Graduates of 2012 are go!
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:42:00 BST
A government agency, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has completed its latest survey into the paths taken by 2012 graduates and postgraduates when they leave their universities and colleges, and the research has put the University of Huddersfield’ s School of Education and Professional Development at the top of the class for propelling its students into well-paid careers.
And once they began their careers, graduates received an average starting salary of £25,800, which is £6,100 higher than the national average. Students who went on to complete postgraduate degrees began their working lives earning an average of £28,800 – more than £4,300 above the national norm.
The University of Huddersfield is one of the country’s largest providers of teacher training and is just one of ten centres in the country designated as a Centre for Excellence for Teacher Training.
The HESA statistics were compiled from a survey of 727 School of Education and Professional Development students six months after their graduation. It was discovered that 96.6 per cent of those with foundation degrees had found work or gone onto further study.
The same applied to 96.7 per cent of those with postgraduate degrees. And 97.7 per cent of graduates with bachelor degrees were in employment or were in the process of studying for extra qualifications. Overall, 96.8 per cent of Education and Professional Development graduates had seen this positive outcome from their studies – the UK average figure is 89.9 per cent.
The Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development, Prof Christine Jarvis said, 'These excellent results are a tribute to the high calibre of our students and the professional expertise of the staff who support them at the University and in our partner organisations.'
In addition, the Careers Service has also recently received some prestigious awards. They were awarded a Technology award for their innovative GEMS (Graduate Employment Market Statistics) software that has revolutionised how the University uses and interprets graduate destination information for use with careers staff and prospective students.
They also received the Overall award for being the ‘best of the best’, as decided by an Awards panel. The careers service of the University of Huddersfield are therefore best placed to help guide you to your future career and help towards the excellent career destination results of Huddersfield graduates. See the Careers website for more information on these awards.
