The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 B.Ed.(Lang.Ed.) graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Education in Language Education majors : -

How were they employed six months after graduation ?
Of those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to secure their first job offer ?
In which sector were they employed ?
How much did they receive in salary ?
How many job offers did they receive ?
Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situation in 1997

Out of 29 B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.) graduates, 27 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 93%. All the graduates were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. Nil unemployment was reported. (Table 1)

	B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.)						HKU Overall*
	Total		Male		Female
	‘97		‘97		‘97		‘97
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	27	100	2	100	25	100	2272	100
F/T employed	27	100	2	100	25	100	1829	80.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1.6
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	2.3
Further studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	339	14.9
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.2
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.4

Table 1. Employment situation

* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

III. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 85% secured their first job offer before the end of July. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of September. (Figure 1)

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IV. Employment Sectors

Most (89% or 24 graduates) of the 1997 B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.) graduates were employed in the education sector, followed by 7.4% (or 2 graduates) in commerce and industry. The remaining 3.7% (or 1 graduate) joined the civil service. (Figures 2 & 3)

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V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by the 1997 B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.) graduates is shown in Table 2.

	Basic Salary		Gross Income
	B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.)	HKU Average*	B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.)	HKU Average*
	‘97	‘97	‘97	‘97
Mean	$21,102	$15,749	$21,227	$17,552
Median	$22,290	$12,500	$22,290	$14,521
Minimum	$10,000	$4,400	$10,000	$5,000
Maximum	$23,000	$59,000	$23,000	$74,000

Table 2. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

VI. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

Of those in full-time employment, 52% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 33% reported having received three or more job offers. On average, each graduate received 2.2 job offers. (Figure 4)

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VII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of the B.Ed. (Lang.Ed.) graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
EDUCATION -
Aberdeen Baptist Lui Ming Choi College		Assistant Education Officer
Confucius Hall Middle School		Graduate Mistress
Fung Kai No.2 Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Good Hope School		Graduate Mistress
HKMA K S Lo College		Graduate Mistress
Hong Kong Baptist Convention Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Kei Chi Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Lingnan Heng Fa Chuen Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
PLK C W Chu College		Graduate Mistress
PLK Ma Kam Ming College		Graduate Mistress
PLK Tang Yuk Tein College		Graduate Mistress
SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
St Paul’s Convent School		Graduate Mistress
St Paul’s Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant
Tseung Kwan O Government Secondary School		Assistant Education Officer
TWGHs Lee Ching Dea Memorial College		Graduate Mistress
TWGHs Li Ka Shing College		Graduate Mistress
TWGHs Secondary School		Certificate Mistress
TWGHs Sin Chu Wah Primary School		Certificate Mistress
YCH No.2 Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Yuen Yuen No.1 Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Graduate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Graduate Mistress

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
Manulife International Ltd		Product Research Assistant
Uni-Star Commercial Information Seeker Co		Director

No Response = 1

Table 3. List of employers and job titles

Note : Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.

VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.

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Margaret Lee

Nelson Yip

June, 1998

The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

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