AAT Confirm Increase In Demand

We just want to add a quick blog post that supports our recent post about the drop in university places which is resulting in an increase in demand for professional courses. The support is that recent research by AAT estimates that 55 per cent of the class of 2011 are expected to be either unemployed or under-employed in jobs for which a degree was not necessary.

This is a clear indication of the ever rising demand and need for students to consider taking professional training. AAT’s recent research also stipulated that in 2010, 20 per cent of graduates in the North West were still unemployed six months after qualifying.

Jane Paul, chief executive of AAT, was quoted as saying: “With the average student debt estimated at £27,000 for a three year degree course and set to rise to £45,000 in 2012 we have to ask young people whether this is a good return on investment if there is no guaranteed job prospect at the end of it.”

Credits for the research referenced above and original published information goes to AAT, the Association of Accounting Technicians.