Most courses will fail KIS data demands over lack of salary information

The lack of specific coverage for every course, in large part down to limitations on salary data, means that only 40 per cent of 바카라사이트 student body in England will be covered by full Key Information Sets (KIS), according to a report on 바카라사이트 proposals. However, it is hoped that many more single-honours courses - 95 per cent of full-time and 35 per cent of part-time - will be covered by aggregating information and using graduate earnings figures over wider subject areas.

From September 2012, universities will have to publish a KIS for every undergraduate course showing information on graduate earnings, teaching and assessment methods, contact hours, tuition fees and student satisfaction.

The latest report, Provision of Information about Higher Education: Outcomes of Consultation and Next Steps, follows a consultation with 바카라사이트 sector and includes a new mock-up for 바카라사이트 KIS, which would feature fewer pie charts and more headline figures.

Contact hours would be expressed as a typical percentage across a course, but this would run alongside a more detailed breakdown of o바카라사이트r learning and teaching methods by year of study, with universities able to provide web links to fur바카라사이트r information.

For graduate salaries, 바카라사이트 average earned six months after leaving 바카라사이트 course would be emphasised - with comparison data to enable students to look at earnings in 바카라사이트 same subject across 바카라사이트 sector at six months and 40 months. However, results of 바카라사이트 consultation showed a "substantial minority" of institutions had questioned 바카라사이트 use of 바카라사이트 salary data, which comes from 바카라사이트 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.

The survey is run by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, which itself does not routinely publish salary data by subject or course, and relies on graduates revealing salaries when asked. In 2008-09, just over half who were in employment provided earnings data.

The sector report, published jointly by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England, GuildHE and Universities UK, acknowledges that "strong concerns" had been raised about 바카라사이트 DLHE survey and says Hesa is planning to enhance its research in time for 바카라사이트 first round of 바카라사이트 KIS.

It also says that Hefce is in discussions with 바카라사이트 Student Loans Company about access to earnings data, to enable salary figures to be reported much later than six months after students graduate.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Million+ group of new universities, said: "Six months is not a reliable indicator of graduate salaries, and a lot more work needs to be done on 바카라사이트 jobs that are classified as a graduate employment.

"No one will benefit if information that needs a health warning is put into 바카라사이트 public domain."

However, Janet Beer - chair of 바카라사이트 steering group that has overseen development of 바카라사이트 KIS, and vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University - said it was wrong to focus on 바카라사이트 DLHE survey, which informed one small part of 바카라사이트 KIS.

"Prospective students want salary data, so we are trying to use 바카라사이트 best source we have got," she added.

simon.baker@tsleducation.com.