projects abroad
www.realgap.co.uk - hundreds of gap year ideas in 45 countries. Their experienced team can tailor-make a trip for you and there's even an emergency hotline if you come unstuck on your travels!
www.gapyeardirectory.co.uk - The site offers loads of ideas, and the team arranges everything for you from finding the best travel deals to getting you a gap year job.
www.changingworlds.co.uk – Teaching placements in various destinations. You do not have to be a trained teacher, although you are expected to have had some experience of working with young children. The site also offers many other experiences such as working as a deck hand on boats, gaining medical experience in busy Indian hospitals and helping to make children’s lives more fulfilling in orphanages around the world.
www.i-to-i.com – Teach English as a foreign language. i-to-i is the world’s leading provider of TEFL training and offers training, guidance and support for people looking for work overseas.
www.mondochallenge.org – Community based projects for 2 to 6 months. Ideal for the postgrad or grown-up gapper! Projects focus on teaching and business development. Various destinations around the world.
www.worldwideexperience.com – Specialists in conservation placements in Africa. Amazing opportunities to volunteer on world-famous game reserves throughout Africa.
www.ivs-gb.org.uk – Huge database of voluntary projects offered by various organisations from around the world.
www.wwv.org.uk – 350,000 voluntary placements abroad and the UK.
www.campamerica.co.uk – work with kids at summer camps across the USA. Remember to take your guitar and football!
www.bunac.org/UK - working holidays throughout the world.
www.gap.org.uk - the Business Partnership Scheme sends pre-uni students on overseas work-related placements that last between three and ten months. Placements are usually with international employers that will look fantastic on your cv!
www.gapsports.com get the chance to play sports, coach young people and gain qualifications around the world. From football in Africa, diving in South Africa or snowboarding in Canada!
www.volunteersouthamerica.net If you want to skip the expensive gap year providers and get straight to individual projects then this site is for you. Numerous projects throughout South America.
www.globalxchange.org.uk An exchange scheme where you will spend 3 months in a developing country and 3 months in the UK, living and working alongside local communities to promote issues such as community integration, peace and HIV awareness. Projects are significantly cheaper than most other gap year operators.
short courses:
www.arthistoryabroad.com Choose from 3 different courses and study amazing Italian art and architecture.
www.cactuslanguage.com Learn a new language whilst staying in that country. Offers fantastic special offers so you can learn Spanish with Salsa dancing, Italian with cooking or Portugese on the beach!
www.uptospeedjournalism.com A great course lasting 22 weeks that will give you a huge advantage if you want to get into journalism. It gives you practical experience of print, online and video journalism. There is a selection process, but you will gain a National Council for the Training of Journalists' Preliminary Certificate at the end.
www.tantemarie.co.uk/gapyear/gapyear.htm This renowned cookery school offers courses especially for gappers, which are recognised by cruise and ski operators so you can go and get great gap year jobs afterwards!
www.johnhallvenice.co.uk A pre university course running from January to March will inspire any budding art historian. A mini Grand tour of Italian masters!
projects in the uk:
www.yini.org.uk - work experience placements in a variety of industries. They have a wide database of (usually well paid!) placements for pre-university students. Many companies seek students who will be studying a degree subject associated with the placement.
www.yearoutdrama.com - a full-time programme offering an intensive practical drama course, with the opportunity to participate in a production at the Edinburgh Fringe!
www.gapyearjobs.co.uk - offers a database of jobs in the UK and abroad.
www.graddtobusiness.com - provide a wide range of work placements for students and postgraduates with partnership organisations mainly in the East Midlands.