Survey By University Of Graduates’ Jobs

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32166, 9 December 1969, Page 19

Survey By University Of Graduates’ Jobs

A smaller percentage of the meh who graduated from Canterbury University from 1965 to this year went to industry than did so in the United Kingdom, according to a university survey on the first employment of graduates.

‘•Employment with Govern-I ment departments and local! bodies accounts for over 191 per cent of all men first-! degree graduates, compared, with 6 per cent in the United Kingdom,” the survey said. “Industry, including en-

igineering industries, accounts for 16 per cent, compared I with 29 per cent in the United ■Kingdom.” The survey said that teaching, including teacher training, appeared to account for 14 per cent. However, an unknown number of those undertaking full-time * postgraduate study would be potential members of the teaching profession, including university teaching. Commerce accounted for 6 per cent, compared with 5 per cent in Britain, and the legal profession took 5 per cent, compared with 2 per cent in ■ Britain.

j Sixty-one per cent of men first-degree graduates were i employed, and the remainder (were taking further formal | education, including teacher Straining. At least 38 per cent of all first-degree graduates ■did not immediately take up i employment, and about 50 per (cent of them took further formal education or training. Over the five years, the trend Shad been for an increasing proportion of all such graduates at Canterbury to take further formal education or 'training.