Graduates from the University of Wollongong have been rates as the best employees of Australia.
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The university, based south of Sydney, was ranked first in a national survey of Australian employers' sanctification of university graduates.
The survey released yesterday showed UOW produced graduates with the skills and qualifications that employers needed.
The Australian Government's Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Employer Satisfaction Survey found that employers' overall satisfaction level with UOW graduates was at 91.7 per cent, securing UOW the top spot among all universities nationally.
The Australian Catholic University came second, with Charles Darwin University in third. Victoria University and the University of Divinity rounded out the top five places.
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UOW's result is an increase in overall employers' satisfaction levels from last year's 89.6 per cent.
In 2021, employers reported the highest overall satisfaction with engineering and related technologies graduates (at 90 per cent).
Supervisors also reported above-average satisfaction with health graduates (at 89 per cent), architecture and building graduates (88 per cent) and education graduates (87 per cent).
UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Patricia M. Davidson welcomed the results.
"We're so delighted to receive this news and are exceptionally proud of our students and staff. UOW provides graduates with the knowledge, skills and competencies to thrive.
"I can't tell you how welcome this news is following the challenges of the pandemic. What a great way to start 2022," Professor Davidson said.