# Category:gap year

**Source**: https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/category/gap-year/
**Parent**: https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/careers/2020/06/11/alumni-inspiration/

Taking a year out after graduation to travel, gain work experience or volunteer while you consider your future can be a worthwhile and fulfilling experience. Here, some useful sites with information and opportunities across the globe.

1.**Gapwork**

Provides a [search facility about projects in various countries](http://www.gapwork.com/), provides information about visas, insurance, safety issues, holiday jobs, accommodation and more. Includes student reviews.

2.**Gapyear**

Search facility about projects, including wide range of business and finance placements, message board, blogs & journals, [international gap year and placement schemes and more](https://www.gapyear.com/).

3.**Prospects**

Discover [gap year opportunities and ideas](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/gap-year).

4.**Target Jobs**

Gap year options and [FAQs](https://targetjobs.co.uk/internships/advice/752028-what-are-my-gap-year-options-and-other-faqs-about-taking-time-out).

5.**The Foreign and Commonwealth Office**

Access the latest country-specific [travel advice](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice).

For more post-uni inspiration check out the Explore your options section of the [Careers, Employability and Skills site](https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/)

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