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“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.”. Welcome and update. Professor Keith Mander University of Kent CPHC Conference Birmingham, April 2007. Outline. Update on CPHC activities since 2006 conference Student number trends Promotional activities
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“Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.” Welcome and update Professor Keith ManderUniversity of KentCPHC ConferenceBirmingham, April 2007
Outline • Update on CPHC activities since 2006 conference • Student number trends • Promotional activities • Links with BCS • Accreditation & related issues (Roland Ibbett) • Benchmarking (Andrew McGettrick)
UGs accepted through UCAS (G4-G7 codes) • 1999 entry 23455 • 2000 entry 25586 • 2001 entry 29014 • 2002 entry 25673 • 2003 entry 22625 • 2004 entry 19043 • 2005 entry 18341 • 2006 entry 16801
Change in balance of student population • Year Total FT UGs PT UGs FT PGs PT PGs • 1998/99 85102 56394 12852 8002 7854 • 1999/00 91540 60750 13370 8990 8430 • 2000/01 110400 68305 20765 11775 9555 • 2001/02 118345 74165 20770 13615 9795 • 2002/03 134035 85535 24130 14400 9970 • 2003/04 137650 81340 31125 13720 11465 • 2004/05 131280 73515 33255 13525 10985 • 2005/06 120100 65500 31400 12800 10400
Numbers entering employment • Year Total UG • 2002/03 11520 • 2003/04 12691 • 2004/05 12804 UK domiciled entering UK employment (estimates)
Some key policy messages • Does the decline in student numbers (in Computing) affect companies in my constituency? [MPs] • The Labour Government has not damaged provision in Computing since 1997 because computing numbers now much higher than in 1997 [Bill Rammell] • Computing is strategic, but not vulnerable because G4 UCAS code is 8th most popular (of 166 JACS codes) [David Young, Chairman HEFCE] • Skills are important (see Leitch), and e-skills thought to be one of the better Sector Skills Councils [HEFCE] • Additional student numbers announced by HEFCE, but some “co-funded by employers” [HEFCE]
Some questions for dinner tonight • Are employers worried by the decline in numbers of students interested in reading Computing subjects? • Yes, very • No, Computing students have an over-inflated idea of their worth, and graduates from Eastern Europe are cheaper • Drama graduates are really good • Does the decline of entrants, and possible expansion of graduate opportunities, constitute a crisis? • For whom? Just CPHC members? Employers? • When? Now? 2009? 2012? • Over the whole IT sector, or selectively?
Some questions for discussion tomorrow • Is the future of research affected by this decline (and fees)? • Do employers think that there should be more people with level 4 qualifications; if so, would they be prepared to pay/support this? • If HEIs are encouraged to “employer/user engagement” (in teaching and research), should employers be encouraged to “academic engagement”? • In “the skills debate” what “skills” are we talking about? • Is it possible/desirable to: • Deepen engagement between employers and HEIs? • Improve linkages between schools and HEIs? • Increase the uptake of degree courses that are “valued by employers”?
CPHC activities • Working with BCS • Increased support for CPHC • web site (www.cphc.ac.uk) • administrative support • joint work • Identify common purposes • Learned Society debate • Promotional activities • Employer engagement: Microsoft, and others • We need to do more in this area
Reports on other activities • Accreditation and related issues (Roland Ibbett) • Benchmarking (Andrew McGettrick)