Taking a gap year - useful websites
BUNAC
Provides information on and contacts for working opportunities in the USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Ghana, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Camp America
Offers participants the opportunity to work with young people in summer camps in the USA.
Community Service Volunteers
Full-time volunteering away from home with CSV is available for periods of up to 12 months. Free accommodation, food, travel and a weekly subsistence allowance are provided.
Cool Works - jobs throughout the USA
findaGap.com
From cheap gap year travel to finding a volunteer organisation and project, findaGap.com will help find out what is available, where it can be done and how much it costs.
Gap Guru.com
For anyone wanting to spend their gap year in India, this site offers help with planning a programme that provides relevant work experience, a travel itinerary and the opportunity of being involved in a development project with a charity.
gapwork
Has the advice and contacts you need if you are looking for a seasonal job abroad for the summer or planning an exciting gap year.
gap-year.com
The definitive guide to taking a gap year between school and further study. This site provides useful links to organisations offering further information on a whole range of activities, as well as addresses and application details. Case study 'gappers' provide useful insights to the benefits of taking a year out, and visitors can subscribe to a newsletter Careers Scotland has put together on information which appears on the Gap Year
Gap Year Directory
Comprehensive guide to gap year travel featuring information on over 340 work and volunteer placements in the UK and abroad.
Gap Year New Zealand
The complete guide to taking time out in New Zealand.
Gap Year Worldwide
Gap year directory, gap year jobs, gap year volunteer, gap year work, career break, TEFL courses, tefl teaching jobs.
Lattitude Global Volunteering
Volunteering experiences overseas for 17 - 25 year olds.
Lonely Planet
Can provide a useful tool for any student making preparations for a gap year although it is not strictly a year out site.
Project Trust
Sends secondary school leavers for a year's voluntary work in any of 24 different developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Volunteers teach, work in social care projects, work as outward bound instructors and get involved in development, conservation and environmental work.
Raleigh International
People from all backgrounds and nationalities discover their full potential by working together on challenging environmental and community projects around the world.
Safetravels
Run health and safety training for students within Glasgow who wish to travel abroad.
Teaching and Projects Abroad
Offers a wide range of projects, including teaching, conservation, medicine, social care, veterinary work, archaeology, business, journalism and radio and television. The countries covered include China, Peru, Romania, Nepal, Ghana and Togo.
Year in Industry
Offers a year out in industry within the UK, with a minimum salary of £150 per week. Most jobs are in the fields of engineering, science and computing, but there are also opportunities in business and other non-technical fields.
Year Out Group
Offers profiles of the 22 gap year organisations which make up the group, extensive links and general guidelines for students planning a year out.
