The Challenge of an African Conservation Educational Work Experience. For enthusiastic young people wanting to do conservation work on Game and Nature Reserves in Southern Africa, African Conservation Experience arranges voluntary placements for 1 – 3 months. Volunteers can gain valuable practical experience by working side by side with conservationists and rangers on an Educational Work Experience.

What’s your budget? Your budget will often play the biggest role in deciding what you do during your gap year. It’s important to think about whether you would rather go for less time and have a bit more luxury or go for longer and ‘slum it’ from time to time?!

 With competitiveness in the British job and university sector at an all-time high, the need to increase employability has never been so vital. Young people are increasingly turning to gap years, not just for the fun factor, but to broaden their horizons and learn the life skills that can be acquired by embracing new cultures and experiences. Travelling and gaining international work experience will ensure applicants stand out from a crowd and enhance CVs solely based on academic successes.

If you ’re looking to make your year out the best ever, at some stage you’ll probably find yourself sifting through a minefield of information.What ’s the best thing to do? How will it have a real impact on your future? If you’re looking to spend time overseas, you might be wondering how to obtain a visa, where should you work and more importantly, how will you survive?

Being in an unfamiliar country and experiencing a new culture can prompt travellers to take more risks than they would at home, sometimes with disastrous consequences. These helpful tips will ensure that you not only have a safe trip but an unforgettable and enjoyable one too. BUNAC provides further information specific to each trip as part of the application process and our in-country partners also provide detailed arrival orientation meeting to help ensure that your stay is trouble free.

In September 2007, I was fortunate enough to embark on the journey of a lifetime – I went on board The Scholar Ship, a study abroad program on board a passenger ocean liner, to take a semester abroad and to travel across the globe. Starting my journey in Greece, I joined 205 students from over 50 different countries to set sail for Portugal, our first port.  I spent a total of 16 weeks at sea, stopping in 8 ports, each for seven days at a time.

From breathtaking scenery and wild, wide open spaces to stunning cities, engaging festivals and haunting history, Scotland has everything you could ask of a holiday destination. The beauty of the country is that it’s small enough to make everything accessible but big enough to provide a stunning array of options which would take a lifetime of holidays to discover.

London Metropolitan University is one of the UK’s largest universities, within which you will find a welcoming, friendly University supporting you at every step of your course. You will benefit from meeting like-minded students from across the world and from a variety of backgrounds.

Worldwide Experience offers you the chance to help make a difference. Why just travel on your Gap Year when you can do something worth while and put something back to this world we take so much from. Placements include Conservation, Community outreach and Adventure programmes.

Images of sport, music and tourism conjure up Olympic athletes, rock and pop bands and sandy beaches, but behind these wonderful images lie three industries, which are substantial profit earners in the UK economy.