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Destination of Leavers from Higher Education

Learn about the DLHE survey, a national survey of graduates that collects information about the activities of leavers approximately six months after graduation. Find out how this data contributes to employability league tables and gain useful facts and figures about graduate employment.

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Destination of Leavers from Higher Education

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  1. Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Lilian CarasDevelopment DirectorEnterprise & Business DevelopmentLTI Forum 16 January 2013 go.herts.ac.uk/careers-and-placements CareersAndPlacements @UoH_Careers

  2. Careers and Placements ServiceWhat is DLHE? • National survey of graduates that takes place annually. • Collects information about the activities of leavers approximately six months after graduation. • The Careers and Placements Service collects this data on behalf of the university Agency Central

  3. Careers and Placements ServiceWhen is the survey conducted? Two survey periods with different census dates Leavers who finish between 1 August and 31 December surveyed the following April 2011/12 leavers census date 16th April 2012----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leavers who finish between 1 January and 31 July surveyed the following January 2011/12 leavers census date 14th January 2013 The contact period is 12 November 2012 to 8 March 2013.

  4. Careers and Placements ServiceWho included in DLHE survey? • All students reported to HESA in the Autumn as obtaining relevant higher education qualifications in any year • Full-time or part-time (including sandwich and writing-up theses) • DLHE population includes all UK, EU & non-EU leavers

  5. Careers and Placements ServiceHESA response targets • 80% for UK-domiciled (i.e. home) leavers who previously studied full-time; • 70% for UK-domiciled leavers who studied part-time; • 50% for all other EU students; • 80% for Research Council-funded students • No target for non-EU leavers ………..YET!

  6. Careers and Placements ServiceDLHE contributes to KIS • the proportion of graduates entering employment from an eligible programme of study • the proportion of graduates entering employment who obtain graduate level work • average salaries • Course level information for prospective students

  7. Careers and Placements ServiceWhat counts in employability league tables? • Full-time • Undergraduate first degree • UK-domiciled • AND • Employed • and/or • Graduate level further study

  8. League Table Position 2012 (2010/11 Leavers)HESA Performance Indicator: FT UG First Degree EIa Employment Indicator: leavers obtaining first degrees from full-time courses (showing employment %)

  9. Careers and Placements ServiceUseful Facts and Figures 2010/11 99% of our graduates employed in the UK (1% in the EU) Of the 99% above: 49% employed in the East of England 34% in London 8% in the South East 91% in total Top employers (significance of the public sector)

  10. Careers and Placements ServiceChallenge:Non-responders 2010/11 Leavers 911 non responders all levels FT UG 585 PT UG 54 Total 639

  11. Careers and Placements ServiceHow can Schools help with DLHE? • Make your students aware of the DLHE survey and encourage them to take part in the survey • Contact details of leavers – update as they finish their courses (via StudyNet themselves before they leave or via Alumni after they leave). • Participate in the survey process when requested by the Careers and Placements Service . • We can use destination information supplied by schools as long as it contains enough detail to satisfy validation requirements What steps will you be taking to work towards your goal? When do you move to Plan B? What can you do in: The next week? The next month? The next 6 months?

  12. Careers and Placements ServiceDLHE population

  13. Careers and Placements ServiceTask for January 2013 census – Contact Leavers

  14. Careers and Placements ServiceMethods of Collecting the Data 2010/11 Paper Questionnaire 13% Online Questionnaire 12% Telephone HE Graduate 59% Telephone Third Party 11% Institution’s Own Records 1% Explicit Refusal 4%Figures rounded

  15. Careers and Placements ServiceNew questions for this survey How graduates thought their higher education experience prepared them for: employment, further study being self-employed/freelance or for starting up their own business.

  16. Careers and Placements ServiceWhere are the DLHE reports for 2010/11 Leavers? StudyNet– from landing page Jobs and Careers (left hand menu) World of Work (left hand menu) University of Hertfordshire/ Careers and Placements (aimed at staff)https://uhvpn.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/myfuture.nsf/,DanaInfo=www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk+Teaching+Documents?Openview&count=9999&restricttocategory=World+of+work

  17. Careers and Placements ServiceFurther Information Hand-outsUH DLHE Report 2012 – summary dataDLHE FAQs Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC)DLHE Form January 2013On StudyNet Top employers (significance of the public sector)University and School reports

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