Graduates from universities in South Wales are more likely to find a job than those leaving universities elsewhere in Britain.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that graduate unemployment had reached its highest level since 1995 and one-in-five new graduates were unable to find a job in 2010 — an unemployment figure of 20 per cent.
But Swansea Metropolitan University, Swansea University and the former Trinity College in Carmarthen have managed to ensure the vast majority of their students are able to find full-time employment or further training after they graduate.
For the academic year 2008-09, Swansea Met had 93.2 per cent of its full-time students in employment or further training within six months of leaving the institution.
And the figures were even better for those who undertook part-time study, with 100 per cent of them managing to achieve employment or further training within half-a-year of graduating.
Swansea Met vice- chancellor, David Warner, said: "Despite the current concern about the number of unemployed graduates, performance indicators consistently reveal that Swansea Met exceeds its graduate employment targets.
"Such positive figures also confirm we are continuing to meeting the Welsh Assembly Government's twin priorities of social justice and supporting a buoyant economy."
Mr Warner added that the vocational nature of the courses on offer at Swansea Met and the experience of the university's lecturers meant it was well placed to find jobs for its students.
"Each course offers a real-world experience, guided by lecturers who have worked within their related industries. I have no doubt this has had a significant impact on the success of our graduates," he said.
Swansea University's last reported numbers, it achieves a success rate of 95 percent.
In Carmarthen, figures relating to the former Trinity College show 94.8 per cent of students who responded to their graduate questionnaire were also in training or employment.
