Graduate Outcomes Data: Executive Board/Institutional Briefing AGCAS Graduate Employability and Outcomes Data Group

Acknowledgement Many of the slides in this presentation were provided by Dan Cook, Head of Data Policy & Development at HESA, for the AGCAS Annual Conference 2017. Dan’s full presentation is available on the AGCAS website

Graduate outcomes data Where are we now? What comes next? What are the implications?

Where are we now? Model of the survey has been produced and is being tested by the HESA team A steering group has been established – AGCAS is represented on the group The procurement timeline has been decided No details around financial implications as yet – to follow early 2018 First survey cohort graduate from August 2017 (to July 2018)

Survey timings View video - Graduate Outcomes: An overview of timings

What next? First Steering Group meeting: 25th September Discussions will cover: procurement, coding, implementation, branding and communications HESA will undertake cognitive testing of the new survey Universities will need to collect contact details from the first cohort and ensure that they have a strategy for keeping in contact with them HESA have issued some guidelines and advice around data protection, as well as a new data protection statement

Forthcoming materials Oct Coding manual for the collection of contact details Nov Publication of more detailed guidance for HE providers on the administration of the survey Dec Release of the Graduate Outcomes survey logo and brand materials

Summary timeline September November December October Steering Group Coding manual for contact details released November Cognitive testing begins Guidance on administration Pre-Qualification Questionnaire released Draft Invitation to Tender and contract December Brand materials and guidelines released

What does this mean for Higher Education Providers? Messages to students will need to change: HEPs should be considering a pre-departure awareness-raising campaign and a 'keep warm' strategy to maximise returns Staff will need to understand the new survey and new processes HESA will issue guidelines on minimum contact with graduates: Is that enough for our institution? What else do we need to do? How will it work in practice? What are the different areas of responsibility and who will lead on these?

Students Calls to action: “Please answer the survey” “Please keep in touch with your contact details” Key messages: When you will be contacted How you will be contacted Who will contact you Purpose of the survey

Staff Calls to action: “Keep good contact details for graduates” “Promote the survey to students” Key messages: Facts about the survey process Purpose of the survey Who is co-ordinating the survey at the HEP How and where to update contact details

External HESA record contact Survey contractor contact Send contact details Receive survey data

A different way of managing the survey Careers Service Planning Alumni Student Records

Discussion points What are the next steps for our institution? What is our 'keep warm' strategy? Who will be leading on this? How can we most effectively manage the survey? Who needs to be involved? Who else do we need to tell and when?