Gap year
Many young people decide to take a gap year between sixth form / college and higher education. This is very common and a good way to gain skills, experience and independence.
There are many positive things you can do with a gap year, including:
- paid gap year schemes, such as Year In Industry, Accenture Horizons, Deloitte Scholar, IBM Futures
- volunteering
- paid employment
- travelling
- study schemes
- a combination of these.
For more information, see:
- Year Out Group – association for over 30 gap year organisation
- Gapforce - various gap year opportunities
- The Year in Industry – paid gap year placements
- Do-it – volunteering opportunities
- NCVO – find your nearest volunteer centre
- Raleigh International – opportunities to volunteer abroad.