first destination survey
1998
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First Destination Summary for 1998 Leavers - Statistics

 

General Statistics:

FIRST DEGREE Female Male
     
Employment UK    
Permanent 590 527
Temporary 155 73
Self Employed 10 21
Unknown Duration 12

6
     
Employment Overseas    
Permanent 10 24
Temporary 4 1
Self-Employed 2 1
Unknown Duration 1 2
     
Further Study/Training    
UK Higher Degree 20 19
Overseas Higher Degree 4 5
Diploma/Certificate/Professional Training 61 35
First Degree Course 5 10
Other Study/Training 6 4
     
Other Categories    
Overseas Student Returning Overseas 5 6
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 39 32
Seeking Employment/Training 77 106
     
Total Known UK 961 823
Total Known Overseas 40 49
Total Graduating 1211 1157

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DIPLOMA Female Male
     
Employment UK    
Permanent 45 39
Temporary 10 7
Self Employed 0 1
Unknown Duration 4 3
     
Further Study/Training
    
UK Higher Degree 0 2
Diploma/Certificate/Professional Training 0 0
First Degree Course 119 127
Other Study/Training 1 3
     
Other Categories    
Overseas Student Returning Overseas 0 0
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 1 2
Seeking Employment/Training 7 5
     
Total Known UK 186 184
Total Known Overseas
 1 7
Total Graduating 205 222

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POST GRADUATE Female Male
     
Employment UK    
Permanent 34 25
Temporary 15 3
Self Employed 1 0
Unknown Duration 0 0
     
Employment Overseas    
Permanent 2 11
Temporary 0 0
Self Employed 0 1
Unknown Duration 0 0
     
Further Study/Training    
UK Higher Degree
 1 1
     
Other Categories    
Overseas Student Returning Overseas
 0 0
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 3 3
Seeking Employment/Training 6 6
     
Total Known UK
 59 35
Total Known Overseas 3 16
Total Graduating 81 75

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Known Destinations : Degree
Destination 1998 % 1997 %
Employment 1439 76.8 1328 74.0
Further Study 169 9.0 175 9.7
Others 82 4.4 129 7.2
Seeking Employment/ Training 183 9.8 164 9.1
Total 1873 100 1796 100
Known Destinations : Diploma
Destination 1998 % 1997 %
Employment 109 29.0 135 28.3
Further Study 252 67.0 302 63.2
Others 3 0.8 26 5.4
Seeking Employment/ Training 12 3.2 15 3.1
Total 376 100 478 100
Known Destinations : Combined
Destination 1998 % 1997 %
Employment 1548 68.8 1463 64.3
Further Study 421 18.7 477 21.0
Others 85 3.8 155 6.8
Seeking Employment/ Training 195 8.7 179 7.9
Total 2249 100 2274 100

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National Comparison of Total UK Degree First Destinations 1995 - 1998
 
National Graduates (%)
Leeds Met Graduates (%)
Destination 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1998
Further Study 20.8 19.8 19.1 9.2 7.7 9.77 9.0
Employment 59.6 61.1 62.3 72.8 76.5 74.0 76.8
Seeking 10.6 7.5 6.4 13.8 11.1 9.1 9.8
Others 9.0 11.6 12.2 4.2 4.7 7.2 4.4

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National Comparison of Total UK Diploma/Certificate Destinations 1995 - 1998
 
National (%)
Leeds Met (%)
Destination 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1998
Further Study 46.8 46.5 41.8 57.3 57.1 63.2 67.0
Employment 41.6 42.6 47.5 33.7 36.4 28.3 29.0
Seeking 7.6 4.7 4.1 7.0 3.6 3.1 3.2
Others 4.0 6.2 6.5 2.0 2.9 5.4 0.8

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Destination By Gender
First Degree Female % Total Known Male % Total Known
Employed 784 78.3 655 75.1
Further Study 96 9.6 73 8.4
Others 44 4.4 38 4.4
Seeking Employment 77 7.7 106 12.1
Total Known 1001 82.7 872 75.4
Total Graduating 1211 100 1157 100
         
Diploma Female % Total Known Male % Total Known
Employed 59 31.6 50 26.5
Further Study 120 64.2 132 69.8
Others 1 0.5 2 1.1
Seeking Employment 7 3.7 5 2.6
Total Known 187 91.2 189 85.1
Total Graduating 205 100 222 100

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Comparison of Response Rate 1990-98 - Combined Degree/Diploma
Year Response Rate (%)
1990 79.5
1991 80.2
1992 81.9
1993 84.5
1994 80.0
1995 84.8
1996 86.2
1997 85.0
1998 80.4

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Comparison of Destinations 1990-1998 - Combined Degree/Diploma
 
Destination (%)
Year Further Study Employment Unemployment Other
1990 22.4 61.4 7.7 8.5
1991 16.9 58.1 16.7 8.3
1992 19.4 60.9 14.3 5.4
1993 18.5 61.3 9.7 10.5
1994 16.2 70.4 8.1 5.3
1995 18.6 65.2 12.4 3.8
1996 16.6 69.3 9.8 4.3
1997 21.0 64.3 7.9 6.8
1998 18.7 68.8 8.7 3.8

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Destinations by Ethnicity - Degree      (Key: - F = Female; M = Male)
Ethnicity
Employed
Further Study
Unemployed
Other
Total
Known
Total
Grads
 
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
 
 
Caribbean
5
4
-
1
-
-
-
-
10
11
African
3
1
4
1
1
3
-
-
13
17
Other Black
4
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
7
10
Indian
11
16
3
2
1
5
-
1
39
49
Pakistani
11
10
7
4
3
4
-
2
41
57
Bangladeshi
-
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
2
2
Chinese
5
6
3
4
3
5
1
1
28
39
Other White
5
1
1
-
-
-
2
-
9
9
Irish
6
5
-
1
-
1
-
-
13
19
Other European
10
4
3
1
3
1
1
6
29
39
Black British
6
6
-
2
2
1
1
1
19
24
Malaysian
5
17
7
5
7
4
2
3
50
162
Not Known
-
3
6
1
3
5
2
-
19
94
British
714
579
62
50
54
76
35
24
1594
1836
Total
784
655
96
73
77
106
44
38
1873
2368

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Destinations by Ethnicity - Diploma      (Key: - F = Female; M = Male)
Ethnicity
Employed
Further Study
Unemployed
Other
Total
Known
Total
Grads
 
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
 
 
Caribbean
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
1
1
African
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
2
3
Other Black
-
-
3
4
-
-
-
-
7
8
Indian
1
3
4
5
-
-
-
1
13
17
Pakistani
-
2
1
4
-
-
-
-
7
9
Bangladeshi
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0
0
Chinese
-
-
3
2
-
-
-
-
5
5
Other White
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
2
2
Irish
1
-
2
1
-
-
-
-
4
5
Other European
1
1
-
6
-
-
-
-
8
9
Black British
3
1
2
2
1
-
-
-
9
11
Malaysian
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Not Known
3
2
-
-
1
1
-
-
7
16
British
50
41
103
106
5
4
1
2
312
341
Total
59
50
121
133
7
5
1
2
376
427

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First Degree Statistics (UK Domiciled Graduates) Regional Data
Number of graduates entering employment in the UK 1427
Number of graduates entering employment in
Yorkshire & Humberside		 606
Proportion of employed graduates working in
Yorkshire & Humberside		 42.5%
Number of graduates entering employment in Yorkshire & Humberside by postcode: 
Postcode No % of National Total
Bradford 62 4.3
Doncaster 24 1.7
Huddersfield 11 0.8
Harrogate 23 1.6
Hull 15 1.1
Halifax 13 0.9
Leeds 334 23.4
Sheffield 36 2.5
Wakefield 51 3.6
York 36 2.5
Darlington 6 & 7 1 0.1
Total 606 42.5

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Analysis of Post Graduates, Graduates and Diplomates entering employment by Industrial Sector (SIC)
Industry Number Of Entrants
Primary education 122
Human health activities 92
Hotels and restaurants 89
Social work community and counselling activities 83
General secondary education 74
Central, regional and local government administration 73
Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy 58
Miscellaneous business activities 57
Business management consultancy activities 56
Banks 46
Software consulting and supply 43
Building of complete constructions and civil engineering 42
Retails sales in non specialised stores 41
Telecommunications 39
Medical practice activities 39
Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 30
Higher education 29
Other credit granting 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment 26
Insurance and pension funding 25
Other retail sales of new goods in specialised stores 24
Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities 23
Computer and related activities 22
Other recreational activities 22
Others 459
Total 1640

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Analysis of Post Graduate, Graduate and Diplomates entering
employment by occupation (SOC)
Occupation Number Of Entrants
Primary school teachers 120
Clerks 101
Secondary school teachers 68
Systems analysts 61
Accounts and wages clerks 47
Filing 47
Non hospital nurses 43
Welfare 40
Physiotherapists 35
Quantity surveys 34
Sales Assistants 32
Hospital staff nurses 30
Environmental health officers 29
Social workers 28
Landscape architects 26
Software engineers 25
Account executives 24
Restaurant and catering managers 23
Marketing managers 22
Graphic artists and engineers 21
Chartered and certified accountants 20
Computer/IT consultants 20
Management accountants 19
General practice surveyors 18
Occupational and speech therapists 16
Others 691
Total 1640

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Principal Employers of Graduates, Diplomatic Post-Graduates
Private Sector Public Sector
Employer Number Employer Number
British Telecom 17 Leeds City Council 45
GE Capital 14 United Leeds Health Trust 31
Ventura 11 Kirklees Council 14
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals 10 Pinderfield & Pontefract NHS Trust 12
Halifax 10 Leeds Metropolitan University 11
Marks & Spencer 10 Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council 9
IBM 8 North Yorkshire CC 9
    Wakefield District Council 8
Midland Bank 7 Bradford County Health Care Trust 8
NatWest 6 Benefits Agency 7
Privilege Insurance 6 Employment Agency 6
British Gas 6 Nottingham City Council 6
First Direct 6 Airedale Community NHS Trust 5
Tarmac 6 Barnados 5
Kelly Services 5 Dewsbury Health Care Trust 5
Lloyds Bank 5 York Health Authority 5
Barclays 5 NHS 5
Bass Brewers 5 Kingston upon Hull CC 5

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Principal destinations of those leavers entering full time further study
Institution Number %
Leeds Metropolitan University 304 69.9
Manchester Metropolitan University 12 2.8
University of Leeds 11 2.5
University of Huddersfield 9 2.1
College of Law - York 7 1.6
Leeds College of Technology 3 0.7
College of Law 3 0.7
Sheffield Hallam University 3 0.7
University of Bradford 3 0.7
University of Wolverhampton 3 0.7
British School of Osteopathy 2 0.5
Main Institute of Technology 2 0.5
Warrington College 2 0.5
Nottingham Trent University - Law School 2 0.5
Others 69 15.8
Total 435 100

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Details are supplied by recent graduates, and are correct to the best of our knowledge. This webpage was last updated on the 28th May 1998. Pages are designed and maintained by Richard Harrison.
The information, design and graphics used in this page are (c) Leeds Metropolitan University 1998, 1999. Reproduction without permission prohibited.