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Foundation degrees : All subjects

Who responded?

The figures below tell you how many people graduated in 2009/10 with a Foundation degree, how many answered the survey and what the gender balance is for the cohort.

  • Female 11,350
  • Male 7,145
  • Total in survey 18,495
  • Total number graduating 22,085

What were graduates doing six months after graduating?

Below is the breakdown of activities that graduates from 2009/10 were doing after they graduated, whether that was working, studying or looking for work.

a In UK employment 36.4%
b In overseas employment 0.4%
c Working and studying 24.3%
d Studying in the UK for a first degree 29.1%
e Undertaking other further study or training in the UK 1.5%
f Undertaking other further study or training overseas 0.0%
g Believed to be unemployed 2.5%
h Not available for employment, study or training 1.5%
i Other 4.2%

What types of work did they go into?

This is a breakdown of the types of work graduates who were working full or part time, voluntary or unpaid, or combining work with further study in the UK went into, based on 6,805 graduates - 4,130 female and 2,675 male.

Marketing, sales and advertising professionals 1.0%
Commercial, industrial and public sector managers 15.4%
Scientific research, analysis and development professionals 0.3%
Engineering professionals 3.9%
Health professionals and associate professionals 8.5%
Education professionals 6.9%
Business and financial professionals and associate professionals 1.4%
Information technology professionals 1.4%
Arts, design, culture and sports professionals 3.9%
Legal professionals 0.2%
Social and welfare professionals 7.1%
Other professionals, associate professional and technical occupations 4.8%
Numerical clerks and cashiers 0.5%
Other clerical and secretarial occupations 3.9%
Retail, catering, waiting and bar staff 8.1%
Other occupations 32.7%
Unknown occupations 0.1%

In detail: Other occupations

The table below shows a more detailed breakdown of occupations within the other occupations

Childcare and related personal services 14.0%
Police officers (sergeant and below) 6.1%
Healthcare and related personal services 3.0%
Customer service occupations 1.1%
Animal care services 0.7%
Leisure and travel service occupations 0.7%
Other occupations 7.1%
Total other occupations
32.7%

 

Further information

 
Written by HECSU and AGCAS
Date: 
October 2011
 
 
 
 

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