{"id":19972,"date":"2019-08-18T14:14:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T14:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=19972"},"modified":"2019-08-18T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T14:14:42","slug":"college-degrees-88-percent-employability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/college-degrees-88-percent-employability\/","title":{"rendered":"College degrees mean 88 percent employability; reports ONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the United Kingdom’s <\/b>Office for National Statistics<\/b><\/a> (ONS)<\/b>, eighty-eight percent (88%) of graduates have secured employment opportunities as compared to seventy-two percent (72%) of persons who are not graduates<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>
\nAvailable information shows that graduates get a median average salary of thirty-four thousand pounds (<\/span>\u00a334,000)<\/span> as compared to their non-graduate counterparts who get twenty-four thousand pounds (<\/span>\u00a324,000).<\/span>
\nData obtained could mean that the money earned by graduates equals the worthiness of many college degrees. Or at least, could help pay up the debt in getting the degree.<\/p>\n

College degrees present many opportunities<\/b><\/h2>\n

Whenever employers are scrutinizing graduates, they gauge many issues, not just the degree. For instance, the applicants are analyzed on how they optimally utilized their time.\u00a0<\/b>
\nNevertheless, universities understand this aspect by presenting students with numerous opportunities.\u00a0<\/span>
\nAccording to Catriona Scott, Explore Learning director, a university presents real chances to establish skills such as empathy, communication, and resilience.\u00a0<\/b>
\nAs a result, whenever graduates are interviewed, they ought to present their university experiences, as well as how their transferable capabilities will come in handy in propelling business objectives.\u00a0<\/span>
\nScott affirms that graduates can never lack a story because they have a wide range of options such as a problematic presentation, a charity event, or a dissertation project. These skills will be instrumental in boosting their competitive edge in a stiff job market.<\/b>
\nScott stipulates that there is more offered by a university degree other than qualification.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

College degrees offer lifelong value<\/b><\/h2>\n

Andrew Wathey, Northumbria University\u2019s vice-chancellor, attests that the success levels of a degree should not be judged based on the first and second jobs secured by graduates as it incorporates lifelong value.\u00a0<\/b>
\nHe acknowledges that university education is pivotal in presenting people with better options for future career paths. As a result, it offers an extensive knowledge base to graduates as their professional life grows.\u00a0<\/span>
\nWathey also states that the nation requires an adaptable workforce with the capability of efficiently responding to the uncertain environment. Universities come in handy in this undertaking.\u00a0<\/span>
\nA student social media platform called Research from Campus Society stipulated that twenty-five percent (25%) of students thought their degrees did not adequately equip them with technical skills necessitated in career choices.<\/b>
\nGraduates are, however, advised to continue learning new skills as this expands their knowledge base in the job market.\u00a0<\/span>
\nFor instance, Tom Bourlet, Evanta\u2019s marketing manager, attests that he was taught the conventional marketing procedures at the university. He, however, had to expand his expertise by learning digital skills such as affiliates, PPC, and SEO.\u00a0<\/b>
\nNevertheless, the issue of whether <\/span>free-college<\/span><\/a> should exist is continuously triggering mixed reactions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), eighty-eight percent (88%) of graduates have secured employment opportunities as compared to seventy-two percent (72%) of persons who are not graduates.\u00a0 Available information shows that graduates get a median average salary of thirty-four thousand pounds (\u00a334,000) as compared to their non-graduate counterparts who get twenty-four […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":19969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,5],"tags":[331,332,333,490,640,1425],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}