Get a Qualification
Do you want to get a qualification on your travels? Add a new skill to your CV and set yourself on a new path by spending your gap year gaining a brand new qualification. Learn new skills in some of the world’s most amazing countries and turn travel into gap year gold!
If you want to teach English abroad, gain a TEFL qualification, your pass to teach around the world. Fancy learning to scuba dive? Sign up to get a PADI dive qualification on your travels. Why not train as a surf instructor Down Under? Train as a crew member and sail around Australia’s stunning seas. Make your CV stand out from the crowd by earning a qualification on your gap year!
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Gain a TEFL teaching qualification
Do you dream of teaching English and earning money all around the world? If so, you'll need to complete a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) training course. Choose to train in-country in Thailand on our TEFL in Thailand programme. Or join one of our paid teaching programmes in Asia and gain your 120-hour TEFL online or while you travel, plus land a paid teaching job into the bargain!
Get a PADI Open Water qualification
Do you want to learn to scuba dive? Discover underwater worlds all around the globe and get your PADI Open Water qualification on your gap trip. Travel to Thailand and learn to dive on the idyllic island of Koh Tao, or do your PADI training in Australia at the gorgeous Great Barrier Reef.
Train as a surf instructor
Surf's up! If you fancy spending 3 months surfing and relaxing by the beach in Australia (and who doesn't?) check out our Surf Instructor course in Oz. You'll learn some serious surf skills and come away with an internationally-recognised Level 1 Surf Instructor Qualification at the end of your stay - awesome!
Get set for gap year adventures and add a new qualification to your CV!
Learn to Dive Great Barrier Reef
5 days from £769
5.0 3Earn your PADI open water certificate
Spend 5 days in beautiful Cairns and earn your PADI Open Water certification in the incredible waters of the Great Barrier Reef!
Learn to Dive Thailand
8 or 10 days from £299
4.5 4Learn to dive or improve your diving skills on Koh Tao
Earn your PADI Certification and be qualified to dive around the world.
TEFL Course in Thailand
4 weeks from £999
4.5 11A 4-week TEFL training course in Thailand
Spend an incredible month in Thailand, training to get a 120-hour TEFL qualification. Stay in the beautiful Thai beach resort of Hua Hin and add new skills to your CV!
Paid Teaching in South Korea
12 months or longer from £549
5.0 4Teach English in Asia's remarkable South Korea
Discover one of Asia's up and coming destinations while teaching English. Choose from our placement only option if you have teaching experience, or build your CV by adding on our 120-hour TEFL course. Enjoy access to some of the best wages in Asia, included cultural excursions, free accommodation, and a flight allowance.
Paid Teaching in Costa Rica
7 - 13 months from £1,599
Fully accredited TESOL course & guaranteed teaching placement
Spend four weeks in the heart of Costa Rica, on our internationally accredited TESOL course, learning teaching skills, Spanish and enjoying cultural experiences. Then begin your teaching placement with the full support of our in-country team.
Surf Instructor Academy
1,2 or 3 months from £2,399
Surf's up on this awesome instructor course!
Seek out sun, sea and surf Down Under as you discover the ultimate surfer's paradise in amazing Australia on this three month surf instructor course.
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