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Indicator 3a and 3b: Orientation of programs
The third dimension (orientation of degrees) comprises two indicators: an ‘objective’ indicator – the
number of programs leading to a certifi ed or regulated degree – and a subjective assessment of
the professional orientation of the degrees offered. The concept of the orientation of degrees proved
to be diffi cult to capture. In the early versions of the list of indicators various formulations were
used, but there was neither a comprehensive and acceptable statistic to be found nor a generally
acceptable qualitative indicator. In the fi nal questionnaire, both a more objective and a subjective
indicator were included. If the results on both indicators prove to be consistent, the combined
indicator may be continued to be used to convey an indication of the orientation of the programs. If
not, the choice of indicators needs to be reconsidered.
The objective indicator is the percentage of programs leading to certifi ed/regulated professions.
It is quite remarkable that one out of every six higher education institutions only provides programs
that lead to regulated professions. On average the percentage is 39%.
The subjective assessment of the proportion of professional oriented programs leads to a higher
score: the average score is 56%.
Figure 15: Higher education institutions by percentage of professionally oriented programs
offered
3a: N=52
3b: N=48
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MAPPING DIVERSITY
Around 23% of the responding higher education institutions reported a similar
number of programs for both indicators 65% reported more programs for the
subjective indicator than for the objective indicator.