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The next generation of students will be able to take greater control of their future career paths through new online apps being launched today, which empower them to make better choices


about where and what to study (2 April).


Universities Minister Chris Skidmore unveiled two innovative apps, created by the winners of a Government competition receiving around £150,000 funding each, which set out simple and


accessible information about graduate outcomes for prospective students.


The launch of the new tools follow the latest data published by the Department for Education on Thursday showing graduate earnings broken down by subject, which help students and parents to


understand likely earnings and employment outcomes from a range of disciplines.


The new online apps, available to access from the developers’ websites today, will help to revolutionise student choice on their future careers, bringing together data on potential future


earnings, with information on careers and employment options, and the quality of teaching in an easy to use format. One works as a personalised digital assistant to access information, while


the other is a game where players can simulate career paths.


The tools also aim to help students make more informed decisions about the best course and institution for them, particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds who may receive less


help from their parents to navigate university choices.


The importance of choosing where and what you study at university cannot be overstated – it will impact the rest of your professional and personal life.


We have made more information available about institutions and outcomes than ever before, but sometimes the sheer amount of data can be daunting for students to navigate. We want to make it


easier and fairer for them to access the information they need to make good higher education and career choices.


Two contracts were awarded to the winners of the Open Data Competition, one to AccessEd for ThinkUni, which offers students a ‘personalised digital assistant’ bringing together data on


universities, courses and financial outcomes that are easy to explore and compare.


While The Profs have created TheWayUp!, a game for students to simulate different graduate career paths to help them make better choices about their future. It also aims to help students


from disadvantaged backgrounds set aspirational educational and career goals to increase their chances of achieving them.


Both apps are in open beta and are available online from April 2, operating with the latest information on universities in the UK.


This work is part of the Department’s drive to improve transparency around higher education data, ensuring that information is easy to access for everyone going to university.


Statistics published by the government in June 2018 showed which courses and institutions give graduates the best outcomes, in terms of employment, earnings and teaching quality at


universities. In addition the OfS published a data dashboard last week which helps students to see gaps in access, continuation, success and progression at institutions for different groups


such as gender, ethnicity and disadvantaged backgrounds.


The apps, launched by the Universities Minister today at EdSpace in the Hackney Campus of New City College, come ahead of the Department’s EdTech Strategy which will be launched shortly,


which aims to harness the power of technology in education and unleash young people’s potential.


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