Gap Year and Volunteering
Volunteering websites
www.vinspired.com – V’s website (ex-Millennium volunteers)
www.voluntaryworks.org – Community Service Volunteers’ website
www.gapyear.com – A gap year website with information on how to plan and organise a gap year as well as some suggestions on what you could do and where you could go – broken down into some ‘easy to use’ categories. It includes a section on “short gaps” for those of you considering a small amount of time away during your year off.
A ‘year in industry’
www.etrust.org.uk – For students looking for paid employment during a gap year, and who are interested in working in STEM industries, you can use this website to search, and apply, for vacancies.
Other websites containing information about possible gap year activities
www.projecttrust.org.uk
www.yearoutgroup.org
www.realgap.co.uk
www.xtremegapyear.co.uk
www.statravel.co.uk
www.campamerica.co.uk