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Beyond Graduation: the survey. What is the BGS?. A follow-up to the AGS Three years out First piloted in 2009 (2006 AGS respondents) Three years after the AGS AGS respondents only Same reference date Five years out Pilot in 2011 2009 BGS pilot respondents contacted. What is the BGS?.
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Beyond Graduation: the survey
What is the BGS? • A follow-up to the AGS • Three years out • First piloted in 2009 (2006 AGS respondents) • Three years after the AGS • AGS respondents only • Same reference date • Five years out • Pilot in 2011 • 2009 BGS pilot respondents contacted
What is the BGS? • Collects three years of outcomes data • Employment status and specifics • Study status • Tenure • Plus • OSI and GSS • Course retrospective • Workplace relevance • Employability skills
BGS 2011 – three years out • Conducted in June/July • 34 institutions participated • Total of 11,807 usable responses received • matched back to AGS response • Participating institutions received • Summary reports • Data files
BGS 2011 – five years out pilot • Conducted in October • Pilot only • BGS 2009 follow-up • AGS 2006 follow-up • Total of over 2,000 usable responses received • matched back to AGS response • Preliminary analysis only • Will help to form 2012 instrument
BGS 2012 • Fieldwork beginning mid July • 38 institutions participating • Working with • Research Performance and Analysis Team from Innovation • HDR graduates • Office for Women from Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs • Gender pay equality • Participating institutions in December to receive • Summary reports • Data files
Beyond Graduation: the employers
The Graduate Outlook Survey • Takes a closer look at graduate recruiters • Running since 2005 • Graduate recruitment practices and trends, including: • Intake numbers and quality / satisfaction • Recruitment techniques • Preferred graduate attributes • Retention • International graduates
The Graduate Outlook Survey • Conducted in August each year • Over 500 graduate employers responded in 2011 • Variety of industries • Employer sizes • Online only • Full report and industry reports distributed free
Would have recruited more graduates if a higher number of appropriate candidates had been available, 2005-11
Proportion of employers who had difficulty sourcing graduates – discipline, 2009-11
Proportion of employers who recruited international graduates, 2005-11 (%)
Employers who recruited international graduates, by employer size (%)
Proportion of graduate intake constituted by mature age Table 2: Why employers did not recruit mature age graduates, 2011 (%)
Methods used to promote graduate program, by organisation size, 2011 (%)
Effectiveness of social media sites in engaging graduates, 2011 (%)
Most important selection criteria when recruiting graduates, 2009-11 (Rank)
Graduate cohort still employed with the organisation one, three and five years after their commencement, 2011 (%)