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The National Employer Survey provides valuable information on the views of employers on further and higher education outcomes in 2014. The responding employer organisations recruited 9,344 recent graduates from further and higher education. Based on an assumption that approximately 60,000 graduates were recruited in the Republic of Ireland during the past two years, this accounted for an estimated 12 per cent of the total graduate recruitment.

In terms of satisfaction, employers were very satisfied with graduate recruits across a range of workplace and personal attributes. These included [information and communication technology] ICT skills; teamwork; communication; adaptability and flexibility; positive attitude and energy. A lower level of satisfaction was noted for foreign language capability, entrepreneurial skills and business acumen/awareness. The majority of recruitment efforts concentrated on science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related subjects. The main qualification being recruited is an honours degree for higher education graduates and a [Further Education and Training Awards Council] FETAC award for further education and training graduates.

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