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 Extended
travelling before work or further education is
increasingly accepted by universities and employers
as an asset to a CV. A gap year can be used to
spend time travelling, while you still have the
chance, to develop new skills through further
study or gain work experience.
When
Traditionally, before starting work or further
education. Taking time out at other stages of
life is possible but gets more difficult as we
age.
Where
Anywhere you like and can pay for.
Work
It's
up to you. Taking a gap year doesn't have to involve
work. If you already have savings and want to
travel independently, you can. If you don't want
to spend your own money or don't have any to start
with, then working as you go gives you the ability
to finance your travels. Other options include
learning a language or new skills for a career.
Remember
that a gap year is not a job as such, it's an
increasingly popular rite of passage for young
adults before taking their place in the the real
world of full time employment.
A
popular choice for those travelling alone for
the first time is to go on an expedition to Asia,
Africa or Latin America, and engage in voluntary
work. In this way many young travellers, like
Prince William, combine adventure and exploration
within the security of a gap year organisation
and in the company of other like minded travellers.
Qualifications
Many,
but certainly not all, options are open to students
only and gap year expedition organisations often
have age restrictions.
Pay
Most
likely you'll be paying a fee rather than drawing
a wage. And a large fee it can be too - between
£1000 and £2500. But it is not expected
for gap year students to finance this themselves.
Raising sponsorship is part of the overall experience
and help and advice is available from placement
organisations.
As
mentioned earlier, their are many other ways to
spend a year abroad. If you arrange a paying job,
either on the spot or in advance then you can
expect to receive wages at the end of the day,
week or month.
Finding
Work
Either
arrange work or study by yourself, in advance
or as you go. Or pay to use the services of a
gap year organisation.
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