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Statistics Release First Destination of Graduates and Diplomates in Scotland: 2000-01

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First Destination of Graduates and Diplomates in Scotland: 2000-01

Statistics on first destination of graduates and diplomates from higher education in Scotland in 2000-01 are published today by the Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department.

This news release updates the Statistical News Release, First Destination of Graduates and Diplomates in Scotland: 1999-00, published in December 2001.

Information on first destinations was collected from 32,283 graduates and diplomates from full-time higher education in Scotland in 2000-01.

The main findings are:-

• Of those who responded, over half (56 per cent) had obtained permanent or temporary employment in the UK, and a further 3 per cent obtained employment overseas.
• Three in ten graduates and diplomates continued in full-time study.
• Over half (51 per cent) of all students who obtained a sub-degree level qualification continued in full-time study.
• 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 Education or Subjects Allied to Medicine obtained permanent UK employment. Almost 8 in 10 Medicine and Dentistry graduates found temporary UK employment in 2000-01.
• Graduates and diplomates from Language courses were most likely to obtain overseas employment with 12 per cent doing so. They were followed by graduates from Agriculture (6 per cent).
• Of those students gaining permanent UK employment after qualifying in 2000-01, 27 per cent gained employment in the Health Social and Community Work sector, with 24 per cent gaining employment in the Finance sector.
• Of those graduates and diplomates who gained overseas or permanent UK employment after qualifying in 2000-01, 76 per cent gained employment in Scotland.

The following tables are available on the Scottish Executive Statistics Website:

www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/educ.htm

Table 1: First destination of graduates and diplomates by level of qualification obtained and gender: 2000-01
Table 2: First destination of graduates and diplomates by level of qualification obtained: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Table 3: First destination of graduates and diplomates by subject and level of qualification obtained: 2000-01
Table 4: Graduates and diplomates gaining permanent UK employment by type of work and level of qualification obtained: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Table 5: Graduates and diplomates gaining permanent UK employment by level of qualification and industry of employer: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Table 6: Graduates and diplomates gaining overseas or permanent UK employment by domicile and location of employment: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Table 7: Graduates and diplomates gaining overseas or permanent UK employment by subject studied and location of employment: 2000-01
Table 8: Response rate to first destination survey: 1990-91 to 2000-01
Annex: Statistical Notes

NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS

1. The figures in this press release are based on data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), and the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) from Further Education Colleges (FECs), through the Examination Results & First Destination (FDG) survey. Prior to 1 July 1999, the (former) Scottish Office Education and Industry Department undertook data collection from the Further Education Colleges.

2. This news release contains destination information on students, from both Further and Higher Education Institutions, who successfully completed predominantly full-time higher education courses in Scotland. Higher education courses are defined as those at HNC/HND level and above.

3. There is a discontinuity of data collection from 1994-95, with the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) assuming responsibility for the collection of information on students and staff at higher education institutions. In 1996-97 Nursing students were absorbed into the Higher Education Institution sector, and counted in returns for the first time in that year.

4. Information from the Open University in Scotland is excluded from this news release.

5. 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 year two main revisions have been made. Firstly, all first destination of graduates and diplomates data has been revised to exclude all non-European Union students, due to a change in the data collection population. Secondly, Tables 4 and 5 have been revised to align with HESAs Standard Industrial Classification and Standard Occupational Classification categories.

6. Due to an improvement in data quality, the information for 2000-01 is not fully comparable with previous years. It is likely that the number of final year HE group award qualifications achieved, in relation to higher education students in Further Education Colleges, was overstated in the period before 2000-01, with an equivalent understatement of students continuing to study. At this stage it is not possible to precisely calculate the effect of this change on data for previous years. Exploratory work on estimating these effects will be carried out in 2003 when more information becomes available. In the meantime comparison between 2000-01 and that for earlier years should be regarded with caution.

7. 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.

8. This news release, together with associated tables listed above, is published on the Scottish Executive web-site www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/educ.htm Further background information on coverage and definitions can be found in an associated annex, also available on the web-site.

9. For those who do not have access to the Internet, please contact Kirsty MacLean. See details below.

For further information (non-media), enquiries and comments on this news release, please contact:

Kirsty MacLean
Scottish Executive
Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department
Further & Higher Education Statistics
Analytical Services
3 ^rd Floor, Meridian Court
5 Cadogan Street
Glasgow, G2 6AT
Tel. (0141) 242 0270
Fax. (0141) 242 5455
E-mailfhestatistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

For media enquiries please contact:

Sue Monk, Information Directorate, Scottish Executive. Tel: 0131 244 2625
Internet:www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/educ.htm

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