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Since Withdrawn Associates are selected to participate on upReach’s programmes using the
same criteria as upReach Alumni, they form a good comparison group when comparing
Graduate Outcomes. 17
upReach Associates had a GDS that was 21.5 percentage points higher than the GDS of
Withdrawn Associates who graduated in 2019. 18
Fig 17. Graduate Destination Score (GDS) of upReach Associates vs Withdrawn Associates
75%
53.5%
upReach Associates in full time employment were employed in highly skilled roles at a rate that
was 39.5 percentage points higher than Withdrawn Associates who graduated in 2019. 19
Fig 18. Of those in Full Time Employment, % of upReach Associates in Highly Skilled
Roles vs Withdrawn Associates
89.5%
50%
Notes
17. Of course it’s important to consider that the same factors that lead to an Associate to withdraw may also influence their Graduate Outcomes,
and so participation in upReach’s programmes is unlikely to be the only explanatory factor in any difference in outcomes.
18 This difference is statistically significant, X²=4.7, df=1, p
