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First Destination of graduates and Diplomates in Scotland 2001-02
11/12/2003
Statistics on
First Destination of Graduates and Diplomates from
Higher Education inScotland: 2001-02were released today. These figures provide
information on known first destinations of higher
education graduates and diplomates fromScotland's Higher Education Institutions and Further
Education Colleges covering the period 1994-95 to
2001-02. These figures supersede those published by the
Executive in January 2003.
The main findings are:-
·Of those who responded to the survey, over half
(59 per cent) had obtained permanent or temporary
employment in theUKwhile a further 3 per cent obtained employment
overseas.
·Over a quarter of all graduates and diplomates
(27%) continued in study/training. Just under half (49
per cent) of all students who obtained a sub-degree
level qualification continued in
study/training.
·Students who qualified in Maths and Computing
were most likely to continue in full-time
education. More than 6 in 10 students who
qualified in Subjects
Allied to Medicine obtained permanentUKemployment.Almost 8 in 10 Medicine and Dentistry graduates
found temporaryUKemployment in 2001-02.
·Graduates and diplomates from Language courses
were most likely to obtain overseas employment with 10
per cent doing so. They were followed jointly
by graduates from Biological Sciences and Physical
Sciences with 5 per cent
.
·Of those students gaining permanentUKemployment after qualifying in 2001-02, 31 per
cent gained employment in the Health Social and
Community Work sector, with 23 per cent gaining
employment in the Finance sector.
·Of those graduates and diplomates who gained
permanentUKor overseas employment after qualifying in
2001-02, 77 per cent gained employment inScotland.
The figures in this press release are based on
data collected through the Examination Results &
First Destination (FDG) survey. This survey is
conducted by the Higher Education Statistics
Agency (HESA) for Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs), and the Scottish Further Education Funding
Council (SFEFC) for Further Education Colleges (FECs).
Prior to 1 July 1999, the (former)
Scottish Office Education and Industry Department
undertook data collection from the Further Education
Colleges.
This news release contains destination
information on students, from both Further and Higher
Education Institutions, who successfully completed
predominantly full-time higher education courses
inScotland. Higher education courses are defined as
those at HNC/HND level and above. The data typically
refers to the destination of students six months after
graduation.
The FDG Survey is a voluntary survey of all
students from all European Union countries who have
successfully completed their course. Details are
requested about the graduate or diplomate's
destination on 31 December (or any definite
arrangements starting by 31 March) following the
end of the academic session in which they
qualified.
The definition of temporaryUKemployment used in this publication isgraduates and diplomates who gain employment
which is expected to cease before 30 September in the
year after graduation. Changes to the arrangements for
the initial employment of teaching graduates inScotlandwith the introduction of the Teacher Induction
Scheme has led to most teaching graduates going into
employment falling into this category. Previously such
graduates would have served a two year probationary
period and would have fallen into the permanentUKemployment category.
In each of the past two years SFEFC has
changed the methodology used to identify graduates
and diplomates from FECs. The result of this has
been a reduction in the reported number of
graduates and diplomates from FECs and an increase
in the number of continuing students. Higher
education graduates and diplomates from FECs
account for approximately one quarter of all higher
education graduates and diplomates. These are
mainly at the sub-degree level. The effects on the
percentages shown in this publication are likely to
be minimal.
In 1996-97 Nursing students were absorbed
into the Higher Education Institution sector, and
counted in returns for the first time in that
year.
Information from the Open University inScotlandis excluded from this news release.
This release gives data for a
number of years to allow trends to be identified more
easily.
In doing this, subject data has been
reclassified, and so may no longer agree with
previously published data.
Where this is the case,
this news release should be assumed to supersede
any previous publications.
This is a National Statistics publication.
National Statistics are produced to high
professional standards set out in the National
Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular
quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet
customer needs. They are produced free from any
political interference.
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