Treasa Morgan, Careers Officer. Gain an insight into the first destinations of our graduates and who’s hiring them.

1. http://www.cit.ie
Pathways & Careers Support for CIT
Graduates
Treasa Morgan
1st December 2016

2. Introduction
 CIT Careers Service
 Support for students & graduates
 CIT Graduates
 Formula for Career Success
 What are the 2015 graduates doing?
 Who’s hiring from CIT?
www.mycit.ie/careers 2

3. CIT Careers Service – Student Engagement
www.mycit.ie/careers 3
 Support for…
 Full-time students (all year groups)
 Springboard participants & apprentices
 Graduates from full-time courses for up to one year out
49.0%
12.0%
13.0%
0.4%
7.6%
13.3%
4.6%
2015/16 Reasons for Attending the Service
CV Review & Application Forms Interview Preparation & Practice
Postgraduate Study & Career Planning Academic Skills & Organisation
Job-hunting & Career Options Course Change & Reorientation
Miscellaneous
 Over 3,300
student
interactions in
2015/2016

4. CIT Careers Service – Key Initiatives
www.mycit.ie/careers 4
 Careers & Employability Fair 2016
 83 stands & over 2,500 students
 CIT Joint Mentorship Programme
 CIT Careers Service & CIT Alumni Office
 30 Mentor & Mentee Pairs for 2016/2017
 Career Skills Workshops
 Employability Sessions with Disability Support Service
 On-going Careers Resource Development
 Support for Good Start & Work Placement

5. CIT Graduates – Formula for Career Success
Degree & Industry knowledge
Work Experience (Relevant or Otherwise)
Employability Skills & Competencies
Online Presence
Extra-curricular Activities
www.mycit.ie/careers 5

6. CIT Graduates – What are they doing?
CIT First Destinations Survey (FDS) – 2015 Graduates*
6*Information was gathered from 70% of the 2015 graduating class. Figures shown have been rounded up.
91%
of graduates
are in
employment /
further study
62%
1%
29%
6%
2%
2015 Graduates (major awards): Current Situation
a. Employed
b. Unpaid Internship
c. Further Study
d. Seeking Employment
e. Travelling/Volunteering etc.

7. Graduates in Paid Employment
 62% in paid employment from 2015 cohort
 5% increase v 2014
 Increased from 50% to 62% in 4 years
 Mode of Employment (of the 62% in paid
employment)
 87% FT – Relatively constant for last 4 years
 8% PT – 3% decrease since 2012
 5% Self-employment – 4% increase since 2012
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*Information was gathered from 70% of the 2015 graduating class. Figures shown have been rounded up.

8. Graduates in Paid Employment Cont’d
 Salary – 2014 v 2015
 Average salary bracket (€20,000-29,999) – In line with national average
 Location
 94% (of the 62% in paid employment) are working in Ireland – 3.3%
increase since 2012
 74% (of those in Ireland) are working in Cork – 4.6% increase since 2012
 83% (of the 62% in paid employment) are in jobs relevant to
their qualification
 2% increase v 2014
8*Information was gathered from 70% of the 2015 graduating class. Figures shown have been rounded up.

9. Graduates in Unpaid Employment &
Seeking Employment
 1% in unpaid employment from 2015 cohort
 2% decrease v 2014
 Decreased from 5% to 1% in 4 years
 6% seeking employment from 2015 cohort
 1% decrease v 2014
 Decreased from 7% to 6% in 4 years
9*Information was gathered from 70% of the 2015 graduating class. Figures shown have been rounded up.

10. Paid Employment – Total Sectors
 Top 6 sectors employing total CIT Graduates…
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Employer Sector 2015
Bio-pharma, Pharma-chem, & Medical Device
Manufacture 12.9%
Computer Programming & Consultancy, Data
Processing 9.2%
Construction 6.1%
Education 8.4%
Human Health & Social Work Activities 8.2%
Professional Scientific & Technical Activities 5.0%
*Information was gathered from 70% of the 2015 graduating class.

11. Examples of employers hiring from CIT
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See handout for examples of employers and job titles.

12. http://www.cit.ie
Treasa Morgan
1st December 2016
Thank you