Transport is a key area for business because it is required to get goods and passengers from one point to another. This sector involves a wide variety of subsectors including health and safety, engineering, marketing, finance, customer service, strategy, information technology, planning, among others. People working on this area have a job in local authorities, European government, safety groups, private consultancies, etc.

People working on Transport usually perform many of the following tasks:
• Maintaining vehicles.
• Delivering products.
• Transporting people.
•   Attending clients.
• Driving lorries.

• Having IT skills.
• Having interpersonal abilities.
• Being able to work with a team.
• Having presentation skills.
• Being confident.
• Having math skills.
• Being able to interpret data.
• Having decision making abilities.
• Being able to work under pressure.
• Having good communication skills.

Transport is a multidisciplinary area and requires different academic qualifications and backgrounds. Relevant subjects for these jobs are IT, marketing, geography, business studies, economics, languages, mathematics, and human resources. Some jobs in this area have specific requirements such as technical degrees in supply chain management or engineering.

There are many universities offering relevant postgraduate courses for this area such as transport economics, supply chain management, logistics, transport planning, among others.