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EDUCATION OUTCOMES · HISTORICAL

What happened after diploma study, by field?

Step through MOHE's 2016 diploma tracer-study status mix for arts & social sciences, science, technical, ICT and education.

Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia2016 tracer study · report publication
SHOW ME THE DATAArts & social sciences → Education · share of respondents · %
PULSEKITA SEQUENCEArts & social sciences · Education
SEQUENCE INFOGRAPHIC
Arts & social sciences5 values
1Working44.8
2Further study30.7
3Not working21.6
4Waiting for job placement1.8
5Upskilling1.2
Science5 values
1Working42.9
2Not working29.9
3Further study21.9
4Waiting for job placement4.5
5Upskilling0.8
Technical5 values
1Working53.6
2Further study27.3
3Not working15.1
4Upskilling2.4
5Waiting for job placement1.6
Information & communication technology5 values
1Working42.8
2Further study33.9
3Not working20.6
4Waiting for job placement1.8
5Upskilling1.1
Education5 values
1Working47.2
2Not working28.4
3Further study20.8
4Waiting for job placement2.9
5Upskilling0.7
Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi MalaysiaMinistry of Higher Education Malaysiashare of respondents · %
SourceMinistry of Higher Education Malaysia ↗2016 tracer study · report publicationHIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
IN BRIEF

Technical graduates had a larger working share in this 2016 snapshot, while other fields had different balances of further study, waiting and non-employment—but the survey is historical and not a forecast of today's outcomes.

METHOD & LIMITATIONS

Historical status mix by field, not a course ranking.

PulseKita reproduces MOHE Graduate Tracer Study Table 3.5.1 for diploma graduates in 2016. Each frame is one main field of study and shows the published share working, continuing study, improving skills, waiting for job placement, or not working.

  • Historical 2016 survey snapshot only; it is not a current labour-market forecast.
  • The categories describe respondent status at the time of the Graduate Tracer Study.
  • Fields have different respondent counts, programme mixes and pathways, so the chart should not be used as a 'best field' ranking.
  • Working share is different from MOHE's broader employability definition.

Evidence trail

EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
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    TransformationPulseKita reproduces MOHE Graduate Tracer Study Table 3.5.1 for diploma graduates in 2016. Each frame is one main field of study and shows the published share working, continuing study, improving skills, waiting for job placement, or not working.
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    Published visualSequence infographic

Source

HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGEArts & social sciences → Education
UNITshare of respondents · %
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2016 tracer study · report publication
primaryDiploma graduate status by main field of study, 2016
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