1136.0 - A Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009

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Contents Introduction Statistical Collections Related Publications Education and Training - General Contents Expenditure and Costs Contents Higher Education Contents Labour Force Contents Early Childhood Education Contents Schools Contents Social Contents Vocational Education and Training Contents Indigenous Education and Training Statistics Contents Other Statistical or Research Reports Contents Classifications or Manuals Contents About this Release	AUSTRALIAN GRADUATE SURVEY CONTACT Research Manager Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) PO Box 12103 A’Beckett Street VIC 8006 Telephone (03) 9605 3700 Email info@graduatecareers.com.au Website www.graduatecareers.com.au DESCRIPTION The Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) is carried out by Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) in association with Australian higher education institutions. The AGS includes the Graduate Destination Survey (GDS), Course Experience Questionnaire, and Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire. The AGS is designed to collect information on the destination of recent university graduates: their participation in the labour market, and further education. The survey asks graduates, four months after the completion of their qualifications, the extent to which they are employed, seeking employment, engaged in further study, or unavailable to work. Their commencing salary, industry of employment, and opinions on their course of study are also collected. Scope Graduates in scope must have completed their course in the previous calendar year, studying at an Australian higher education institution, and qualified for the award of a bachelor degree, higher degree, graduate diploma, or other award. The survey scope includes two groups of continuing students: Students who have met the requirements for the award of a pass bachelor degree, and are continuing with honours courses which include an additional year of study; and Graduates undertaking a combined degree who have completed the first half of that combined degree, and are now allowed to graduate. They are again in scope when they complete the second half of the combined degree. Reference Period April or October, depending on the graduand's course completion date. Enumeration is timed to coincide with graduation ceremonies. Frequency of Collection Annual Method of collection The GDS is a census of all in-scope higher education institution graduates. Data are collected using a self-enumeration, mail-out and mail-back questionnaire distributed by each higher education institution to its graduates, on or about 30 April (or 31 October, for first semester completers). DISSEMINATION Release Schedule First results of the GDS are released late in the reference year. Results of the Postgraduate Destination Survey are released in October of the year following the reference year. Publications The following annual publications may be purchased from the GCA website Graduate Course Experience, GCA, Melbourne Graduate Destinations, GCA, Melbourne Graduate Salaries, GCA, Melbourne Grads, Jobs, and Dollars, GCA, Melbourne Postgraduate Destinations, GCA, Melbourne Postgraduate Research Experience, GCA, Melbourne Geography Information is available for Australia and all states and territories. Each institution receives the results for its participating students. Data Service Free summary data are available on the GCA website in two products, GradFiles (for secondary students) and GradStats (for the general public). Additional data are available on request. DATA ITEMS Personal Characteristics Age Sex Indigenous status Residency status Home state Disability status Non-English speaking background First educational qualification post school Highest educational qualification prior to course Course Characteristics Level of qualification Field of study Attendance Length of time taken to complete course Whether the graduate received recognition for prior learning Work in final year Employer support during course Employment Characteristics Labour force status at reference date Whether employed full-time or part-time Whether a short-term or permanent employee Occupation at reference date Industry of employer at reference date Annual salary Length of service Further Study Plans Level of qualification Field of study Attendance Month course began Institution Historical Data The GDS was first conducted in 1971. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.