Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Xie Yao Quan, Jurong GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in view of the results of the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES) 2024, whether the Ministry will consider further measures to boost the proportion of fresh graduates securing full-time permanent (FTP) jobs after graduation.

Name and of Member of Parliament

Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo, East Coast GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in view of the 2024 Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES) which showed that salaries were higher but fewer graduates found employment within six months of completing their final exams (a) what factors are contributing to the decrease in the employment rate; (b) how do the fresh graduate employment rates vary across sectors; and (c) what is driving the increase in median salary among fresh graduates despite fewer jobs on offer.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan, Pioneer SMC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in respect of the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024, what is the Ministry doing to monitor, manage, and mitigate the higher unemployment rate of fresh graduates as compared to the past two years.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Pritam Singh, Aljunied GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in view of the 2024 Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey, what is the Ministry’s assessment of the continued downward trend of university graduates being able to secure a job six months after graduation.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Leong Mun Wai, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in view of the rising proportion of fresh university graduates who are not in full-time permanent employment (a) whether the Ministry will monitor different graduate cohorts for longer periods to track the proportion that has secured full-time permanent employment; and (b) if not, why not.

Combined Response

1. This question has been answered as part of the Minister for Education's oral reply on 7 March 2025 to Parliamentary Questions raised on the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024 (Questions 1 to 3). Members may refer to the transcript for the reply.