ShareResults presented of the 2023 employment outcomes survey of graduates in Environmental Sciences of Catalan and Valencian universities
The joint study is an initiative of the Valencian Agency for Assessment and Forecasting (AVAP) and the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya) to promote comparative thematic analyses.
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The Valencian Agency for Assessment and Forecasting (AVAP) and the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya) have been collaborating since 2022 on a joint project to analyse the employment outcomes of graduates of the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 bachelor's degree programmes in Environmental Sciences at Catalan and Valencian universities. The following universities took part:
- University of Barcelona (UB)
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
- University of Girona (UdG)
- University of Valencia (UV)
- Technical University of Valencia (UPV)
- Miguel Hernández University of Elche
As part of the 2023 employment outcomes survey, 275 people out of a population of 583 were surveyed, a figure that represents a response rate of 59% and a sampling error of 4.5%, in the case of people with degrees from Catalan universities, and a response rate of 32.4% and a sampling error of 8.8%, in the case of people with degrees from Valencian universities.
The director general of the AVAP, Javier Oliver, and the director of AQU Catalunya, Jaume Valls, presented the main conclusions to the heads of the degree programmes at the participating universities. The conclusions reached included:
- The employment indicators of graduates in Environmental Sciences are lower than the average for bachelor's degree programmes taught in Catalonia.
- Personal contacts are the main way graduates in Environmental Sciences find a job.
- In general terms, the respondents show an impressive application of the skills acquired during their studies, which is slightly higher for Valencian universities.
- The skills in Environmental Sciences where the training received is lacking in terms of the demands of the job are English, written expression and planning and organisation.
- A total of 63% of people who graduated in Environmental Sciences would repeat the degree programme again, which is below that of the Catalan university system as a whole.
- Lack of satisfaction with job opportunities is the main reason for not repeating the Environmental Sciences degree.
For more information, see the presentation below:
Results of the employment outcomes survey of graduates in Environmental Sciences 2023