The Higher Education Careers Service Unit is an independent research charity based in

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for the

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and

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, specialising in

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

and graduate employment. It funds research projects for the

careers sector, and conducts research into graduate employment and career decision-making on behalf of its own members and external funding bodies. It is a registered charity, formed in 1972, and is an agency of

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and GuildHE. The commercial part of HECSU, CSU, changed its name to Graduate Prospects in July 2003. In 2020 HECSU merged with

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. Its most recognisable function is to produce the ''Prospects'' series of booklets with information about graduate careers. Graduate Prospects is the commercial arm of HECSU and provides careers information and services to students, graduates, university

careers advisory service Careers advisory services in the UK are typically organisations that offer advice, guidance and counselling on careers. People may use these services for a number of purposes, such as jobhunting, changing careers, getting a promotion, building caree ...

s, employers and others. The group produces statistical information on the destination of graduates from particular universities and courses. The research strategy adopted by HECSU has five themes: * Practitioner research * Labour market information * Careers guidance * International comparisons * Career learning and development HECSU aims to: * Improve the dissemination of information about higher education and graduate employment * Contribute to knowledge of student and graduate career development and employment by conducting and commissioning research * Work with careers advisers, academic staff, and employers to support graduate employability Main work includes: *

Higher Education Degree Datacheck Higher Education Degree Datacheck (Hedd) is the UK's official service for verifying academic degrees and authenticating universities. It also takes action against diploma mills purporting to be UK universities. It is funded by the UK government thro ...

Prospects Course Exchange Prospects Course Exchange is a system that manages XCRI-CAP feeds, enabling course data from higher education providers to be visible through Prospects' postgraduate course search. It is run and operated by Graduate Prospects. Prospects Course Ch ...

* Graduate Talent Pool *

Prospects Luminate The Higher Education Careers Service Unit is an independent research charity based in Manchester for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, specialising in higher education and graduate employment. It funds research projects for the higher ...

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