Govt must improve university access, UCU suggests
Date posted: 04 Sep 2009
The University and College Union (UCU) has welcomed new graduate employment statistics released this week and is now calling on the government to widen university access to more students.
A survey conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) recently revealed that 88.9 per cent of the 2004/05 graduates it surveyed were found to be in some form of employment three and a half years later.
Of those polled, a high proportion claimed they were largely satisfied with their careers.
The University and College Union (UCU) has welcomed new graduate employment statistics released this week and is now calling on the government to widen university access to more students.
A survey conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) recently revealed that 88.9 per cent of the 2004/05 graduates it surveyed were found to be in some form of employment three and a half years later.
Of those polled, a high proportion claimed they were largely satisfied with their careers.
Responding to the HESA study, the UCU believes it is important ministers do not restrict people''s access to further study by introducing "regressive policies".
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the union, said ministers should instead consider investing more in the UK''s graduates.
She said: "''We have always argued that university has the power to improve people''s quality of life. However, the government must not use these figures to justify piling more debt on prospective students or their families."
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