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Gap Year

Get advice on taking a year out or "gap year" and link to organisations that offer placements and general advice.

www.gapwork.com
News and on-line shopping for books, advice on and links to gap year organisations, finance and travel detailed information including "gap packs" and recruitment agency contacts for Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Europe and Ibiza.

www.findagap.com
This provides a comprehensive A-Z guide for people taking a gap year.

www.payaway.co.uk
Comprehensive gap year site with the emphasis on paid employment to fund a gap year.

www.yearoutgroup.org
An association of organisations providing organised gap year placements with descriptions of and links to those organisations. Information for students and for teachers/advisers.

www.fco.gov.uk
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office site with travel advice, detailed country profiles, and information about visa requirements Gap year, working overseas, adults and young people.

www.gap-year.com
Based on "The Gap Year Guidebook", general information covers A levels and university applications. Links to about 100 organisations as well as overseas recruitment sites.

http://goldengapyears.com
A site with opportunities for the over fifties traveller who may be thinking of taking a break, or starting a new life, in another country.

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