Technical Education Learner Survey 2024: Level 4/5 Research report

Key Findings

• Most level 4/5 learners were in paid work as their main activity two years after completing their course (70%), while 23% were in further study, most commonly a degree. Almost three quarters of learners (73%) had remained within the general field of their course.
  
  
• Most learners were positive about their level 4/5 course. Around three quarters were likely to recommend their course (76%), agreed it had allowed them to progress onto what they wanted to do (76%) and prepared them for their future career (74%).
  
  
• Most learners think that level 4/5 courses contributed to progression in employment. A notable majority of 82% of learners who had changed employment said their course had helped them in securing their new job. In addition, 72% of learners who had been working before or during their course agreed that the course had helped them to progress at work. Over half (58%) of those currently working reported using the skills developed by the course in their current role. 
  
  
• Level 4/5 courses were generally perceived by learners to be successful in preparing them for further study. Most learners currently studying agreed that their course had prepared them well for subsequent study (81%) and reported using the skills the course had developed (66%). Among learners not currently studying, two-fifths were considering study in the future.