first destination survey
2001
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First Destination Summary for 2001 Leavers - Statistics

 

General Statistics:

FIRST DEGREE Female Male
   
Employment UK    
Permanent 664 539
Temporary 180 145
Self Employed 12 11
Unknown Duration 69 75
     
Employment Overseas    
Permanent 0 6
Temporary 9 23
Self-Employed 0 0
Unknown Duration 0 0
     
Further Study/Training    
UK Higher Degree 92 42
Overseas Higher Degree 4 8
Diploma/Certificate/Professional Training 3 9
First Degree Course 56 19
Other Study/Training 2 6
     
Other Categories    
Overseas Student Returning Overseas 5 2
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 96 88
Seeking Employment/Training 59 119
     
Total Known UK 1251 1092
Total Known Overseas 9 29
Total Graduating 1498 1405

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DIPLOMA Female Male
     
Employment UK    
Permanent 28 28
Temporary 6 9
Self Employed 1 2
Unknown Duration 3 12
 Employment Overseas    
Permanent 0 0
Temporary 0 0
Self Employed 0 0
Unknown Duration 0 0
Further Study/Training
    
UK Higher Degree 4 1
Overseas Higher Degree 0 0
Diploma/Certificate/Professional Training 4 1
First Degree Course 69 104
Other Study/Training 1 0
     
Other Categories    
Overseas Student Returning Overseas 0 1
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 6 9
Seeking Employment/Training 3 4
     
Total Known UK 125 171
Total Known Overseas
 0 1
Total Graduating 179 238

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POST GRADUATE Female Male
     
Employment UK    
Permanent 93 60
Temporary 14 6
Self Employed 0 1
Unknown Duration 5 6
 
Employment Overseas
Permanent 3 0
Temporary 0 0
Self Employed 0 0
Unknown Duration 0 0
 
Further Study/Training
UK Higher Degree
 10 12
Overseas Degree 0 0
Diploma/Cert/Professional/Training 4 8
Other 1 2
Other Categories
Overseas Student Returning Overseas
 1 0
Not Available for Employment/Study/Training 3 13
Seeking Employment/Training 4 7
 
Total Known UK
 138 115
Total Known Overseas 4 0
Total Graduating 231 214

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Known Destinations : Degree
Destination 2000 % 2001 %
Employment 1654 76.9 1733 73.96
Further Study 179 8.3 241 10.29
Others 122 5.7 191 8.16
Seeking Employment/ Training 196 9.1 178 7.60
Total 2151 100 2343 100
Known Destinations : Diploma
Destination 2000 % 2001 %
Employment 86 29.9 89 30.06
Further Study 190 66.0 184 62.16
Others 5 1.7 16 5.41
Seeking Employment/ Training 7 2.4 7 2.36
Total 288 100 296 100
Known Destinations : Combined
Destination 2000 % 2001 %
Employment 1740 71.3 1822 69.04
Further Study 369 15.1 425 16.10
Others 127 5.2 207 7.84
Seeking Employment/ Training 203 8.3 185 7.02
Total 2439 100 2639 100

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National Comparison of Total UK Degree First Destinations 1999 - 2001*
* please note that the percentage figures quoted on this table excludes overseas students in order to facilitate comparison with national figures.
 
National Graduates (%)
Leeds Met Graduates (%)
Destination 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001
Further Study 20.4 19.2 N/A 8.3 8.0 10.29
Employment 65.1 68.4 N/A 75.8 77.2 73.96
Seeking Employment/Training 5.3 5.5 N/A 11.3 9.1 7.60
Others 9.2 6.9 N/A 4.6 5.7 8.16

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National Comparison of Total UK Diploma/Certificate Destinations 1999 - 2001*
* please note that the percentage figures quoted on this table excludes overseas students in order to facilitate comparison with national figures.
 
National (%)
Leeds Met (%)
Destination 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001
Further Study 40.5 40.0 N/A 70.3 66.2 62.16
Employment 52.3 55.0 N/A 24.5 29.9 30.06
Seeking 2.8 3.0 N/A 3.0 2.5 2.36
Others 6.2 3.0 N/A 2.1 1.4 5.41

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Destination By Gender
First Degree Female % Total Known Male % Total Known
Employed 934 74.7 799 73.16
Further Study 157 12.54 84 7.7
Others 101 8.06 90 8.2
Seeking Employment 59 4.7 119 10.94
Total Known 1251 83.5 1092 77.7
Total Graduating 1498 100 1405 100
Diploma Female % Total Known Male % Total Known
Employed 38 30.4 51 29.8
Further Study 78 62.4 106 61.9
Others 6 4.8 11 5.8
Seeking Employment 3 2.4 4 2.5
Total Known 125 70.2 172 72.2
Total Graduating 179 100 238 100

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First Degree Statistics (UK Domiciled Graduates) Regional Data
Number of graduates entering employment 1733
Number of graduates entering employment in
Yorkshire & Humberside		 774
Proportion of employed graduates working in
Yorkshire & Humberside		 44.66
Number of graduates entering employment in Yorkshire & Humberside by postcode: 
Postcode No % of National Total
Bradford 87 11.24
Doncaster 12 1.55
Huddersfield 10 1.29
Harrogate 22 2.84
Hull 17 2.19
Halifax 15 1.93
Leeds 503 64.98
Sheffield 39 5.03
Wakefield 41 5.29
York 28 3.66
Darlington 6 & 7 0 0
Darlington 10 & 11 0 0
Total 774 100

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Analysis of Post Graduates, Graduates and Diplomates entering employment by Industrial Sector (SIC)
Industry Number of Entrants 2000 Number Of Entrants 2001
Retail Sale of New Goods in Specialised Stores 64 199
Central Regional and Local Government Administration 45 160
Hospital Activities 113 126
Hotels & Restaurants 91 109
Banks 62 94
Secondary Education 59 91
Computer and related activities 35 90
Human Health 55 72
Labour Recruitment & Provision of Personnel 57 70
Legal Activities 39 70
Business & management consultancy activities 56 10
Higher education 56 49
Medical practice activities 55 72
Architectural Consultancy 38 55
Higher Education 56 48
Construction N/A 48
Sporting activities 45 44
Primary Education 82 36
Insurance & Pension Funding 30 32
Other Service Activities N/A 25
Telecommunications 103 25
Travel agencies & tour operators 34 24
Electricity,Gas,Steam & Hot Water Supply N/A 24
Other Entertainment Activities N/A 23
Others 881 414
Total 2056 2064

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Analysis of Post Graduate, Graduate and Diplomates entering employment by occupation (SOC)
Occupation Number of Entrants 2000 Number Of Entrants 2001
Sales Assistants 48 110
Administrators 152 97
Other Occupations in Sales or Service N/A 90
Secondary School Teachers 47 85
Sports Trainers N/A 51
Computer/IT Consultants 27 49
Hospital Staff Nurses 27 43
Landscape Architects N/A 42
Social workers 25 41
Systems Analysts (including analyst-programmers) 24 41
Other Health Associated Professionals N/A 37
Managers & Proprieters in Service Industrys N/A 36
Personnel consultants 39 36
Non Hospital Nurses 33 32
Computer Operators N/A 32
Bar Staff N/A 30
Publicity & PR Agents 21 28
Solicitors 20 28
Speech Therapist 22 28
Chartered Accountants N/A 28
Computer Systems & Data Processing Managers N/A 27
Primary School Teachers N/A 26
Physiotherapists 38 26
Restaurant & Catering Managers N/A 26
Nurses N/A 25
Others 1533 970
Total 2056 2064

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Principal Employers of Post Graduates, Graduates and Diplomates
Private Sector Public Sector
Employer Number Employer Number
Halifax 21 Leeds City Council 66
Green Flag 16 Leeds NHS Trust 47
GE Capital 14 Leeds Metropolitan University 22
Marks & Spencer 13 Bradford Primary Care Trust 20
Barclays 10 Civil Service 18
Tesco 10 Bradford City Council 17
Bitish Gas 10 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 16
Asda 9 Wakefield & Pontefract NHS Trust 14
BT 9 Calderdale NHS Trust 8
Yorkshire Electricity 7 University of Leeds 7
Lloyds TSB 7 Calderdale Council 6

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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 1st June 2002.
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