Work Related Learning
There are so many ways to gain and develop skills to use in the world of work.
You can get more ideas in relation to Gap Years, Internships, Work Experience and Volunteering from the links below.
Gap Year:
- Cultural Care - If you want to be an Au Pair in the USA during your gap year
- Frontier - Options to contribute to non-profit conservation and development programmes
- The Leap - Volunteering opportunities during a gap year
- Year Out Group - Taking a gap year to benefit university admissions and future employers
- Resort Leaders - Gap year programmes and opportunities
- Gap year Travel Advice - UK Government site on foreign travel
- Bunac - Opportunities to work, volunteer and be an internship in a wide range of sectors
- Concordia - Non-profit opportunities to work on farms around the world
- Gap 360 - Information about travelling, working and volunteering abroad
- Gap Year - Articles, advice and tools to plan your gap year
- Gap Medics - Placements to gain experience in hospitals
- UCAS - Gap Year ideas - Gap year ideas from UCAS
- i to i - Volunteering and teaching English opportunities
- iGapYear - Information about travelling, working and volunteering abroad during a gap year
- Oyster World Wide - Business arranging volunteering, internships and paid work abroad
- Projects Abroad - Travelling, working and volunteering abroad
- Raleigh International - Volunteering opportunities for sustainable projects around the world
- Real Gap - Travelling, working and volunteering abroad
- Smaller Earth - Company providing gap year programmes and opportunities
- STA Travel - Getting from a to b via c
- 4es - Advice and information about student jobs, part-time jobs and seasonal work
- Success at School - FAQ's about Gap Years
Internship:
- Do It - Information and advice on volunteering
- vInspired - Database of volunteering opportunities for young people
- London Youth - Youth work company in London with volunteering opportunities
- NCS Yes - National Citizens Service, a Government funded programme to develop skills
- Volunteering -UK Government Advice
- Volunteering Matters - Charity which supports volunteers
- Inspiring the Future - Service which connects students to volunteer placements
Work Experience:
- National Careers Service - Information about work experience and hand FAQ's
- Prospects - Information about work experience
- Student Ladder - List of businesses which offer work experience placements
- PRIME - Work experience for young people from underprivileged backgrounds
- Social Mobility Foundation - Residential programmes for internships for young people underprivileged backgrounds
- Barclays Life Skills - For students to help develop your skills in a real work environment
- Believe in Young People - Work experience over the summer
- Go Think Big - Tips and tools to explore careers and advice on getting work placements
Volunteering:
- Do It - Information and advice on volunteering
- VInspired - Database of volunteering opportunities for young people
- London Youth - Youth work in London with volunteering opportunities
- NCS Yes - National Citizens Service government funded programme to develop skills
- Volunteering - UK Government advice - Government information and advice on volunteering
- Volunteering Matters - Charity which supports volunteers
- Inspiring the Future - Service which connects students to volunteer placements