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» 1st Contact - Resource for Australian, New Zealand, and South African travellers. Provides services and information for working holidays or short term working visas.
» BBC News - More students opt for 'gap year' - Students are increasingly taking a "gap year" before beginning university, say admissions authorities.
» Echo - Not-for-profit volunteer gap year abroad organisation operating in Mexico providing conservation, education and humanitarian projects.
» FindaGap.com - Gap Year & Backpacking directory includes placements, travel and hostels.
» Gap Year Jobs - Directory of employment opportunities particularly suitable for students taking a gap year.
» GapMap - Guide for gap year students and parents. Includes ideas for acquiring skills, health and travel tips, organisations, competitions and discounts.
» GapProfile - Programme of open learning guides leading to a City and Guilds Profile of Achievement. Includes information for students, parents, teachers, employers and mentors.
» GapYear.Com - Comprehensive gap year information site.
» GapwWork - Casual work abroad for backpackers, travellers and students in Australia and Europe as well as Ibiza. Information on working holiday visas, tours, travel insurance, flights and health matters.
» Go Gap - Guide for anyone thinking of using a GAP year to travel. Details the adventures of four students as they carried out budget travels around the world. Messages boards and country guides.
» Guardian Unlimited - Gap years - Informational resource on most aspects of a gap year.
» Payaway - News, features and listings for finding paid and voluntary seasonal jobs abroad, including tourism, childcare, camp, kibbutz and winter jobs.
» People Tree - India, Nepal and Sri Lankan projects. Resource to training and skills needed, visa and travel tips.
» Safetrek - Offers safety awareness and personal security training for young adults undertaking gap year activities and university education. Includes profile, personnel, FAQ, courses, booking form and location.
» Springboard Gap Year Information - Travel advice, the advantages and disadvantages of gap years, and information on potential destinations.
» The Gap Year Guidebook - Provides information relating to work and travel opportunities for students during this period.
» The Year Out Group - Packed with information for your year out or gap year and is supported by UCAS and DfEE. Lists student guidelines, providers, advisor information and contact details.
» Voluntary Work Information Service - Information on volunteer work opportunities in over 150 countries worldwide in the environmental and humanitarian sectors.
» Volunteer Africa - Directory and information on voluntary and gap-year projects in Africa.
» World Service Enquiry - Information and advice about working overseas and at home for peace, justice and development.
» XL - Christian gap year opportunity for 18 - 25 year olds.