Research and analysis
Employer support for part-time higher education students
Follow-up study on employers that supported staff on part-time higher education courses in 2009 and 2011. BIS research paper number 119.
Documents
Details
This report is explores the views and levels of support employers gave to employees in part-time higher education (HE) study in 2011. This followed on from a 2009 BIS research paper ‘Employer Perspectives on Part-Time Students in UK Higher Education’.
It considers how far employer support was affected by changes in HE. These changes include increases in tuition fees, extension of loans to part-time students and the expansion of apprenticeship training. The report covers:
- how far current employers support part-time HE study and how their support has changed since the 2008 to 2009 recession and during the subsequent economic downturn
- the impact of higher HE tuition fees on employer willingness to provide financial support for part-time HE study
- the links between employer recruitment and training practices and their support for part-time HE study, including apprenticeship training
Related documents published by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU):
Published 16 October 2013