'Feels like we've been scammed': Graduates unhappy with uni degrees
Monash University higher education expert Andrew Norton said measures of satisfaction and employability were far more important for domestic students than global rankings, and noted satisfaction fell for the fifth year in a row in the QILT survey."The results are clearly off their post-lockdown peak. It has become slightly more difficult for new graduates to find full-time work," said ."Graduates in IT have done particularly badly.
- ▪Monash University higher education expert Andrew Norton said measures of satisfaction and employability were far more important for domestic students than global rankings, and noted satisfaction fell for the fifth year in a row in the QILT
- ▪It has become slightly more difficult for new graduates to find full-time work," said ."Graduates in IT have done particularly badly.
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University graduates' satisfaction with degrees at record lows, according to government-funded surveyBy national education and parenting reporter Conor Duffy and the Specialist Reporting Team's Rhiannon HobbinsTopic:UniversitiesFri 26 Jun 2026 at 5:01pmFri 26 Jun 2026 at 5:01pmFri 26 Jun 2026 at 5:01pmThe Social Research Centre undertakes the surveys on behalf of the Commonwealth Department of Education. (ABC News: Lucas Hill)In short:120,000 students were surveyed for the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) survey across all 42 Australian universities.The QILT survey found graduate satisfaction was at its lowest level since the poll began in 2016.Advocates say new graduates are entering the labour market at a time of considerable…
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