The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year
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The benefits of taking a gap year. How to make the most of your gap year abroad and common pitfalls to avoid.
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The Benefits of Taking a Gap Year
- 1. Gap Years Are they worth it? We think so. Here’s why…
- 2. About us Why take a gap year What can you do on a gap year Our top tips Contents
- 3. About Start Me Up We’re changing the way people work, learn and travel.
- 4. Case Studies - Camille “I’d come to the end of my school career. All of my friends had decided what they were going to study and I had no idea. I came across Start Me Up and I fell in love with the idea of traveling and getting some more insight into the startup world. After the program I had a much clearer idea of what I wanted to study. It’s given me a much clearer sense of direction.”
- 5. Case Studies - Jess “I wanted to use my gap year time not just to travel but to learn skills as well and learn things that you wouldn’t necessarily pursue at university. With Start Me Up there are all these workshops that you can attend which allow you to pursue other interests.”
- 6. Why take a gap year?
- 7. Why do people take a gap year? Gain work experience Develop transferable skills Learn something new
- 8. What skills will you learn that will help you at university? People skills Independence Confidence
- 9. Did you know? Males who take gap years outperform non- gap year females Gap year-takers performed higher in their first year of university Anxiety and depression was lower post (compared to pre) gap year Gap year-takers were more likely to be ‘leaders on campus’ Employers tend to employ job seekers who took a gap year (Guomei & Wei, 2017) Gap years reduce the likelihood of being fired from employment or education (Jones, 2004) Source: University of Colorado
- 10. What can I do on a gap year?
- 11. What can you do on a gap year? Travel Volunteer (home or abroad) Work Work experience Teach abroad Further study/training
- 12. Top tips for a successful gap year
- 13. Our top do’s DO budget DO research DO make contacts
- 14. Our top don’t’s DON’T go without a plan DON’T waste your time off DON’T book with an unreliable organization
- 15. Final Top Tips Bring an unlocked phone Get your vaccinations sorted early Buy insurance Don’t bring too much – there are shops in the world!
- 16. We also recommend using these…
- 17. Want to combine travel and work experience?
Editor's Notes
- We’ve run innovative entrepreneurship programs in Bali so you can accelerate your career while you travel. Our programs promote key in-demand future skills, as identified by The Economist Intelligence Unit. These include: creativity, analytical skills, interdisciplinary skills, digital skills and civic and cultural awareness.
- Traditionally – a year long-break between school and university But now people take gap years post university and during their career for varying amounts of time They can involve traveling, conservation work, summer schools, internships or paid work.
- Gain work experience – build up your CV and set yourself ahead of your peers Develop transferable skills – from independence to budgeting to interacting with others, these skills will set you up to make you incredibly employable Learn something new – be it a language or cookery, now’s the time to get involved in something different
- People skills – taking a gap year allows you to interact with a variety of people from different backgrounds and cultures, setting you up perfectly for meeting people at university Independence – being able to manage your own time effectively and deal with problems by yourself is vital at university, skills that you can gain from taking a gap year Confidence – taking a year out will probably be the first time you’ve gone out of your comfort zone since changing/starting school, using a gap year to push yourself will make starting university a breeze
- See Guomei and Wri (2017) Employers tend to employ job seekers who took a gap year (Guomei & Wei, 2017) Gap years are of ‘great importance’ to increase employability (Guomei & Wei, 2017) “Gap years practice is a way to learn and help young people grow and mature, focusing on developing valuable personal qualities during this transition period” (Guomei & Wei, 2017) It can also help participants acquire soft skills and cultural capital which is needed in the modern work world (Coetzee, 2010) Gap years can help make students adapt better to the working world (King, 2011) Gap years can help realize they want and find the occupation which fits their interest (Cremin, 2012) Gap years reduce the likelihood of being fired from employment or education (Jones, 2004)
- With voluntourism and orphanages phasing out, volunteer programs are becoming more ethical on the whole, however, it’s always worth being savvy and checking… Go straight to the organisation – if you book directly with the volunteer organisation on the ground you know your money is going straight to the company rather than marketing or administration expenses of the gap year company Do your research into the volunteering company – research before you just book on to their trip, read reviews and speak to people who have done it Culture check – have a quick read of the main cultures and customs of any country before arriving to make sure you don’t offend anyone Did you know? Australia have officially recognised orphanage tourism as modern slavery – so things are changing!
- Traditionally – a year long-break between school and university But now people take gap years post university and during their career for varying amounts of time They can involve traveling, conservation work, summer schools, internships or paid work.
- DO budget – work out how much money you have to spend in each place, each week, and make sure you save enough so not to miss out on those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Nothing worse than running out of money. DO research – get as much advice as you can on where to go and what to do, that way you can make sure you’re making the most of your year DO make contacts – use the time to meet as many people as you can and develop your network. You never know when they could come in handy!
- DON’T waste your year – you need to be able to account for your time. If you sit at home all day and have nothing to account for it, employers may look down on this (instead of boosting your CV as intended)
- Splitwise – useful if travelling with a friend/friends – upload all your split costs in multiple currencies and just pay the remainder you owe at the end – pretty much all evens out Revolut – or alike. These cards not only give you a certain amount of money free cash at the cash points, but also categorise all your spending Duoling – for translation British red cross first aid app Go overseas
- Check out Start Me Up’s gap year program… Work through a series of expert-led startup-related workshops Gain future-proof skills – from the basics of coding to design thinking Develop and launch your own business idea ALL whilst being in beautiful Bali Work out of one of the best co-working spaces in the world Meet new people and build your network