ShareReport on employment outcomes for higher arts education graduates published
The results, very similar to those for Catalan university bachelor's degrees, show how the rates of employment and job suitability are returning to 2017 levels, before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As part of the 2023 employment outcomes survey, the results for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 graduating classes of bachelor's degree programmes in higher arts education and master's degree programmes in Music were analysed. A total of 693 answers were received for bachelor's degrees, a figure that represents a response rate of almost 51% and a sampling error of 2.7%, while 89 responses were received for master's degrees, representing a response rate of 38% and a sampling error of 8.4%.
The results of the report, summarised below, were presented in a session addressed to the Ministry of Education and the centres that participated in the study:
- The higher the education level, the better the employment outcome.
- Employment and job suitability rates have returned to 2017 levels.
- The percentage of fixed contracts and people working full-time has stabilised.
- Increase in salaries and stagnation of purchasing power.
- Decrease in the level of satisfaction with the degree studied.
- Communication skills training shortfall in relation to the needs of the labour market.
The participating centres in the 2023 survey were:
- Escola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Béns Culturals de Catalunya (ESCRBCC)
- School of Design and Visual Arts of Catalonia (ESDAPC)
- LCI Barcelona, authorised centre for higher arts education in Design
- IED, authorised centre for higher arts education in Design
- Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC)
- Liceu, authorised centre for higher arts education in Music
- Taller de Músics, authorised centre for higher arts education in Music
- Jam Session, authorised centre for higher arts education in Music
- Conservatori Superior de Dansa, Institut del Teatre (Barcelona Provincial Council)
- Escola Superior d’Art Dramàtic, Institut del Teatre (Barcelona Provincial Council)
- Eòlia, authorised centre for higher arts education in the Dramatic Arts
For more information, see the report:
