Supporting graduate outcomes: Employability and entrepreneurshipMarc LinternGareth TrainerOctober 2018

marc.lintern@ncl.ac.ukgareth.trainer@ncl.ac.uk

Outline1. Latest graduate employment data Institutional position The impact of/on the North East region

2. The role of entrepreneurship

DLHE – Employment Indicator

94.1 94

94.6

95.3

93

93.5

94

94.5

95

95.5

2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

HESA Employability Indicator

HESA Employability IndicatorLinear (HESA Employability Indicator )

• Our Employment Indicator is higher than it has

been for a long time

• We’ve surpassed our HESA Benchmark

• Although this doesn’t impact the league tables it

impacts positively on our TEF Award (Teaching

Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework)

DLHE – Graduate Prospects

76.579 78.8 79.1

82.680.7

85.8

70727476788082848688

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

Good University Guide Graduate Prospects Score

GUG Graduate Prospects Score Linear (GUG Graduate Prospects Score )

• This score puts us 10th (from 28th) in the institutional table for Graduate Prospects and 5th (from 17th) in the Russell Group

• This is slightly different to the TEF Highly Skilled Metric and to other employability measures used in the Guardian and Complete league tables.

Good University Guide 2019 10th for Graduate Prospects

DLHE – Graduate Prospects

76.579 78.8 79.1

82.680.7

85.8

70727476788082848688

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

Good University Guide Graduate Prospects Score

GUG Graduate Prospects Score Linear (GUG Graduate Prospects Score )

13 12 28152419 10

Employment in the North East

Top 20 employers (NE), for Newcastle graduatesNHS 383 PwC 7Newcastle University 116 The Academy at Shotton Hall 7

J Sainsbury’s Plc 6Santander 22 Newcastle City Council 6Durham County Council 10 Akzo Nobel Coatings Ltd 5Newcastle University Students’ Union 8 Excelsior Academy 5AECOM 7 Fenwick Ltd 5Durham University 7 Proctor and Gamble 5Natural England 7 Accenture 4North Tyneside Council 7 Ernst and Young Global Ltd 4

Self-employed, freelancing or starting own business 57

SOME PEOPLE AREN’T MADE FOR GOING WITH THE FLOW.

Lixir Ltd http://lixirtonic.co.uk/ Matthew Mahatme

– BSc Biology 2015 Jordan Palmer –

BA Geography 2015

Tea Venture Ltd – NOVELTEA https://www.noveltea-drinks.com/

Vincent Efferoth – MSc Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship 2016

Lukas Passia – MSc International Business Management 2016

https://youtu.be/QPBMBwj_1qQ

17

18

Equiwatt Ltd https://equiwatt.com/

Ravneet Kaur – MSc International Marketing 2013 and PGCert Renewable Energy & Enterprise Management 2015

Johnson Fernandes – MSc Embedded Systems and Internet of Things 2010 & PhD Electrical Engineering 2017

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Busy Backpack Ltd https://www.busybackpack.co.uk/

WEITING HUANG MA Cross-Cultural Communication and MA Arts, Business and Creativity 2017

SHIYU LIU – MA Arts, Business and Creativity 2017

BROOK GOU - MA Media and Public Relations 2017

Entrepreneurial Development Process

Awareness Training Idea Business Growth

Enterprise Education Start-up Support

Enterprise Entrepreneurship

Innovation

START UP Offer Summary START UP Team - one-to-one coaching and advice that is bespoke, confidential, completely free, based

around individual aspirations. We also offer introductions to our network of experts, influencers and investors, regionally and nationally, as well as access to START UP grant funding and workspace

START UP Essentials – A series of workshops covering the basics of business planning, research, marketing and finance, providing the necessary skills to start-up.

Visa Endorsement – Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa endorsement for international students wanting to start a business in the UK after graduation.

START UP Founderships – Six months of pre-accelerator funding, intensive support and access to the START UP Space, for high potential recent graduates with scalable ideas and a case for acceleration.

START UP Connect – A monthly student led meet-up for great conversations, inspiring stories and new connections.

Engagement with Start-up Support 2017/18

356 students and graduates engaged in one-to-one start-up support in 2017/18 generating 963 start-up and business

advice interventions

14%

43%

43%

Type of Degree

PGR PGT UG

46%

54%

Gender

Female Male

36%

9%

55%

Origin

non-EU EU UK

34%

33%

9%

24%

Faculty

HaSS NUBS FMS SAgE

Self-employed Graduates 2016/17

140 graduates from 2016/17 were self-employed, starting businesses or working freelance six months after graduation =

2.7% of respondents93% of those were working at a graduate level

41%

26%

33%

Location

North East Rest of UK Overseas

42%

58%

Type of Degree

Undergraduate Postgraduate

47%

15%

8%

30%

Faculty

HaSS NUBS FMS SAgE

5thin the UK for graduate

entrepreneurship

Top research-intensive university in the North of

England for graduate entrepreneurship

Creating the most investible university-

supported start-ups in the North East of England

Creating the most successful and sustainable social

enterprises of those supported by Russell Group universities

Active Company Analysis

69%

29%

2%

Location

North East Rest of UK Overseas

33%

67%

Gender

Female Male

38%

27%

9%

26%

Faculty

HaSS NUBS FMS SAgE

There are currently 220 founders actively trading.They relate to the 179 businesses declared in HEBCIS as trading

as of the end of July 2017, plus 35 businesses created and trading since.

64%5%3%

28%

Legal Status

Ltd/LLP SocEnt Partnership Solo

Summary and Future Priorities Exploring entrepreneurship is something that

enhances employability whether the venture succeeds of fails.

There is demand from industry for independent professionals to in/outsource with, and small start-ups to acquire to boost innovation

We are creating employers, inventing future occupations, and adding work and investment opportunities

A small proportion of graduates start-up upon leaving University, but they typically have a broader impact on the economy and place

KEF will emphasise the need for reliable data dependant on positive relationship between the University and founders

Understanding more about the journey and needs of independent professionals and female founders increasing important

Creating value-adding ways to engage alumni and friends of the University in start-up support relationships and fundraising activity will enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Furthering partnerships with other local organisations and agencies will provide additional ‘glue’ for the regional retention and make use of the City’s potential to incubate new ideas.

Feel free to find out more…You can find out more about START UP: Via social media:

NCLStartUp@NCLStartUpnclstartup

#StartedatNCL Online: www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/startup

You can find out more about enterprise education: Via social media:

@NCLEntEd@EEUK

Online: www.enterprise.ac.uk

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