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

2. 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 Dan’s full presentation is available on the AGCAS website

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

4. 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 (to July 2018)

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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?

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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?