Graduate Pathways Survey (GPS)
Overview of the GPS
The GPS was designed, developed and deployed by ACER in 2008 . This involved resource development, large-scale deployment, and production of project and institution-specific reports.
The GPS instrument, the Graduate Pathways Questionnaire (GPQ), can be linked with key other instruments and collections to provide key data on graduates’ transitions, employment and further study across their early careers. The GPQ is designed for paper and online administration.
A robust survey process has been designed to help ensure the authority and validity of the results. Our approach brings together data from universities, the ABS Census and the DEEWR (DEST) Higher Education Student Collection. This data has been used to ensure the representativeness of the survey data.