Taking a Gap Year

The Essential Guide to Taking a Year Out

By: Susan Griffith

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Paperback | 1 August 2005 | Edition Number 4

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People approaching the end of their time at high school or college are in the fortunate position of being able to contemplate taking a year off before going on to the next phase of their lives. Taking a Gap Year is the definitive handbook for all those students who want to make the most of a year off before or after their college course. Topics covered include:
>Making the decision to take a Gap Year
>The rewards and risks of a year out
>Discussing the idea with careers advisors and employers
>Whether to arrange your own Gap Year or to use an agency

Author Susan Griffith includes all the necessary information on the specialist Gap Year programs available, the enormous range of jobs that can be found by travellers worldwide and the possibilities for voluntary work around the world, joining an expedition, gaining some new skill or qualification, or simply taking the opportunity to travel. An important feature of the book is the section on the preparations to make, covering:
>How to raise funds
>Inoculations and other health precautions to take
>Advice on taking out insurance
>The paperwork you may need, from passports and work permits to student union cards
>What to take--and what to leave behind
>How to take or transfer money.

The book includes a country-by-country guide to Gap Year opportunities in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada, Israel, and Latin America, including information on work permits and other red tape as well as specialist addresses for finding work. The text is vividly illustrated with first hand stories and case histories from Gap Year travelers to show readers what they can expect from their year off.

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"Whether you want to work as an au pair in the Netherlands, with disadvantaged children in Romania, teach English in Japan or pick avocados in Israel, "Taking a Gap Year" is the book you need. Recommended."--Overseas Jobs Express"Recommended reading."--"The Guardian""If you're advising anyone to consider further reading on this increasingly popular subject then you won't go far wrong with this."--"Euro Express Magazine"

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Preparation
Introduction	p. 15
Deciding to Take a Gap Year	p. 15
Widening Access
Pros and Cons
Deciding how to Spend your Gap Year	p. 19
Using a Gap Year Agency
Overcoming Anxiety
Sources of Information
The Rewards	p. 24
Long-term Benefits
The Risks	p. 27
Reassurance for Parents
The Beaten Track
Coming Home
University Application	p. 33
Timing
Pre A-Level Application
Post A-Level Application
Retakes
Timetable for University Application
Planning & Preparation	p. 38
Fundraising	p. 38
Letter Writing
Fundraising Ideas
Sources of Funding
Insurance	p. 42
Health & Safety	p. 44
Red Tape	p. 46
Passports
Travel Visas
Work Visas
Student & Youth Hostel Cards
Travel Warnings
Taxation
Money	p. 48
Transferring Money
Making Contacts
What to Take	p. 51
Handy Travel Tips for Backpackers
What to leave behind
Staying in Touch	p. 53
Travel	p. 55
Specialist Tour Operators	p. 56
Air Travel	p. 57
Europe	p. 59
Airfares
Rail
Coach
Shared Lifts
North America	p. 60
Latin America	p. 61
Africa	p. 61
Asia	p. 62
Australasia	p. 62
Gap Year Placements
Specialist Gap Year Programmes	p. 65
Directory of Specialist Gap Year Programmes	p. 67
Expeditions	p. 105
Helpful Organisations
Sailing Adventures
Fundraising
Sponsored Expeditions for Charity
Directory of Expeditions	p. 109
Work Experience	p. 117
Finding a Placement	p. 118
Year in Industry
Work Experience Abroad	p. 120
Working in Europe	p. 121
European Employment Service & Exchanges
Directory of Work Experience in the UK	p. 123
Directory of Work Experience Abroad	p. 131
Volunteering	p. 146
Community Service Volunteers
European Voluntary Service
Volunteering Abroad
Sources of Information
Avoiding Problems
Workcamps
Archaeology
Conservation
Developing Countries	p. 147
Directory of Volunteering in the UK	p. 152
Directory of Volunteering Abroad	p. 159
Directory of Religious Organisations	p. 187
A Year Off for North Americans	p. 194
Advisory Services	p. 196
Key North American Organisations	p. 197
Language Courses for North Americans	p. 204
Paid Seasonal Jobs	p. 206
Tourism	p. 208
Applications
Campsite Couriers
Activity Holidays
Ski Resorts
Farm Work	p. 213
Teaching English	p. 214
Job-hunting
Directory of Paid Seasonal Jobs in the UK	p. 216
Directory of Paid Seasonal Jobs Abroad	p. 221
Au Pairing	p. 230
Pros and Cons	p. 231
Applying	p. 232
The Internet
Agencies
Courses	p. 235
Range of Courses	p. 236
Language Courses
TEFL Training
IT & Business Skills Courses
Outdoor Pursuits and Sports Courses
Ski Training
Cookery Courses
Creative Arts Courses
Study Programmes
Directories of Courses	p. 246
Language Courses	p. 246
Language Schools Abroad
Art, Design, Dance, Drama & Film Courses	p. 268
Business Skills Courses	p. 274
Cookery Courses	p. 277
Ski Training	p. 283
Sport & Activity Courses	p. 289
Gap Year Safety & Preparation	p. 293
Miscellaneous Courses	p. 295
Country by Country
Europe
Benelux	p. 301
Netherlands	p. 301
Au Pairing
Voluntary Work
Working on Boats
Opportunities for Paid Work
Courses & Information
Regulations
Belgium	p. 304
Work Experience
Au Pairing
Voluntary Work
Courses & Information
Luxembourg	p. 305
France	p. 306
Sources of Information	p. 306
Courses & Homestays	p. 306
Work Experience	p. 308
Paid Opportunities for Year Out Students	p. 309
Campsites and Holiday Centres
Ski Resorts
Yachts
Grape-Picking
Work on Farms
English Teaching
Au Pairing	p. 314
Voluntary Work	p. 315
Archaeology
Conservation
Paris	p. 316
Disneyland Paris
Germany	p. 318
Placement Organisations	p. 318
Seasonal Work	p. 319
Work Experience	p. 320
Au Pairing	p. 321
Voluntary Work	p. 322
Courses & Homestays	p. 322
Greece	p. 324
Au Pairing and Teaching	p. 324
Other Gap Year Opportunities	p. 325
Seasonal Work
Conservation & Archaeology
Courses
Italy	p. 329
Specialist Gap Year Programmes	p. 329
Courses & Homestays	p. 331
Teaching	p. 331
Holiday Animators & Entertainers
Au Pairing	p. 332
Paid Opportunities for Gap Students	p. 333
Winter Resorts
Other Jobs in Tourism
Voluntary Work	p. 335
Malta	p. 335
Russia & Eastern Europe	p. 336
English Teaching	p. 336
Placement Organisations
Courses & Homestays	p. 338
Voluntary Work	p. 339
Romania
Travel	p. 341
Scandinavia	p. 342
Denmark	p. 342
Finland	p. 343
Norway	p. 343
Sweden	p. 344
Iceland	p. 345
Spain & Portugal	p. 345
Spain	p. 345
Courses and Homestays	p. 346
Opportunities for Paid Work	p. 347
English Teaching
Au Pairing
Voluntary Work	p. 350
Portugal	p. 351
Switzerland & Austria	p. 351
Switzerland	p. 351
Work Experience
Paid Work in the Tourist Industry
Summer Camps
Work on Farms	p. 352
Au Pairs	p. 354
Voluntary Work	p. 355
Austria	p. 355
Summer Work
Au Pairs
Language Courses & Homestays
Worldwide
Africa	p. 358
Sending Agencies	p. 359
Courses and Work Experience
Workcamps
Organisations in the US
Grassroots Voluntary Organisations	p. 366
Southern Africa	p. 367
Tourism
Conservation & Wildlife
Expeditions	p. 371
Adventure Travel	p. 372
Asia	p. 373
Sending Agencies	p. 374
Expeditions & Conservation	p. 375
Himalayas
Caution
Teaching	p. 378
Japan
China
Taiwan
Korea
Thailand
Vietnam & Cambodia
Nepal
India
Sri Lanka
Voluntary Work	p. 389
Indian Subcontinent
Southeast Asia and the Far East
Paid Work & Work Experience	p. 391
Courses & Homestays
Turkey	p. 394
The Middle East	p. 395
Australia & New Zealand	p. 396
Australia	p. 396
Red Tape	p. 397
Placement Agencies & Special Schemes	p. 397
Work Experience	p. 400
The Job Hunt	p. 401
The Outback
Conservation Volunteering
Fruit Picking
Tourist Industry	p. 404
Diving and Watersports
Ski Resorts
Travelling Fairs
Au Pairing	p. 406
Travel	p. 407
New Zealand	p. 408
Placement Organisations
Red Tape	p. 409
Casual Work	p. 409
Rural and Conservation Volunteering
Ski Resorts
Canada	p. 411
Special Schemes
Red Tape	p. 411
The Job Hunt	p. 413
Skiing
Voluntary Work	p. 415
Courses	p. 416
Travel	p. 416
Israel	p. 417
Specialised Gap Year Programmes	p. 418
Kibbutzim and Moshavim	p. 419
Other Opportunities for Gap Travellers	p. 420
Tourism
Voluntary Work	p. 421
Archaeology
Courses	p. 422
Latin America	p. 423
Placement Agencies
Non-Specialist Placement Organisations in the UK
Organisations in the US	p. 423
Expeditions	p. 428
Courses	p. 429
Paid Work	p. 431
Volunteering	p. 433
Grassroots Voluntary Organisations
Conservation
Travel	p. 436
The Caribbean	p. 437
USA	p. 438
Red Tape	p. 438
Work & Study Programmes	p. 439
Summer Camps
Other Work Programmes
Internships and Work Experience	p. 442
Homestays & Courses	p. 444
Childcare
Travel	p. 446
Drive-Aways
Seasonal Jobs	p. 447
Soccer Coaching
Voluntary Work	p. 449
Appendices
Currency Conversion Chart	p. 452
Embassies/Consulates in London	p. 453
Address List of Organisations	p. 455
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