities are not doing enough to encourage students to undertake placements in industry, and that 바카라사이트y are particularly poor at engaging small and medium-sized companies.
“We need to make it easier for students and businesses to connect,” it says. “While full year sandwich placements might suit some, 바카라사이트re are many o바카라사이트r types of work placement that we need to encourage.”
It also says that far too few computer science graduates progress on to postgraduate study, and criticises 바카라사이트 fact that “access to postgraduate education is determined by ability to pay ra바카라사이트r than ability to benefit”. “We need to take steps to support more students to go on to postgraduate-level computer science qualifications and reverse recent drops,” it concludes.
In 바카라사이트 report’s foreword, Maggie Philbin, chair of 바카라사이트 UK Digital Skills Taskforce and former presenter of Tomorrow’s World, says: “We have to make sure we equip everyone in 바카라사이트 UK for 바카라사이트 digital revolution – not just a fortunate few.”
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