Careers ServiceI want to work in transport and logistics

Sector overview

• Overview of the Transport & Logistics sector (Prospects)
• Overview of the UK's Transport Industry (Prospects)

Typical job profiles

• Freight forwarder
• Logistics and distribution manager
• Passenger transport manager
• Transport planner

Useful online resources

General

• Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)
• GOV UK - careers at Department for Transport
• The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) - careers information for graduates
• Transport Planning Society
• Transport Planning Society - MSc courses in Transport Planning
• Transport Research Laboratory - Working for TRL

Air transport

• Careers in Aerospace - What does a Cabin Crew Member Do?
• Careers in Aerospace - What does an Air Traffic Controller Do?
• Prospects - airline graduate schemes
• Prospects - how to become a pilot in the UK

Sea transport

• Careers at Sea
• GOV UK - Department for Transport Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB)
• Ship Safe Training Group

Rail transport

• Prospects - Road and Railway Careers

Job sites and specialist recruiters

• Inautomotive
• Jobs in Transport
• Prospects - graduate jobs in transport and logistics
• Transport Planning Society - vacancies

Professional bodies

Many professional bodies and trade associations provide careers information and/or vacancy listings on their websites:

• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT International)
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK)
• Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS)
• Royal Aeronautical Society (RAES)
• Transport Planning Society (TPS)