Skills, Employability and Enterprise: Brief Post Election Analysis Dominic Passfield, Policy and Projects Manager, University Alliance

Source: HESA HE Statistics for UK 2011/12, HESA (2013) and HEBCI 2011/12 University Alliance 19 universities 550k students (20% total) 25% of all UK students on STEM courses 46% of all sandwich courses 38% of courses accredited by PSRBs 27% of new academic staff directly from industry 44% of graduate start-ups turnover and jobs

Skills, Employability and Enterprise: Problems Name Job title, University Alliance Students Am I buying a job with my degree? How do I stand out? What is a “graduate career”? Social & cultural capital Hourglass labour market: Level 4+ Routes to upper technical and professional skills Cost of HE Social mobility Universities Students demanding more Engaging lots of employers Measuring added value Economic circumstances Reduction in part time numbers Employers Accessing talent Job-ready graduates Diversity – but how to sift? SMEs / Midcaps ability to engage Government

Skills, Employability and Enterprise: Solutions Name Job title, University Alliance Students Preparation – throughout university Graduate start ups – new ideas about success Growth of enterprise societies Government Sub degree level qualifications Measuring added value: SBEE bill Industrial Strategy Removal of Student Number Controls Universities In-course opportunities University wide incentives In-work opportunities Enterprise Education and Entrepreneurial Effectiveness* Employers Business case to get involved New ways of sifting Building multi- layered relationships with universities*

Name Job title, University Alliance Dowling Review Business / University research collaborations Nurse Review Supporting research in the most effective ways Future of HEIF HEFCE’s review of Knowledge Exchange funding Government plans for growth -Science and Innovation Strategy -Industrial Strategy The Wilson Review University-Business Collaboration Enterprise for all The relevance of enterprise in education Discussions and Consultations

Job Ready In-depth interviews with small and large employers Start up: a story Graduates who are turning their business ideas into a reality and a toolkit to support anyone wanting to do the same University Alliance Case Studies

University Alliance: Driving economic growth through employer engaged STEM provision Aim: Exploring examples of employer- engaged STEM provision across the HE sector Publication: July 2015 Quality Assurance Agency: Employability initiatives: what works? Aim: To evaluating the impact of employability initiatives in universities and colleges Publication: September 2015 Research Projects

Money and Resource Emergency budget / Comprehensive Spending Review Tuition fees Future of KE funding, including HEIF Growth and Retraction: Alternative progression routes Lift of student number controls Part time / Adult learners (wfd) New thinking Nurse / Dowling reviews HEFCE’s “Learning Gain” pilots More open data Skills devolution Some employers diversifying recruitment Opinions from UKCES / CBI etc. What's next?

@unialliance