GAP Year Directory


Advance Institute

Madrid is the political, and cultural capital of Spain, with a huge variety of cultural and non-cultural entertainment, all of which is available on a limited budget. Three world class museums (Prado, Thyssen, Reina Sofia), palaces and cathedrals will delight the lovers of culture, and innumerable areas within the city centre offer different atmospheres, entertainment and the nightlife for which the city is famous: Madrid is truly the city that never sleeps.

The Advanced Institute enjoys good relations with many employers in Spain and supplies a good number of their teachers. As there are many more openings here for newly qualified teachers than in other western European countries (particularly in Madrid), given the tremendous demand for English, Spain is the perfect place for taking a TEFL course.

Adventure Alternative

Adventure Alternative offer trekking holidays, adventure holidays, mountaineering expeditions, teaching placements, medical electives, volunteering holidays and safaris.

Africa & Asia Venture

Established in 1993, AV is a small UK-based

volunteering organisation specialising in volunteering opportunities and gap year projects for 18 - 25 year olds in the developing world.

African Conservation Experience

African Conservation Experience aims to give volunteers the opportunity to experience conservation work in Southern Africa and provides financial support and information exchange for conservation projects in Southern Africa.

Alpine Cook School

Alpine Cook School offer an intensive and practical chalet cookery course, it is taught by highly experienced professional (eight winter seasons, Michelin star kitchen experience and ski industry recruitment manager) chefs, delivered in a friendly, informative style.

Arajuno Road Project

Based in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador the Arajuno Road Project is a volunteer program which works with the communities and schools along the Arajuno Road near Puyo, Ecuador. The project offers volunteers the opportunity to work and teach, providing long-term benefits to the children and families of the Arajuno Road.

Au Pair Australia

Au Pair Australia, specialises in the placement of trained childcare providers to work on a cultural exchange programme with host families in Australia for up to one year.

Azafady

Azafady are offering new projects which include the expansion of health education, a HIV/AIDS awareness programme, development of training and demonstration centre at Lanirano.