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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
MONA CAMPUS
REPORT ON THE
SURVEY OF FIRST DEGREE GRADUATES
CLASS OF 2007
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
MARCH 31, 2009
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INTRODUCTION
TheUWI,throughtheOfficeofPlanningandInstitutionalResearch,MonaCampusconducteda
survey of First Degree graduates from the Class of 2007 who graduated from the Mona
Campus. The survey instrumentwas developed collaboratively among the Universitywide
PlanningOffices.
The
survey
solicited
responses
to
approximately
30
questions
covering
student demographics, area of study, further studies, employment, and personal and
professionaldevelopment.
The survey not only shows how students have fared in the job market one year after
graduating, but also reveals important trends in the labourmarket and suggests areas for
improvementbytheMonaCampus.
METHODOLOGY
SurveyAdministration
TheSurveyofFirstDegreeGraduatesfromtheClassof2007wasadministeredbytheOfficeof
Planning and Institutional Research. Questionnaires were mailed during the last week of
January2009toapproximately2,464graduatesresidinginJamaica. Asecondmailingfollowed
inmidFebruary to approximately 180 graduates residing in other Caribbean territories. All
graduatesweregiventheopportunitytoreplytothesurveybymailorelectronicallybyMarch
15,2009.
Studentswho completed all the survey questions on timewere eligible towin one of four
facultyprizesofUS$500 cash and a grandprizeofUS$1,000 cash. Thewinnersare tobe
announcedsometime
in
April.
Bytheendofthesurveyperiod,633formswerereceived,representinga24%returnrate. This
responseratemarksanimprovementoverthe14%responserateachievedfromthesameclass
ofgraduatessurveyedattheMonaCampusbetweenOctoberandNovember2007.
SurveyInstrument
Thesurveyinstrument,whichwasdevelopedcollaborativelybythePlanningOfficesacrossthe
University, comprised four sections. Section one collected personal information from the
graduates
such
as
their
name,
age,
sex,
phone
number
and
address
as
well
as
their
faculty
ofstudy,degreeearned,andclassofdegree.
Section twoof the survey inquired about further studies such aswhetherornot theywere
currently enrolled in a graduate programme, their field of study, the type of programme
enrolledin,andthenameoftheinstitution.
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Sectionthreeaskedaseriesofquestionsonthestudentsemploymentstatusandtheextentto
whichtheircurrentjobwasrelatedtotheirfieldofstudy.
Sectionfouraskedtwelvequestionsabouttheskillsandcompetenciesacquiredwhilestudying
at the Mona Campus. Students were asked to rate the Campuss contribution to their
skills/competenciesdevelopment
on
ascale
of
None,
Very
Little,
Moderate,
to
Strong.
FINDINGS
Section1: PersonalData
AgeGroup
AsTable1shows,themajority(42%)ofrespondentsfromtheClassof2007wereinthe1924
agegroup.
Table1
Age
Group N %
1924 268 42
2529 133 21
3034 79 12
35+ 153 24
Total 633 100
Sex
AmongtheClassof2007,79%ofgraduateswerefemaleand21%male. AsseeninTable2,a
higherpercentageoffemales(84%)respondedtothesurvey.
Table2
Sex N %
Male 101 16
Female 532 84
Total 633 100
Faculty
Among the faculties, theSocialScienceshad thehighest representationat38%, followedby
HumanitiesandEducation(35%),MedicalSciences(13%)andPureandAppliedSciences(13%).
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Table3
Faculty N %
Humanities&Education 226 35
MedicalSciences 85 13
Pure&AppliedSciences 80 13
SocialSciences
242
38
Total 633 100
DegreeEarned
MostrespondentsgraduatedwithaBachelorofSciencedegree(62%),followedbyaBachelor
ofEducationdegree(18%)andaBachelorofArtsdegree(17%).
Table4
DegreeEarned N %
BA 109 17
BBMS 4 1
BED 117 18
BSC 392 62
MBBS 11 2
Total 633 100
MajorField
of
Study
The top tenmajor fieldsof studywereManagementStudies (66),Nursing (64),History (33),
Hospitality and Tourism (28), Psychology (28), Education (22), International Relations (21),
Media and Communication (19), Educational Administration (18), Literacy Studies (15) and
Mathematics(15).
ClassofDegree
Most respondents (45%) graduated with Lower Second Class Honours followed by Upper
SecondClassHonours(35%). Twelvepercent(12%)receivedFirstClassHonours.
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Table5
ClassofDegree N %
FirstClass 78 12
UpperSecond 219 35
LowerSecond 283 45
Pass
53
8
Total 633 100
Section2: FurtherStudies
When asked about their enrolment in postgraduate studies, sixteen percent (16%) of
respondents reported that they were currently enrolled in postgraduate studies. This
representsa significant increaseover the5% reportedamong the samecohort inNovember
2007. Amongthepostgraduaterespondents(103),48%werestudyingthesamefieldastheir
Firstdegree,
while
52%
were
studying
another
field.
Table6
Postgraduate
Studies N %
Yes 103 16
No 530 84
Total 633 100
Type
of
Programme
As Table 7 shows, themajority (75%)ofpostgraduate respondentswere enrolled in Taught
programmeswhile12%wereenrolledinResearchprogrammes.
Table7
Programme N %
Taught 77 75
Research 12 12
AdvanceDip 5 5
Professional 9 9
Total 103 100
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InstitutionAttending
Most (76%) of these postgraduate respondents were attending the UWI while smaller
percentageswereenrolledatoverseasinstitutions(17%)andotherJamaicaninstitutions(7%).
Table8
Institution N %
UWI 78 76
Overseas 17 17
OtherJamaican 7 7
Total 102 100
IntentiontoEnrolinPostgraduateStudies
Amongthe
530
respondents
who
were
not
enrolled
in
ahigher
degree
programme,
492
or
93%saidtheyplannedtoenrol inthenearfuture,while7%saidtheydidnot. Amongthose
whoplannedtoenrol,44%saidtheywouldstudythesamefieldastheirFirstdegreewhile56%
reportedthattheywouldstudyanotherfield. Amongthosewhowouldstudyanotherfield,
thehighestreportedfields includedHumanResourceManagement(21),MBA(16),Business
Administration(15),Marketing(13),Law(13),andEducation(10).
Section3: Employment
CurrentlyEmployed
Whenaskedabouttheiremploymentstatus,90%ofrespondentssaidtheywereemployed.
The employment rate among this cohort increased tremendously over the 61% reported in
November 2007. Among the 10% unemployed, 46%were currently pursuing postgraduate
studies.
Table9
Employed N %
Yes 570 90
No
63
10
Total 633 100
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ActivityofEmployer
Theprincipalactivitiesofemployersfellintothreemaingroupswhichtogetheraccountedfor
65% of all reported activities. These were Education (194), Healthcare (90) and
Finance/Banking(90).
TypeofEmployer
Among the employed graduates, 37% were employed by a Central Government/Statutory
Authority, 34% by the private sector, 23% by another public sector institution, and 6% by
anotherentity.
Table10
Sector N %
Central
Govt./Statutory
208
37
OtherPublic 132 23
Private 194 34
Other 35 6
Total 569 100
When the responsecategorieswere recoded tomatch the responses to theNovember2007
survey,mostrespondentsreportedemploymentintheEducationsectorwhichaccountedfor
32%ofresponsesin2007and35%in2009.
Table11
Sector2 N %
Education 198 35
Public/Statutory 170 30
Private 190 33
Other 11 2
Total 569 100
JobTitle
Whenaskedabouttheiroccupationorjobtitle,mostrespondentsreportedthefollowingtitles
whichtogetheraccountedfor70%ofallreportedjobtitles: Teacher(144),Officer(68),Nurse
(56),Assistant (38),Manager (28),Representative (19),Teller (17),Analyst (13)andSecretary
(11). It is not surprising how many respondents reported teacher, since the majority of
respondentsreportedemploymentintheeducationsector(Table11).
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TypeofJob
Amongtheemployedgraduates,71%reportedbeingemployedonafulltimepermanentbasis
while 22%were employed on a fulltime temporary basis. Another 6% reported parttime
employmentand1%,selfemployment. Thenumberofselfemployedgraduatesdeclinedfrom
4%in
November
2007
to
1%
in
2009.
The
fact
that
93%
of
respondents
reported
full
time
Table12
TypeofJob N %
FTPermanent 403 71
FTTemporary 127 22
PartTime 33 6
SelfEmployment 4 1
Total 567 100
employmentisgoodnewsfortheMonaCampusandanindicationoftheopportunitiesinthe
labourmarket. Further analyses revealed that fulltime employmentwas not limited to a
particular age group (Table 13) and that all three sectors (education, public, and private)
accountedforalmostequalsharesofthefulltimeemployedgraduates(Table14).
Table13
Age
FullTime
Employment
N %
1924 197 37
2534 184 35
35+ 149 28
Total 530 100
Table14
Sector2
FullTime
Employment
N %
Educ.
188
35
Public/Stat. 169 32
Private 164 31
Other 9 2
Total 530 100
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CurrentJobRequiresaFirstDegree
Almosthalfofrespondents(49%)reportedthataFirstdegreewasaminimumrequirementfor
theirjob,while51%saidaFirstdegreewasnotaminimumrequirementfortheirjob. Thefact
Table15
JobRequires
FirstDegree N %
Yes 275 49
No 292 51
Total 567 100
thathalfofrespondentswereholdingjobsrequiringaFirstdegreeindicatesthecaliberofjobs
Monasgraduatesareobtaining,andalsothe importanceofaUniversityeducation inthejob
market.
Further
analyses
revealed
that
the
youngest
age
group
(19
24)
was
the
most
likely
to
reporttheirjobrequiredaFirstdegree(Table16)and,amongthesectors,theprivatesector
wasthemostlikelytorequireaFirstdegree(Table17).
Table16
AgeGroup
JobRequires
FirstDegree
(Yes)
N %
1924 132 48
2534 92 33
35+
51
19
Total 275 100
Table17
Sector2
JobRequiresFirst
Degree(Yes)
N %
Education 74 27
Public/Statutory 90 33
Private
106
39
Other 5 2
Total 275 100
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JobRelatedtoFieldofStudy
When asked to what extent their current job was related to their field of study, most
respondents (51%)saidtheirjobwasdirectlyrelatedtotheir fieldofstudy,andanother27%
saidtheirjobwassomewhatrelatedtotheirfieldofstudy. Only10%ofrespondentsreported
theircurrent
job
was
neither
related
to
their
field
of
study
nor
their
preference.
Table18
JobRelatedto
FieldofStudy N %
Yes 293 51
Somewhat 154 27
No,mychoice 67 12
No,notmychoice 55 10
Total
569
100
FirstJobSinceGraduatingfromUWI,Mona
With regard to whether or not their current job was their first job, nearly half (44%) of
respondentssaidyes,while56%saidno. AsTable20shows,thosemostlikelytoreporttheir
currentjobastheirfirstweretheyoungestagegroup.
Table19
FirstJob N %
Yes 248 44
No 320 56
Total 568 100
Table20
AgeGroup
FirstJob
Yes No Total
1924 123 97 220
2534 89 108 197
35+ 36 115 151
Total 248 320 568
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Sixtypercent(60%)returnedtoajobtheyheldpriortograduatingfromMona(Table21).
Table21
Returnedto
PreviousJob
N
%
Yes 190 60
No 127 40
Total 317 100
Notsurprisingly,thosewhoreturnedtoapreviousposttendedtobeolder(Table22)andwere
employedintheeducationsector(Table23).
Table
22
AgeGroup
ReturnedtoPost
TotalYes No
1924 16 81 97
2534 66 39 105
35+ 108 7 115
Total 190 127 317
Table23
Sector2Returned
to
Post
TotalYes No
Education 107 36 143
Public/Statutory 48 26 74
Private 33 60 93
Other 2 2 4
Total 190 124 314
Gross
Monthly
Salary
(JA$)
Amongtheemployedgraduateswhoreportedtheirgrossmonthlysalary(91%responserate),
the mean was $90,912, the median $82,250 and the mode $80,000. The minimum and
maximumsalariesrangedfrom$16,000to$380,000permonth.
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Table24
Measure
GrossMonthly
SalaryinJA$
Mean 90,912
Median 82,250
Mode
80,000
Std.Dev. 43,645
Minimum 16,000
Maximum 380,000
When themeansalarieswerecomparedby faculty, the facultywith thehighestmeansalary
wasHumanitiesandEducation($98,181)followedbyPureandAppliedSciences($90,700)and
SocialSciences($87,951). ThemeansalaryforMedicalScienceswas$79,480. Thereasonfor
thehighmeansalaryinHumanitiesandEducationisduetothehighermeansalaryinEducation
($115,296).Sixty
three
percent
(63%)
of
respondents
from
that
department
were
35
years
or
older,manyofwhomwereemployed as teacherswith theMinistryofEducation. Teaching
salarieswerereportedonaverageinthe$90,000$120,000range. Additionally,intheFaculty
ofMedical Sciences, 75% of respondentswere nurseswhose salarieswere in the $40,000
$50,000 range compared with the few MBBS respondents who reported salaries in the
$100,000andoverrange.
Table25
Faculty Mean N St.Dev.
Humanities&Education 98,181 191 40,195
MedicalSciences 79,480 70 62,079
Pure&AppliedSciences 90,700 64 42,743
SocialSciences 87,951 194 37,938
Total 90,912 519 43,645
Whenthemeansalarieswerecomparedbyagegroupthemeansalariesincreasedwithage.
Table26
Age Mean N St.Dev.
1924 75,970 204 38,483
2529 89,228 110 49,379
3034 96,254 70 36,717
35+ 112,095 135 40,414
Total 90,912 519 43,645
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Whenthemeansalarieswerecomparedbysex,maleshadahighermeansalary($98,194)than
females($89,758)byalmost$10,000.
Table27
Sex
Mean
N
St.Dev.
Male 98,194 71 49,536
Female 89,758 448 42,584
Total 90,912 519 43,645
Salarydatawerealsoconvertedintoannualincometoseewhatpatternsemerged. AsTable28
shows,61%ofemployedrespondentswereearning$900,000ormoreayear,whichcompares
favorablytothe27%reportedbythiscohortinNovember2007. Itappearsthen,thatstudents
employmentprospectsimproveoneyearaftergraduation.
Table28
IncomeGroup N %
$1499,999 36 7
$500,000699,999 75 14
$700,000899,999 92 18
$900,0001,099,999 116 22
$1,100,0009,999,999 200 39
Total 519 100
Section4: PersonalandProfessionalDevelopment
WhenaskedaboutacquiredskillsandcompetenciesfromtheMonaCampus,respondentswere
generallysatisfied. Respondentswere invitedtoratetheCampusscontributiononascaleof
None, Very Little, Moderate, to Strong,with None representing a score of 1 and
Strong representing a score of 4. As Table 29 shows, respondents gave Moderate to
Strongratingstoallbuttwocategories,InnovativeandEntrepreneurial,andProficiency
in a Second Language. These two categories reflect areas for improvement atMona. It
shouldbenoted,however,thatofthefewrespondentswhoseMajorwasaforeignlanguage,
theserespondents
gave
high
ratings
to
Proficiency
in
aSecond
Language.
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Table29
Competencies Mean
CriticalThinkingSkills 3.51
ProblemSolvingSkills 3.46
EffectiveWritingSkills 3.48
EffectiveSpeaking
Skills
3.29
WorkingEffectivelyw/IT 3.11
Innovative&Entrepreneurial 2.72
Understanding&Appreciating
Diversity/OtherCultures 3.45
Think&WorkIndependently 3.56
WorkEffectivelyinTeams 3.50
Socio/PoliticalAwareness 3.17
EthicalConduct 3.23
ProficiencyinSecondLanguage 1.66
SummaryandConclusion
Inconclusion, theSurveyofFirstDegreeGraduates,Classof2007,hasprovidedsomeuseful
information on graduates one year after graduation. On the positive side, findings show a
markedimprovementintheemploymentratewhichwasreportedtobe61%somefivemonths
aftergraduationand90%oneyearlater. Ahigherpercentageofgraduateshavealsopursued
postgraduate studieswhichwas 5% fivemonths after graduation and 16% one year later.
Salaries also improved greatlywith 61% of graduates earning salaries of $900,000 ormore
annually,
compared
with
27%
of
graduates
earning
this
amount
five
months
after
graduation.
Findings also reveal important information about the labourmarket. Most notable are the
threemain sectors inwhich graduates are employed, Education,Healthcare, and Finance&
Banking. It issomewhatofasurprisethat teachingsalariesareonparwith thesalariesof
recentMBBS graduates. Despite concernsoveraweakeningeconomy,many graduatesare
abletofinddecentpayingjobsonafulltimepermanentbasis. Thesejobsarenotonlyrelated
totheirfieldofstudybutmoreandmore,thesepositionsarerequiringaUniversitydegree.
TheMonaCampus,however,needstoaddresscertain issues toremainaviable,competitive
institution. OneareaofconcernisthegenderimbalanceattheMonaCampuswhichrequires
interventionatthelevelofhighschool. Moregrowthneedstooccurinpostgraduateresearchprogrammes through perhaps better funding opportunities for students. With regard to
innovativeandentrepreneurialskills,theMonaCampuscouldbetterpreparegraduatesinthis
areaby institutingamandatoryentrepreneurialcourseforallfinalyearstudents. Thiscourse
would not only prepare graduates for theworld ofwork butwould also contribute to the
countryseconomicgrowththroughincreasedentrepreneurship.
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SECTION 1 PERSONAL DATA
1.Name:..
2. Age Group
19to
24
25
to
29
30to34 Over35
3.Sex
Male Female
4.PreferredContact#:
5.CurrentEMailAddress:
6.Faculty/School
Humanities Education
MedicalSciences PureandAppliedSciences
SocialSciences
7.NameofDegreeEarned:..
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8.ClassofDegreeObtained:
FirstClass UpperSecondClass
LowerSecondClass Pass
SECTION 2 FURTHER STUDIES
9.Areyoucurrentlyenrolledinagraduateprogram?
Yes No
Ifanswertotheaboveisyes,pleasestatefieldyouareenrolledin:
SameFieldasmyFirstDegree
Otherfield.
Please
state
.
10.Typeof program
Taughtmasters ResearchDegree
AdvancedDiploma OtherProfessionale.g.A.C.C.A.
11.Nameofinstitution:.
12.Ifyouarenotenrolledinagraduateprogram,doyouintendtointhenearfuture?
Yes No
Ifanswertotheaboveisyes,pleasestatewhichfieldyouwillenrollin:
SameFieldasmyFirstDegree
Otherfield.Pleasestate.
SECTION 3 - EMPLOYMENT
13.Areyoucurrentlyemployed?
Yes No
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14. If yes, please state name of your employer:
...
15. Briefly state the principal activity of your employer e.g. commercial banking, health
care etc.:
16. Type of employer
CentralGovernment/StatutoryAuthority
OtherPublicSectorInstitution
PrivateSector
Other
17. What is the title or designation of your job?
.
18.GrossMonthlySalary(IfNotJA$,StateCurrency)
.
19. Type of job:
Fulltimepermanent Fulltimetemporaryorcontract
Parttime
Self
employed
20. Is the minimum requirement a first degree for the job in which you are currently
employed?
Yes No
21. Is your current job directly related to your field of study?
Yes,isdirectlyrelatedtomyfieldofstudyYes,itissomewhatrelated(withinthebroaderdiscipline)
No,itisnotrelated(butmychoice)
No,itisnotrelated(notmychoice)
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22. Is your current job your first job since graduating from UWI?
Yes No
23. If your answer to the above question is (no), did you return to a job you previously heldin the public or private sector?
Yes No
SECTION 4 YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
24. Rate the following competencies in terms of the contribution of your UWI education
COMPETENCIES
EXTENTOFUWISCONTRIBUTION
(pleasetickappropriatecircle)
None Verylittle Moderate Strong1.Criticalthinkingskills O O O O
2.Problemsolvingskills O O O O
3.EffectiveWritingskills O O O O
4.Effective
speaking
skills
O
O
O
O
5.WorkingeffectivelywithmodernIT
communicationtechnologies
O O O O
6.Innovativeandentrepreneurial O O O O
7.Understandingandappreciatingdiversity
andothercultures
O O O O
8.Abilitytothinkandworkindependently O O O O
9.Capacitytoworkeffectivelyinteams O O O O
10.Socio/Politicalawareness O O O O
11.Ethical
conduct
O
O
O
O
12.Proficiencyinasecondlanguage O O O O