BGS Introduction and Review What is the BGS

BGS Introduction and Review

What is the BGS? �A follow-up to the AGS � Three years out ◦ ◦ ◦ Pilot in 2009 Inaugural in 2010 Three years after the 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 2010 � Conducted in June/July � 31 institutions participated � Total of 12, 019 responses received ◦ 10, 111 responses matched back to AGS response � Participating institutions received ◦ Summary reports ◦ Data files

Audience Participation � Answers are entered using your remote handset.

Employment Outcomes? (Bach) Full-time employment? 79. 6% 83. 8% 87. 5% 92. 5% 98. 7% 2007 (%) 2010 (%) 83. 5 ? ?

Employment Outcomes? (Bach) 2007 (%) 2010 (%) Full-time employment? 83. 5 92. 5% 92. 5 Part-time employment 11. 5 4. 2 Graduates not working 5. 1 3. 3

Employment Outcomes? (Bach) 2007 (%) 2010 (%) Full-time employment? 83. 5 92. 5 Males 85. 0 92. 8 Females 82. 8 92. 4

Not in or Wanting to be in FT Emp (Bach) 2007 (%) 2010 (%) Avail FT employment 75. 8 80. 0 Full-time study 14. 4 9. 2 In part-time or seeking PT work only 6. 7 8. 0 Unavailable 3. 0 2. 8

Salaries? Median Salary (Bachelors) 2007 2010 $44, 000 ? ? $48, 000 $55, 600 $60, 800 $74, 000

Salaries? Median Salary (Bachelors) 2007 2010 $44, 000 $60, 800

Salaries? Bachelors 2007 ($, ’ 000) 2010 ($’ 000) Natural and physical sciences 40. 7 59. 0 Information technology 45. 0 65. 0 Engineering and related 51. 0 71. 9 Architecture and building 43. 0 55. 0 Agriculture and environment 42. 0 58. 0 Health 44. 0 62. 0 Education 45. 0 59. 0 Management and commerce 42. 5 65. 0 Society and culture 44. 0 60. 0 Creative arts 35. 0 50. 0 All fields 44. 0 60. 8

Overall Satisfaction – Broad agreement OSI (Bachelors) Did it go up – or down? 2007 (%) 2010 (%) 90. 3 ? ?

Overall Satisfaction – Broad agreement OSI (Bachelors) 2007 (%) 2010 (%) 90. 3 92. 5

BGS 2011 � Fieldwork beginning first week in August � 35 institutions participating � Working with DEEWR Teaching Quality � Participating institutions in December to receive ◦ Summary reports ◦ Data files � Feedback?