Teachers and Advisors
Conference 23 May 2014
Setting the agenda for the
students of the future
Delyth Chambers
• The changing world of HE
• What students are telling us they want
• What factors students take into account
when choosing
• How will admissions work in 2014
• How will it change in 2015 and beyond?
• Brief overview of national employment
trends
• Our Warwick journeys
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The world has changed..
• Mass global higher education system
• Vast amount of choice
• Higher Education at whim of governments:
funding, regulation
• Higher participation across all social groups
• HE in FE
• Private providers
• Technology and mobile communication
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The world has changed..
Bristol 1909
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The world has changed..
…Warwick
1970s
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Students in a lecture
today …
The world has changed..
The changing higher education
landscape
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1951:
1969:
1969-1991:
1992:
• 2005:
• 2014:
12 universities
33 universities including OU
33 universities, 33 polytechnics
University status awarded to
polytechnics
167 universities and colleges of higher
education
> 300 institutions in UCAS scheme
admitting full time undergraduate
students
50 years of applications: UCCA and
UCAS
Source: UCAS Statistics
Qualifications on entry
• 1960s
» A-levels
• 2000s
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A-levels
BTEC
International Baccalaureate
Cambridge Pre-U
NVQs
AQA Bacc
HE today
• Mix of institutions offering HE level study:
• Universities
• University colleges
• Colleges of higher education
• HE provision in FE colleges
• Bachelor Degrees, Foundation Degrees
• Only half of entrants are school leavers
• 2.5 million students (more women than men)
• > 400,000 from overseas
• ‘Mission Groups’ – Russell Group, 1994 Group, Million
+, Non-Aligned, 157 Group
HE today: Current pressures
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Larger class sizes
Financial pressures
Reliance on overseas student income
Research, services to business
Skills of incoming students
Ageing workforce
Widening participation agenda
Growing importance of the student experience
HE today
‘The student experience’
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Student as consumer: ‘paying customer’
Employability
Emphasis on study skills
Independent learning
Methods of delivery of teaching
Facilities and lifestyle choices
What do students want?
In some areas, the Student Academic Experience
Survey has shown only modest changes since it began
in 2006, but students in England are paying much more
for their education and this is having an impact on their
perceptions. They are paying a lot more, receiving a
little more and increasing their expectations in terms of
value for money. The survey has also shown persistent
issues across the UK on contact hours and class sizes,
as well as the comparability of degrees.
HEPI Student Academic Experience Survey, May 2014
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HEPI, May 2014
Source: HEPI May 2014
Top 10 reasons for going to
university
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Top-10 student subject
choices 2014
Application
s
Group B Subjects allied to Medicine
390707
Group N Business & Admin studies
316898
Group W Creative Arts & Design
265157
Group C Biological Sciences
247008
Group L Social Studies
222506
Group H Engineering
154595
Group M Law
119607
Group F Physical Sciences
107714
Group I Computer Sciences
106898
Group A Medicine & Dentistry
97629
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Top 10 attributes influencing
university choice
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CURRENT ISSUES IN
ADMISSIONS 2014
• Changes in patterns of demand
• Student Number Control cap still exists –
limits the number of places for students with
less than ABB (or equivalent)
• Students (and parents) as consumers
• Changing methods of communications
• Reduction in government funding allocations
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UCAS, 2013
National application picture: biggest
increases in demand since 2013
Group J Technologies
14.06%
Group I Computer Sciences
12.19%
Group H Engineering
10.46%
Group P Mass Comms and Documentation
8.29%
Group C Biological Sciences
7.61%
Group L Social Studies
4.78%
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Young People (16-24) methods of
communication in 2012 (2013,
YouthSight)
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Warwick admissions 2014
~30,000 total applications
(+8% on 2013)
~ 18,000 Home/EU
~ 8,000 Overseas
Conditional offers:
~12,500 Home/EU
~ 5,500 Overseas
Intake target:
~3,200 Home/EU
~ 850 Overseas
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…beyond 2015
• August 2015 – no cap on numbers
• Increased competition and marketisation of the sector
• Different practices some universities eg making unconditional
offers
• Warwick: IGGY
• General election 2015 – fees reductions? Institution funding?
• Demographics
• Qualification changes
• Changing patterns of student choice of sixth form subjects
• Differences between education in UK administrations
• Changes in shape of the sector – mergers, closures, private
providers??
• Future demand for postgraduate courses
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Progressing beyond
university: Brief overview of
graduate career trends
Anne Wilson, Head of Careers,
Careers and Skills
National picture
(from HECSU)
Overview of 2013 destinations data (6 months after graduation)
Of the 242,285 graduates who responded to the survey:
Average salaries of graduates employed full-time in the UK ranged from £18,345 to £22,535,
depending on their occupation.
Warwick Picture 2012
EMPLOYMENT MARKET TRENDS
Graduate vacancy projections: up 10.2% compared to 2012-13
UP
Source: AGR
DOWN
IT/ Telecomms
+ 40.3%
Investment banking
-1.4%
Public Sector
+20.1%
Law
- 4.2%
Energy/ Utilities
+ 17.5%
Banking/finance
+ 15.7%
Accountancy/professional services + 12.2%
Engineering
+9.2%
Transport/logistics + 7%
Consulting/business services 5.7%
Retail 2.7%
FMCG + 2%
Examples of starting salaries by career area
in 2011-2012
Source: AGR
Investment banking
£38,250
Legal work
£37,000
Consulting
£28,500
Actuarial
£28,500
Manufacturing engineering
£26,500
IT
£26,000
Accountancy
£25,000
How recruiters select:
• Degree classification is used as a screening tool by a high
proportion of AGR employers (82.1%) when recruiting
graduates.
• The majority (81.3%) use the 2:1 as a cut off for most of their
positions, 15.0% use a 2:2 and a small minority (3.8%) state
that it varies by role.
• There are a range of other graduate employers including SME’s
for whom this is not such a significant factor