• GoSkills (2006a) Skills Needs Assessment Sector Skills Agreement Stage I – Current Skills Needs.  Solihull: GoSkills.
  Chapters 1-5 and Chapters 6-7 
  Industry Skills Needs Assessments - Driver training; Rail; Community transport; Bus and coach industry; Aviation; Transport planners; Hackney, chauffeur and private hire; 
  National Skills Needs Assessments - England; Scotland; Northern Ireland 
• GoSkills (2006b) Analysis of Provision – Sector Skills Agreement Stage II.  Solihull: GoSkills. 
  Reports are also available on National Occupational Standards and Qualifications, plus Training Provision.
  National reports include: England; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland  
  
• GoSkills (2006c) Gap Analysis and Market Testing – Sector Skills Agreement Stage III.  Solihull: GoSkills.  
  (including SSA Priorities and Solutions national and regional reports)
  
• GoSkills (2007) Priority issues for passenger transport sector – Sector Skills Agreement Stage III.  Solihull: GoSkills. 
  (Regional reports are also available)
  

GoSkills LMI Industry Fact sheets (2006)

Aviation 

Bus

Coach

Hackney and private hire

Community transport

UK Rail (excluding Scotland)  

Scotland Rail (not online)

Light rail/tram 

Transport planning 

Driver training 

GoSkills Regional and National fact sheets (2006)

• Regional fact sheets: East of England; East Midlands; London; North East; North West; South East; South West; West Midlands; Yorkshire and the Humber
• National fact sheets: England;  Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales

Careers in Rail
This is a website dedicated to careers in rail.  It includes an overview, history and structure of the rail industry together with downloaded fact sheets and careers information for those interested in: technical and engineering roles; customer facing roles; operations; and management.

Department for Transport
A government site on transport policies and strategies.  The Department for Transport was set up to provide a stronger focus on delivering the Government's transport strategy.  Its role is to set strategy and policy context, and to manage relationships with the delivery agencies.

GoSkills  
GoSkills is the sector Skills Council for the Passenger Transport Industry.  The website contains sector, industry and workforce data, and also regional data for the passenger transport sector.  It is an employer-led organisation that operates throughout the UK to help employers and operators improve their business performance by developing staff skills and advising on issues such as funding opportunities, training providers and training tools.

Maritime Skills Alliance (MSA) 
The MSA brings together the Fish Catching, Marine Leisure, Ports and Shipping industries in a strategic alliance to focus on the skills needs of the maritime sector.

Prospects: the UK graduate careers website
The section of the Prospects website entitled 'Transport' details the past, present and future issues of the sector, lists key roles and occupations as well as case studies and further contacts for the sector.

ACareerChange

The ACareerChange website aims to help those who feel stuck in a career or have an ambition to work in an alternative field.  The website includes a section on  Science and Law which includes an article on Changing Career:Becoming a Pilot, which provides useful background for those thinking about moving into the sector.

The Transport Web
A useful website for information and services for those working in the transport sector including information on training and conferences.

Careersbox is a national careers film library which is free to access. Click here to see films of real people doing real jobs in transport and travel.