Higher education research

The Australian Council for Education Research's global research expertise addresses policy, assessment and surveys in the higher education sector to support leaders, policymakers, educators and learners.

Key ACER higher education projects

• Graduate Pathways Survey 2008
  The 2008 Graduate Pathways Survey (GPS) was a cross-institutional study of the destinations and transitions of Australian university graduates, commissioned by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to investigate graduates’ employment outcomes five years after completion of a bachelor degree. The survey identified: employment outcomes in the first five years after graduation; links between education, further training and work; relationships between outcomes in the first, third and fifth years post graduation; factors that shape graduates’ careers, including further education and training; and career pathways and transitions for different fields of education.