Where did the 2000 Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Chinese Language & Literature) graduates go ?
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Chinese Language & Literature) graduates :-

How many were employed within six months after graduation ?

For those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?

For those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?

In which sectors were they employed ?

How much salary did they receive ?

How many job offers did they receive ?

Who were their employers ?

What were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 2000

Of the 15 graduates from this programme, 13 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

BED(CHIN)

HKU Overall*

2000

1999

2000

1999

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No. of respondents

13

100

14

100

2575

100

2475

100

Employed

11

85

14

100

2030

79

1928

78

Unemployed seeking F/T job

1

7.7

0

0

59

2.3

79

3.2

Further Studies

1

7.7

0

0

461

18

455

18

Emigrated/Returned to home country

0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4

0.2

Not seeking F/T job

0

0

0

0

23

0.9

9

0.4

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

III. Further Studies

One graduate proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that he pursued and his source of funding.

Academic Programme

Field of Study

Bachelor’s Degree

Arts

1

*Source of Funding*	No. of Graduates
Own Funds	1

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment

The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.

	% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of	2000	1999
May or before	22%	50%
June	67%	100%
July	89%	100%
August	100%	100%

No Response = 2

V. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates in Language Education (Chinese Language & Literature) were employed in educational institutions, while others were employed in commerce and industry and the community, social & personal service.

	% of graduates
Sector	2000	1999
Educational Institutions	73%	100%
Commerce and Industry	18%	-
Community, Social and Personal Service	9.1%	-

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates from this programme is shown below.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BED(CHIN)		HKU Average*		BED(CHIN)		HKU Average*
	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999
Mean	$17,301	$23,231	$14,125	$14,480	$17,571	$23,231	$15,448	$15,716
Median	$17,100	$24,320	$12,000	$10,870	$17,100	$24,320	$13,000	$11,917
Minimum	$10,000	$19,905	$1,300	$1,000	$11,375	$19,905	$3,000	$3,000
Maximum	$30,000	$24,320	$58,000	$58,000	$30,000	$24,320	$74,967	$60,000

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

VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

The number of job offers received by graduates from this programme is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	3 (33%)
Two	3 (33%)
Three	2 (22%)
Four	1 (11%)

No Response = 2

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of graduates from this programme in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers
Job Titles

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS –

Canossa College

Certified Mistress

Canossa College

Certificate Teacher

Fukien Middle School

Graduate Master

Plk Ma Kam Ming College

General Manager

SKH Li Ping Secondary School

Teacher

St. Rose of Lima's College

Graduate Master

Yan Chai Hospital Wah Chi Memorial College

Teacher

Organization’s name not reported

Graduate Master

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE –

Organization’s name not reported

Owner

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY –

Baker & McKenzie Solicitors & Notaries

Credit Control Clerk

Wonderful Ace

Assistant Editor

Note : Some of the 2000 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.

Further Information

Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.

Careers Education and Placement Centre

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Cindy Chan

August, 2001

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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unless with written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,

The University of Hong Kong

	*BED(CHIN)*				HKU Overall*
	*2000*		*1999*		*2000*		*1999*
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	13	100	14	100	2575	100	2475	100
Employed	11	85	14	100	2030	79	1928	78
Unemployed seeking F/T job	1	7.7	0	0	59	2.3	79	3.2
Further Studies	1	7.7	0	0	461	18	455	18
Emigrated/Returned to home country	0	0	0	0	2	0.1	4	0.2
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	23	0.9	9	0.4

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	Bachelor’s Degree
Arts	1

Employers	Job Titles
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS –
Canossa College	Certified Mistress
Canossa College	Certificate Teacher
Fukien Middle School	Graduate Master
Plk Ma Kam Ming College	General Manager
SKH Li Ping Secondary School	Teacher
St. Rose of Lima's College	Graduate Master
Yan Chai Hospital Wah Chi Memorial College	Teacher
Organization’s name not reported	Graduate Master

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE –
Organization’s name not reported	Owner

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY –
Baker & McKenzie Solicitors & Notaries	Credit Control Clerk
Wonderful Ace	Assistant Editor