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Dept for Education and Employment

Answer

Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of life science graduates gain employment related to their field of study [53223] Mr. Mudie: Life science courses are included in the `biological sciences' category in the statistics collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency but cannot be identified separately. The latest available information is for students who qualified in 1997 and relates to first destinations as reported by 31 December 1997. The table below gives a complete list of occupants entered and other destinations of first degree graduates in biological sciences. First degree graduates in biological sciences from HE institutions in the UK in 1997 for whom destination is known, number of graduates and percentage total _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Destination/Occupation Number Percentage Entered employment: Managers and administrators 919 7 Professional occupations 1,485 12 Associate professional and technical 1,300 10 occupations Clerical and secretarial occupations 1,363 11 Craft and related occupations 50 0 Personal and protective service occupations 698 6 Sales occupations 661 5 Plant and machine operatives 71 1 Other occupations 202 2 Unknown 94 1 Entered study or training 3,665 29 Seeking employment or training 1,128 9 Not available for employment 676 5 Overseas student returning overseas 340 3 Total for whom destination known 12,652 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

53223; 317 c496W

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Curriculum Employment Graduates Take-up Life sciences

Contains statistics

Yes