You have been asked to complete this questionnaire because you completed a higher education qualification between 1 August and 31 December 2004.

Please make sure you have filled out all of the sections that are relevant to you and checked your answers before submitting your questionnaire.

If you have any questions or problems whilst filling out this form, please contact the Careers Advisory Service.

Personal Details

Please complete all of the following details.

All the information fields here are required. Please complete before proceeding.







Please continue to Section A

Section A

What were you doing on 15 April 2005?

Q1

Which of the following statements best describes your employment circumstances on 15 April 2005?

Please tick one box only for Question 1.












Q2

On 15 April 2005 were you involved in either full-time or part-time study, training or research?

Please tick one box only for Question 2.




Please continue to Section B

Section B

Your employment on 15 April 2005

If you were not in work on 15 April 2005, please check here and go to Section C. Otherwise continue with this section.

If you had more than one job on 15 April 2005, please tell us about your main job.

Q3


Q4

EXAMPLE ANSWER: Maintaining and updating company intranet.


Q5

Which of the following best describes the basis on which you were employed on 15 April 2005?








Q6

If you were employed for less than a year or were part-time, please estimate your pay to the full-time annual equivalent.



Q7


Q8

EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Manufactures shoes OR Sells shoes


Q9





Q10

Approximately how many people work in the entire organisation?

(i.e all branches, depts etc.)





Q11

Would you have been able to get the job you were doing on 15 April 2005 without the qualification you have recently obtained?

Refer to the actual qualification, not the subject of study.






Q12

As far as you are aware, what was more important to your employer about your qualification, the subject(s) you studied or the level of study?





Q13

Why did you decide to take the job you were doing on 15 April 2005?

Remember, please tick all that apply for this question.









Q14

EXAMPLE ANSWER: Well paid; right location.



Q15

How did you find out about this job









Q16

EXAMPLE ANSWER: Notice board at University.



Q17

Thinking still about your employer on 15 April 2005: did you work for this employer before or during the programme of study you recently completed?





Q18

In which of the ways listed below did you work for this employer?







Please continue to Section C

Section C

Further study, training or research

If you were not undertaking study, training or research on 15 April 2005, please check here and go to Section D. Otherwise continue with this section.

Q19

Which of the following best describes the study, training or research you were undertaking on 15 April 2005?





Q20

EXAMPLE ANSWER: MSc. in Interactive Media.


Q21


Q22

EXAMPLE ANSWERS: King's College, London / Manchester Metropolitan.


Q23

Which of the following best describes the type of qualification you were aiming for?









Q24


Q25

Why did you decide to undertake further study, training or research?








Q26



Q27

How did you mainly fund your study, training or research?






Please continue to Section D

Section D

Newly qualified teachers

If you successfully completed a course of initial teacher training or pre-service teacher training leading to UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) between 1 August 2004 and 31 December 2004, please complete this section. If you did not study either of these please check here and go to Section E.

Q28

Were you employed as a teacher on 15 April 2005?



Q29

Were you teaching in a maintained (state) or non-maintained (independent) school or college?

Do not answer this if you were teaching in Northern Ireland.





Q30

Were you teaching at the primary or secondary phase or in a college or other educational establishment?





Q31

Were you seeking a teaching post on 15 April 2005?



Please continue to Section E

Section E

Part-time qualifiers only

If you got the qualification you were awarded last academic year wholly or mostly by full-time study, please check here and go to Section F. Otherwise continue with this section.

Q32

Thinking back to when you started the course you completed last academic year: which of the following best describes what motivated you to take the course?





Q33

Were you employed during your course or immediately before it?



Q34

Did the employer you worked with before or during your course give you support during all or part of your course?






Please continue to Section F

Section F

Thank you for completeing this questionnaire.

Before you submit this form, please take a few minutes to ensure that you have completed ALL the questions which apply to you, and that you have completed them accurately.