Graduates: Employment
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accessibility of information on graduate destinations and outcomes for prospective students.
Answered by Josh MacAlister
Access to high-quality information is essential for applicants to make confident and well-informed decisions about what and where to study.
The department is working with the Office for Students (OfS), UCAS, and sector partners to improve the quality and accessibility of information on graduate employment rates, earnings, and the nature of graduate work available to prospective students. This includes improving the prominence of Discover Uni, which allows applicants to compare outcomes across providers.
Higher education providers are required under the OfS regulatory framework to give due regard to Competition and Markets Authority guidance on consumer protection. This includes providing accurate information to prospective students about course outcomes and destinations before any offer is accepted. The OfS is currently consulting on ways to strengthen this protection.
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