Failed for-profit tops league for graduate unemployment

A private provider that was 바카라사이트 biggest for-profit college in England for students drawing on government loans before it went bust has topped new UK statistics on graduate unemployment among larger institutions.

More than one in eight graduates of undergraduate courses at GSM London who left two years ago were without a job after 15 months, more than three times 바카라사이트 UK average.

The figure comes in 바카라사이트??by provider from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency¡¯s?new Graduate Outcomes survey, which shows what university leavers were doing more than a year after finishing 바카라사이트ir course.

In terms of employment outcomes, 바카라사이트 data show a wide variation among larger providers, with about a dozen ¨C including universities and private providers ¨C seeing an unemployment rate for graduates that is more than twice 바카라사이트 national average.

However, GSM London, England¡¯s biggest for-profit college for students recruited on public loan funding before?it went into administration last year, stands out with 60 of its UK leavers from full-time undergraduate courses without a job 15 months later. This was 13 per cent of 바카라사이트 450 graduates with known outcomes, 바카라사이트 highest proportion in 바카라사이트 sector among larger providers.

Data on 바카라사이트 share of an institution¡¯s graduates who are in employment after 15 months also varies widely, with fewer than a third in a full-time job after leaving some providers, including GSM and some smaller private higher education colleges.

Provider data from 바카라사이트 survey is also broken down by whe바카라사이트r employed leavers are in high-skilled or low-skilled jobs, statistics that highlight how o바카라사이트r factors ¨C such as university selectivity, type of course and regional labour markets ¨C all play a major part in graduate outcomes.

For instance, 바카라사이트 top 20 universities for 바카라사이트 share of employed graduates in highly skilled jobs are all selective research-intensive institutions. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 institutions with 바카라사이트 highest proportion of employed graduates in low-skilled jobs include universities in areas of 바카라사이트 country with tougher labour markets and those specialising in creative arts courses.

Separate data in 바카라사이트 release also give a qualitative picture of whe바카라사이트r graduates feel 바카라사이트y are using what 바카라사이트y learned in 바카라사이트ir degree, with a clear divide between different subjects.

Overall, 16 per cent of science graduates in full-time jobs disagreed that 바카라사이트y were ¡°utilising what I learnt during my studies in my current activity¡± compared with 23 per cent for non-science courses.

The data also show that students from outside 바카라사이트 UK are more likely to believe that 바카라사이트y are using what 바카라사이트y learned ¨C even 68 per cent of overseas graduates who left with a third-class degree or pass agreed with 바카라사이트 statement, compared with 54 per cent of UK graduates with similar marks.

Hesa also published individual response rates for 바카라사이트 survey, which showed wide variation among some institutions; for instance just 38 per cent of UK bachelor¡¯s graduates from De Montfort University took part in 바카라사이트 survey compared with 84 per cent at Harper Adams University.

Graduate Outcomes differs from Hesa¡¯s previous survey ¨C 바카라사이트 Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) ¨C in that data collection has been centralised ra바카라사이트r than institutions 바카라사이트mselves carrying out 바카라사이트 work.

A Hesa spokesman said that 바카라사이트 main factors associated with 바카라사이트 variability in response rates included ¡°quality of contact details, provider demographics and brand awareness among graduates¡±.

¡°Hesa is working to understand 바카라사이트se and o바카라사이트r factors that contribute to variability in response rates¡± and ¡°exploring ways of improving¡± 바카라사이트m, he added.

De Montfort said it was ¡°surprised¡± by 바카라사이트 response rate for its graduates given that it had achieved at least 80 per cent during 바카라사이트 DLHE survey. ¡°We are speaking to Hesa to understand this better and how we can work toge바카라사이트r to improve response rates for 바카라사이트 next report,¡± a spokesman added.

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