iGapYear.com - gap year jobs and travel

Plan it well and your gap year could be truly incredible. But if it’s badly planned, it could turn into a budget-draining nightmare. iGapyear.com is here to help you do your prep work and make sure you arrange your perfect gap year.

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Planning your gap year - travel the world, volunteer or work?

Don’t simply book a ticket! Before you head off on the first trip that catches your eye, remember what we said about planning. First questions to ask yourself are what you really want to do and where you want to do it. (Community work, teaching children, conservation, sports, Japan, Africa, South America...? so many choices!)

Or how about spending part (or all) of your gap year working in industry in an undergraduate placement? Take a fixed term internship or work experience placement before or during your university course and you can earn money and improve your CV.

A gap year abroad?

Perhaps your feet are itching, and you want to get out fast. But where? Summer Jobs in Europe include campsite, ski season and holiday jobs, try Summer Jobs Abroad for ideas. For obvious reasons, Australia and New Zealand are the most popular choices among British gappers. Asia is an extremely popular destination too – it’s full of opportunities and stir-fries. Do you fancy somewhere more unusual for your Gap Year? Browse our job board to find placements in Cuba, Costa Rica and Argentina – all offering a completely unique experience. And, for those with the emotional and physical muscle, Africa is a gritty, rewarding place to spend your Gap Year. Notoriously tough working conditions and potential risks make life harder – but maybe you like it that way. Click here to browse destinations. If you want to travel the world, book your Round the World ticket.

Win a flight to Oz!

Get your Aussie working holiday off to a flyer with this cool competition. Win a flight to Oz, and choose one of six great, month-long, paid job placements. It's the perfect way to kick start your Australian adventure.

• Make the ocean your ‘office’ and dolphins your ‘colleagues’ by becoming a dive guide near Perth
• Join the team at the award-winning Prairie Hotel in the South Australia outback
• Have a Red Centre adventure serving dinner under the stars at Ayers Rock resort
• Become an event organiser for the stars (celestial bodies that is!) at Sydney Observatory
• Or why not explore the magical Whitsunday Islands as part of a Tall Ship crew
• Or become a local working at a hip hostel in one of Melbourne’s coolest areas