From Higher Education to Employment: Bachelors of Engineering 1998

The survey series charts the employment situation of polytechnic and university graduates of various disciplines after graduation. In this survey, the respondents were Bachelors of Engineering graduated from polytechnics, i.e. engineers. The main themes included studies, current employment situation and estimates of future employment prospects. First, the respondents were asked to give basic information about their degree, including the year when they began to study, their polytechnic, the number of credits, and whether they had graduated on schedule. The respondents' basic and vocational education was queried, as well as their work experience before beginning studies. In addition, their practical training, working and other connections to the labour market during the studies were canvassed, as well as whether they had ever considered dropping out of polytechnic and for what reason. The respondents estimated their language skills and the extent to which various skills and abilities they had acquired during their studies (e.g. independent initiative, computer skills, communication skills, ability to think theoretically) and different characteristics of polytechnic studies (e.g. the teachers' labour market contacts, interdisciplinary nature of studies) support their transition to and succeeding in working life. Next, the respondents' current employment situation was surveyed. Their economic activity was also examined, and those who were employed at the time of the survey were asked about their employer, industry of employment, job title, gross income, status in their workplace, number of employees in their workplace, and the estimated stability of their job. They were also presented with a set of attitudinal statements on their work, as well as asked to give reasons for involving in entrepreneurship if they were self-employed. Those who were studying were asked what they studied. In addition, the respondents estimated what their employment situation, status and gross income would be after five years. They also estimated their future employment opportunities in various geographical regions, their future status in the labour market compared with other applicants holding other degrees, and whether they were going to study more in the future in order to pursue another degree. Finally, the respondents were presented with a set of statements on career and life, such as "I want my job to be challenging" and "My objective is to find a stable job". In addition, the respondents had a chance to freely tell about their degree and education as the basis for their future career. Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, marital status, and number of children aged under 18.

本系列调查描绘了各学科专业技术院校及大学毕业生毕业后的就业状况。在本调查中，受访者均为来自专业技术院校的工学学士学位获得者，即工程师。主要议题涵盖学习经历、当前的就业状况以及对未来就业前景的预估。首先，受访者被要求提供关于其学位的基本信息，包括开始学习的时间、就读院校、学分数量以及是否按时毕业。调查内容还包括受访者的基础及职业教育背景，以及在学习开始前的实习和工作经验。此外，调查还涉及了受访者在学习期间与劳动力市场的实践联系，以及他们是否曾考虑过辍学及其原因。受访者对其语言技能以及在学习期间获得的各项技能和能力（例如，独立行动能力、计算机技能、沟通技能、理论思维能力）以及专业技术学习的不同特征（例如，教师的劳动力市场联系、跨学科性质）对其职业转换及职场成功的支持程度进行了评估。接着，对受访者的当前就业状况进行了调查。同时，考察了他们的经济活动，对于在调查时已就业的受访者，询问了他们的雇主、就业行业、职位名称、总收入、职场地位、工作场所的员工人数以及工作的预期稳定性。受访者还被展示了一系列关于工作态度的陈述，以及如果他们是自雇者，询问他们参与创业的原因。对于正在学习的受访者，询问了他们所学的内容。此外，受访者预估了五年后的就业状况、地位和总收入。他们还预估了在未来不同地理区域的就业机会，与持有其他学位的其他申请者在劳动力市场中的未来地位，以及他们是否计划在未来继续学习以追求另一个学位。最后，受访者被展示了一系列关于职业和生活的陈述，例如“我希望我的工作具有挑战性”和“我的目标是找到一份稳定的工作”。此外，受访者有机会自由地描述他们的学位和教育背景，作为其未来职业的基础。背景变量包括受访者的性别、出生年份、婚姻状况以及18岁以下子女的数量。