We are now working with a number of clients in the Higher Education sector throughout the country, where our insight is helping in areas such as portfolio planning, engaging with industry, degree apprenticeships, and student engagement. But we feel that we’ve only just scratched the surface so far. This is why we are looking […]
Higher Education
Degree Apprenticeships: How Can You Identify the Best Opportunities in Your Region?
The number of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery at education level 4 and above has grown significantly over the past few years, with the total now reaching 94. For any university thinking of beginning a Degree Apprenticeship programme, or perhaps expanding its offer, there is clearly no lack of potential opportunities out there to […]
Which Jobs and Skills Are Employers in Our Region Struggling to Fill? Our New Job Postings Feature Can Help You Answer This.
Last year we introduced Job Postings Analytics (JPA) into our online data tool, Analyst, in order to give even more up-to-date insight on top of our existing Labour Market Insight (LMI). For our customers, this has given them the ability not only to delve into our structural data to better understand long-term demand and […]
Case Study: The University of Wolverhampton — Setting a Benchmark for Regionally Focused Higher Education
In 2016, Wolverhampton University set out an ambitious vision for the next five years. With an overarching mission of “Maximising opportunity through generating knowledge, innovation and enterprise”, the institution set out a strategic plan based on the following three pillars: ● Students First ● Skills and Knowledge for Economic and Social Transformation ● Significant Influence […]
“One of the Top Universities in the UK for Directing Students to Potential Careers”
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has recently clamped down on a number of universities for making misleading claims in their marketing. According to the BBC, six universities have been told that they must remover their statements, and the ASA has said that it will shortly be issuing guidance to the higher education sector on […]
Using Your Website to Chart a Clear Pathway to Successful Career Destinations
Below is an article which first appeared in University Business magazine. Why do people go to university? Is it to get a degree in an area of study that interests them? Is it for the student experience? These reasons no doubt play a part in the decision-making process for most people, but ultimately there is […]
Degree Apprenticeships: Identifying New Opportunities for Developing Future Programmes – Part 2
In Part 1 of this piece, we focused on how understanding the needs of regional employers is key for any university that really wants to develop a successful degree apprenticeship programme. We then went on to show how we have been working with Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) to help them achieve this, by creating a series […]
Degree Apprenticeships: Identifying New Opportunities for Developing Future Programmes – Part 1
According to HEFCE, Phase 1 of the Degree Apprenticeships Development Fund (DADF) saw a total of £4.5 million awarded to 25 universities and 20 colleges to support early 5,200 new programmes. Although this represents just a fraction of degrees throughout the country, with increasing numbers of young people looking for alternative methods of gaining a degree but without […]
Unpacking the Gap Between Career Aspirations of School Students and Labour Market Realities
We recently published this piece on our Australian site, but because the issue dealt with — career aspirations of young people often not matching labour market realities — is exactly the same in Britain as in Australia, we have republished the piece in full below. A recent piece of research published in the […]
Going for Gold: How Better Insight can Help Your University Consolidate or Improve its TEF Award
With the results of the first Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) now released, universities across the country are currently taking stock of their position. For the 45 that received a gold award, there will obviously be a sense of pride and quite possibly relief that the assessors agreed with their submissions. For the 67 that […]
