Gap Year Jobs & Courses

Africa is a staggeringly massive continent of vast arid deserts and tropical rainforest. Opportunities for teaching, farming, conservation and more.

Thinking of heading down under for an Australian gap year, a Kiwi adventure or a South Pacific island hop?

The countries that make up Asia include a fair chunk of the world's population. Discover exciting and challenging projects from medical to teaching.

This vibrant continent has some amazing people, cultures and sights. Join wildlife conservation projects, work as a trekking guide, and much more.

English speaking USA & Canada offer plenty of Gap Year opportunities from summer camps to ski resorts.

Volunteer or get paid in Europe, whether you try to squeeze your experience into a couple of weeks or several months we have plenty of choice.

Want to take some time out before embarking upon a career, or maybe a sabbatical from work? There are lots of gap years in the UK.

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Working as an office junior in Tokyo or a diving instructor in the Maldives, dozens of ideas to tempt and inspire.

Volunteer work opportunities, including community development, teaching, ecological conservation, marine management and much more.

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Why not offer your time to help organisations who are working to protect the most vulnerable marine environments around the world.

Help with conservation of communities that are home to fragile environments. Projects a varied and can be taken as part of a wider gap year adventure.

Volunteering on a Medical Project could take you to many different countries, and you don't need to be an aspiring brain surgeon to sign up.

Teach children a variety of different sporting activities or gain some teaching qualifications and improve your own technique.

Immersing yourself in another country is often the best way to learn a foreign language. Travel from a few weeks to several months.

Trek in the Himalayas, explore remote jungles of S.America, or dive off the coast of Madagascar. The possibilities are endless.

Gaining practical teaching experience combining hands on teaching while experiencing other cultures and languages.

Internships not only give you valuable work experience, some providers may even hire you after you stay with them.

Most summer camps are based in the United States, but opportunities do exist in other countries, even in the UK.

These projects allow you to gain valuable teaching or coaching qualifications in one or more outdoor adventure activities.

Working in Childcare is a unique and rewarding way of spending your Gap Year. Gain new skills for your CV.

Cattle farming on a ranch in Australia, Sheep farming in New Zealand, or fruit picking on a French Vineyard.

Volunteering on a community building project is a fantastic way to directly improve the quality of life for people in poorer areas of the world.

Explore a range of areas of artistic interest from choreography to music, performing art to photography.

Cooking your way around the world with these amazing culinary Gap Year Adventures. Combine your love of food with your gap year travel plans.