“ LABOUR MARKET INSERTION OF THE GALICIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM GRADUATES“

1. “ LABOUR MARKET INSERTION OF THE GALICIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM GRADUATES“ Luis Carlos Velón Sixto – Technician in Quality Management Mª Carmen Fernández Montes - Technician in Programmes (Labour market insertion responsible) Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (ACSUG) 24 September 2009

2. INDEX OF CONTENTS • ACSUG presentation • Galician University System (SUG) . Main characteristics • Studies on insertion in the labour market • Why? What for? • Studies on insertion in the labour market: graduates • Methodology • General and specific objectives • Most relevant results • Studies on insertion in the labour market : employers • Methodology • General and specific objectives • Most relevant results

3. ACSUG presentation (I) • The Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (ACSUG) was legally established on 30 January 2001 as a consortium between the Regional Government of Galicia and the three Galician universities. • ACSUG Mission • The fundamental mission of the Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (ACSUG) is to contribute to improving the quality of the Galician University System (SUG). To do so, it takes actions in the area of drafting reports, evaluation, certification and accreditation for the activities conducted by Galician universities, especially related to teaching, research, knowledge transfer and management. • ACSUG Vision • ACSUG aims to be a point of reference in guaranteeing the quality of the SUG Higher Education institutions, recognised in Galicia, Spain and internationally for its independence, transparency and credibility.

4. ACSUG presentation (II) Organizational Chart • Average growth • in staff numbers

5. ACSUG presentation (III) ACSUG main activities:  Activities related to adopting EHEA requirements  Setting up internal quality assurance systems for degree programmes (FIDES and AUDIT programmes).  Verification, follow-up and accreditation of officially recognised programmes (VERIFICA programme).  University services evaluation.  Assessment of teaching staff (DOCENTIA programme).  Accreditation prior to teaching staff recruitment.  Teaching staff complementary compensation.  Labour market insertion analysis and surveys

6. Galician University System (SUG) . Main characteristics  3 Universities: Santiago de Compostela (USC), A Coruña (UDC) and Vigo (UVI). •  7 campuses: • UDC: Campuses of A Coruña and Ferrol • USC: Campuses of Santiago de Compostela and Lugo • UVI: Campuses of Vigo, Ourense and Pontevedra •  About 75000 students last academic year. • Degree courses offered in • the Galician University • System (SUG) by • branches of knowledge

7. JUSTIFICATION • Why ? • The quality of higher education can be translated in terms of insertion in the labour market. • To contribute towards improving the quality of training for graduates of the SUG. • Responsibility of the universities in terms of the employability of their graduates. • The design of the new study plans based on competences.

8. JUSTIFICATION • What for? • To improve the quality of the university courses offered in the SUG. • To provide a retrospective view of the graduates that makes it possible to detect the training and organisational needs of the institutions. • To improve the quality of the insertion of SUG graduates into the workplace. • To contribute towards improving the employability of future graduates.

9. STUDIES ON INSERTION IN THE LABOUR MARKET: GRADUATES • METHODOLOGY • GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • MOST RELEVANT RESULTS • Technical data from studies • Percentage of SUG graduates who work • Skills, knowledge and attitudes of the graduates • Employment search routes • Factors valued in hiring • Utilidad de los conocimientos adquiridos en el título • Necesidad de información sobre empleo en la universidad • Satisfacción con los estudios realizados

10. METHODOLOGY • Selection of the population • Request for data from the universities of the USG • Stratified sampling • Field work: C.A.T.I system • Debugging, analysis and review of results • Production of reports: recipients, publicity and dissemination.

11. GENERAL OBJECTIVES • Discovering the opinion of graduates from the different degree courses in the USG on their employment situation. • Discovering the difficulties encountered in their incorporation into the job market. • Describing the behaviour, attitudes and opinions of graduates. • Contributing towards adapting the educational offer to the needs of the job market. • Establishing a means of obtaining information for forecasting the future development of the university.

12. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Discovering the opinion of graduates on education and the university • Studying the level of use and efficiency of the different means of finding employment • Discovering the situation of the job market for different degrees • Discovering the opinion of graduates on the strong and weak points of the faculty or school where they studied, as well as needs for additional training • Discovering the situation of the job market for graduates from the USG and the features of working as professionals • Discovering the level of satisfaction of graduates with their jobs, if they work, and how far these meet the expectations they had while studying.

13. Academic year 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 Population 23700 23107 10280 Sample 4145 7967 5362 % questioned 17.49% 34.48% 52.16% Field work June 2004 April-June 2007 May 2008 TECHNICAL DATA • Population: graduates in SUG in academic years 2001-2003, 2003-2005 and 2005-2006 • Sample: stratified, by degree course-campus • Absolute maximum error: 10% in each stratus • Field work: telephone survey

14. RESULTS: Percentage of SUG graduates who work Analysis of results based on areas of knowledge: Health Sciences, Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Social and Legal Sciences I, Social and Legal Sciences II, Social and Legal Sciences III, Social and Legal Sciences IV, Arts and Humanities I and Arts and Humanities II.

15. RESULTS : Skills, knowledge and attitudes • “ competence is the ability to respond to demands and perform tasks in a suitable manner” (according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in the DESECO Definition and Selection of Competencies study, 1998)‏ • “competence refers to the behaviour, skills, knowledge and attitudes which favour the correct performance of work and which the organisation is interested in developing or recognising in its collaborators with the aim of achieving the strategic goals of the company”

16. RESULTS: Skills, knowledge and attitudes • “…..a dynamic combination of attributes - with respect to knowledge and its application, to the attitudes and responsibilities - which describe the results of learning a specific programme, or how the students will be capable of fending for themselves on the completion of the educational process” • (According to the TUNING project, 2003)‏

17. RESULTS : Skills, knowledge and attitudes • competences “the abilities, attitudes and knowledge necessary to carry out working activities with the required levels of quality and efficacy in employment”

18. RESULTS :Most valued skills, knowledge and attitudes Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

19. RESULTS :Least valued skills, knowledge and attitudes Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

20. RESULTS : Most valued skills, knowledge and attitudes Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much (SUG graduates 2005-2006)

21. RESULTS: Average of employment search routes Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

22. RESULTS: Average of factors valued in hiring Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

23. RESULTS: Use of knowledge acquired in the degree Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

24. STUDIES ON INSERTION IN THE JOB MARKET: EMPLOYERS • To offer a different perspective: that of employers • To provide information to universities on educational demands from employers • To study which competences businesses demand in their employees • Analysis of university education and its orientation towards the job market

25. METHODOLOGY • GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • MOST RELEVANT RESULTS • Skills, knowledge and attitudes of the graduates STUDIES ON INSERTION IN THE JOB MARKET: EMPLOYERS

26. METHODOLOGY • Selection of the population: Galician SMEs, SABI database. • Random stratified sample • Fieldwork: telephone and mail surveys • Debugging, analysis and review of results • Production of reports: recipients, publicity and dissemination.

27. OBJECTIVES • To estimate the potential demand for graduates by Galician SMEs in the short term Specific objectives • Finding out about the situation of Galician SMEs in relation to their university work • Studying the future demand for graduates in the Autonomous Region • Analysing the factors that contribute most towards the hiring of graduates: education required and competences and abilities valued by employers

28. RESULTS :Most valued skills, knowledge and attitudes Scale of evaluation 1: None to 5: Much

29. CONCLUSIONS: graduates and employers • Graduates and employers : • Knowledge is considered as the foundation over which a professional future can be constructed, and competences, considered as personal skills, abilities and attitudes, are essential elements for professional development. • Skills, knowledge and attitudes most valued: • Problem solving ability • Working in a team capacity • Taking responsabilities • Written and oral communication skills • Graduates and employers: • The most valued competences by employers such as leadership skills and foreign language knowledge are those which are the least valued by graduates.

30. INFORMATION SYSTEMS Dissemination of results: • Publications • Regional press • E-mail • Mail • Via website

31. ACSUG CONTACT DETAILS • Website: • http://www.acsug.es • E-mail: • insercion.laboral@acsug.es • luis.velon@acsug.es • mari.montes@acsug.es

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