'Career prospects with our degree are as good as any in the country'
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(T he recent Commercial Motor feature (High Flyers, CM 1-7 February 1996) on transport and distribution
graduates was excellent.
However, not enough bright young people are showing an interest in studying and working in the transport and distribution/logistics industry. Partly because of the image problems of our industry (Lawrence Christensen, Sound Off, CM 15-21 February), many of the brightest young people appear to be being seduced by the more glossy areas of study with a 'better' image such as marketing, retailing and general studies. Huddersfield transport & distribution students have the best industrial placement record and best graduate employment record of all the degree courses at the University of Huddersfield. The University has one of the better employment records in the country—yet in comparison to the more trendy subjects mentioned above, we struggle to get enough high-quality young people, particularly women, applying for places on our transport & distribution courses. In previous years some of our best students have come from the sons and daughters, and other relatives, of people already working in the transport and distribution industry—in small businesses, as owner-drivers, as drivers and as managers in larger companies. Of these successful graduates many have gone back to work in and manage their Family's business. Others have gone on to very successful management careers in the wider transport and distribution industry, both in operations management and more planning-based roles. Typical operational roles include transport manager, operations manager, distribution manager, contract manager, shift manager, depot manager and warehouse manager. Typical planning and more strategic based roles include: logistics manager, project manager, business analyst, logistics analyst, inventory manager, customer service manager and business development manager. In fact the vast majority of the 350 or so graduates over the past eight years are still active within the industry. If you have young relatives, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces who ore currently thinking about their career, or considering applying.to University, can I encourage you to suggest they have a look at transport and distribution as a career?
The career prospects with a Huddersfield Transport and Distribution degree are as good as any in the country, and much better than most.
At Huddersfield the programmes also offer excellent opportunities for industrial placements and for young people to study and work abroad if they wish. The student's industrial placement year gives genuine industrial experience and knowledge as well as the more academic skills of IT literacy, numeracy, literacy, problem solving and working with other people. To find out more about transport and distribution at the University of Huddersfield phone or email Will Murray on 01484 472499. Email: w.murray(a)hud.ac.uk (We are also in the internet at: http://www.hud.ac.uk/schools/applied sciences/transpor html • if you want to sound off about a road transport issue write to features editor Patric Cunnane.