PIs 2007/08: Employment of graduates

PIs 2007/08 Index
Performance indicators in higher education in the UK 2007/08
Introduction
Guide to PIs
Summary tables and charts
Sector data
Notes to tables
Changes since last year
Using the UCAS tariff in the Performance Indicators
Adjusted sector benchmarks – technical notes and detailed information
Widening participation of under-represented groups (tables T1, T2)
Widening participation of under-represented groups - definitions (tables T1, T2)
Widening participation of students who are in receipt of DSA (table T7)
Widening participation of students in receipt of DSA - definitions (table T7)
Non-continuation rates (including projected outcomes) (tables T3, T4, T5)
Non-continuation rates (including projected outcomes) - definitions (tables T3, T4, T5)
Projected outcomes - technical notes and detailed information (table T5)
Module completion rates (table T6)
Module completion rates - definitions (table T6)
Research output (table R1)
Research indicators - Technical notes and detailed information (table R1)
Employment of graduates (table E1)
Definitions and technical notes (applicable to table E1)

This table is based on a different population from the other performance indicator tables and has benchmarks that take into account a wider range of factors than those for the other indicators. The 2007/08 employment indicator is based on the Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) survey which replaced the First Destinations Supplement (FDS) in 2002/03.

The employment indicator expresses the number of graduates who say they are working or studying (or both) as a percentage of all those who are working or studying or seeking work. All other categories are excluded from this indicator. Please refer to the matrix in the definitions document for further details.

For the indicator, we provide the actual value, a benchmark value and context statistics. The context statistics provided in the first part of the table give the population numbers on which the percentages are based. In addition, as DLHE is a survey, the response rate for each institution is included. Indicators for institutions with relatively small populations or relatively low response rates should be treated with caution. Other context statistics, in the last columns of the table, show the proportion of respondents not available for work; the proportion of respondents who returned a questionnaire but refused to take part in the survey; the proportion of graduates from medical, dental and veterinary courses and the proportion who graduated from sandwich courses.


Table E1	Leavers obtaining first degrees from full-time courses 2007/08	[318kb .xls]

Definitions	A specification and guide to the terms used in the employment PI tables.
Benchmarks	Technical information on how the benchmarks in these tables are calculated.
Notes	Some of the tables feature numbered notes which are referenced here.

The following supplementary tables provide some additional context statistics based on the categories used in the benchmarks. Please note that these tables were previously known as tables E7 to E11 respectively.


Table SE1	Employment rates by subject of study 2007/08	[23kb .xls]
Table SE2	Employment by entry qualification 2007/08	[19kb .xls]
Table SE3	Employment by age on entry to higher education 2007/08	[19kb .xls]
Table SE4	Employment by gender 2007/08	[19kb .xls]
Table SE5	Employment by ethnic group 2007/08	[19kb .xls]

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