Gap Year & Voluntary Work in Belgium & Luxembourg

British Council English Language Assistant Programme
Approximately 2000 English language assistants go abroad every year under this programme administered by the British Council. They are usually either undergraduates required to spend the third year of their language degree course abroad or recent graduates in languages or other disciplines. They spend an academic year teaching in a school, working either with the class teacher or on their own with smaller groups. Exact duties vary from post to post, but their main role is to develop their students' confidence and competence in understanding and speaking English.
www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language-assistant

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Conservation working holidays.
www.btcv.org.uk

Eurolingua
Learn French with a homestay immersion programme in Belgium.
www.eurolingua.com

European Commission
Young university graduates can gain first hand experience of the workings of the European Commission through traineeships. These are for three or five months begining in March and October.
ec.europa.eu

European Parliment
The European Parliament offers several options for traineeships and study visits within its Secretariat, to provide opportunities for vocational training and for learning more about what the European Parliament is and does. The traineeships may be paid or unpaid and are of the following types: a general option, a journalism option and traineeships for translators and interpreters. In addition their are paid traineeships for people with a disability.
www.europarl.eu.int/stages

International Cooperative Education
American college and university students can enjoy the opportunity to experience Belgium through a number of internships that range from teaching English, working in a supermarket or bank, hotel work or caring for the elderly. Some jobs are paid, others are not.
www.icemenlo.com

Operation Mobilisation
A Christian organisation, Operation Mobilisation works in more than 100 countries, motivating and equipping people to share God’s love with people all over the world.
www.uk.om.org

Time for God
TfG is one of the largest Christian volunteer organisations in the UK.
www.timeforgod.com

UNA Exchange
UNA Exchange promotes and supports international understanding, cultural exchange and community development whilst at the same time enabling volunteers’ personal growth & development.
www.unaexchange.org

Volunteer Action for Peace
A UK based charity organisation which works towards creating and preserving international peace, justice and human solidarity for people and their communities. Typically the work will involve either social work with the elderly, disabled or teenagers or renovation work.
www.vap.org.uk

Volunteers for Peace
An American international volunteer organisation that sometimes has placements to Belgium.
www.vfp.org

Youth for Understanding
YFU is a non profit NGO that offers young people around the world the chance to spend the summer or school year living in Belgium.
www.yfu.org

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