UOW remains NSW's top dog in QILT Employer Satisfaction Survey

A recent national survey revealed employers were more satisfied with UOW graduates than with graduates of all other NSW public universities.

The Australian Government's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Employer Satisfaction Survey found employers' overall satisfaction level with UOW graduates was at 89.6 per cent.

This ranking topped NSW and placed UOW second among public universities nationally. UOW was the only NSW public university in the top five Australian universities for graduate employer satisfaction.

The annual QILT survey asks supervisors to rate their satisfaction with the performance of graduate employees in their workplace across five key skills areas: Foundation skills, Adaptive skills, Collaborative skills, Technical and Employability skills.

The survey results is a crucial capstone measure in QILT's analysis of the university student lifecycle from commencement to employment.

UOW Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Wellings said the result reflected the university's personalised approach to its students and the initiatives in place to help students develop their skills and workplace readiness while they are undertaking studies.

These initiatives include its signature UOWx program, which provides formal recognition for co-curricular activities undertaken by students while completing their degrees.

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"As well as a positive student experience marked by a high standard of teaching and learning, we aim to provide our students with the widest possible range of opportunities to gain experiences that prepare them to join the workforce," Professor Wellings said.

"It is very pleasing to see that the work done by our staff over many years is yielding results in the job-ready UOW graduates employers are seeing in their workplaces."