1. 18
Compiled December 2016

2. IT’S ABOUT YOUR SKILLS & QUALITIES
The pace of change is so fast that students who go on to university may subsequently enter jobs that
haven’t yet been invented…
with organisations
who don’t currently exist!
Around 70% of graduate jobs currently take graduates from ANY academic discipline
So it’s not just about what course or subject you study,
it’s also about your skills and qualities, for example……

3. The big 4 are: PwC KPMG Deloitte Ernst & Young
SKILLS & QUALITIES REQUIRED BY THE ‘BIG 4’ (WHO RECRUIT 18-YEAR-OLDS AS WELL AS GRADUATES OF ANY DISCIPLINE)
Enthusiasm
Leadership
Numerical ability
Problem-solving
Resilience
Respect
Teamwork
Achievement
Analytical skills
Communication
Creativity
Curiosity
Determination
Energy
The big 4 are: PwC KPMG Deloitte Ernst & Young

4. The Adaptable Mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=937iCwJd3fI

5. FULL-TIME HIGHER EDUCATION IN UK
Key advantage:
despite hundreds of course options, hundreds of subject combinations, universities and 200+ other providers….
….at least these options are finite and can mostly be sourced and applied for in one place – UCAS!
Don’t be totally put off by high tuition fees/loans:
you don’t pay upfront….the loans are written off after 30 years….and uni will probably be a transformational, life-changing experience that will substantially enhance your employability

6. FULL-TIME UNI DEGREE IN UK The ten universities most-often targeted by Britain’s top graduate employers in are (not in order):
Manchester
Nottingham
Warwick
Cambridge
Oxford
Durham
Bristol
Imperial College London
University College London
Leeds
The highest published graduate starting salaries for 2015 are at Aldi (£42,000) and the European Commission (£41,500)
Over four-fifths of the UK’s leading graduate employers are offering paid work experience programmes for students and recent graduates during the academic year – an unprecedented 13,049 paid work placements are available
Graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer

7. FULL-TIME UNI DEGREE IN UK
Degree in a fully vocational subject
Degree in a ‘semi-vocational’ subject
Degree in an ‘academic’ subject
Joint, Combined or Multi-disciplinary Degree
Two-year Degree, FOUNDATION DEGREE OR HND
Private sector Level 4 Diploma course
OTHER Private sector DegreeS
UK UNI WITH YEAR ABROAD
UK UNI WITH OVERSEAS CAMPUS – OR VICE VERSA

8. APPROX TUITION FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
HIGHER EDUCATION ABROAD
APPROX TUITION FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
£27,750: England, NI, Scotland, Wales
£0: Germany
£287: France
£3,328: China
£24,268: Canada
£8,729: Japan
£19,594: N Zealand
£26,413: USA
£20,784: Australia
£17,235: Singapore

9. Cost of Living Infographic

10. FULL-TIME UNI DEGREE OVERSEAS
DEGREE AT A EUROPEAN UNI
DEGREE AT UNI IN USA
DEGREE AT UNI ELSEWHERE

11. University-Employer Partnerships
UK UNI WITH YEAR IN INDUSTRy
UNIVERSITY/EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIP DEGREE
UK DEGREE WITH SPONSORSHIP
SALARIED SCHOOL-LEAVER PROGRAMMES
ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIPS
HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPs
DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS
SOME OTHER POST A-LEVEL APPRENTICESHIPS
POST A-LEVEL APPRENTICESHIPS OVERSEAS
OTHER APPRENTICESHIPS
THE HIDDEN JOB MARKET….
ARMED & EMERGENCY SERVICES
SELF-EMPLOYMENT, TEMPING OR PORTFOLIO CAREERS

12. GAP YEAR OPPORTUNITIES & FURTHER EDUCATION
GAP YEAR(S) UK
GAP YEAR(S) ABROAD
FULL-TIME FURTHER EDUCATION
DO NOTHING