Gap Year Abroad

A gap year to join a sustainable project

Gain international work experience

Our gap year programs can be a first professional experience abroad. In concrete terms, it is a practical experience to acquire transversal skills, which will be useful in your future career. The minimum duration is 4 weeks to complete a project, and generally includes some language courses depending on the destination.

This is an international experience, which is all the more enriching and attractive for your professional career. It is a guarantee of mobility and autonomy, which is a requirement in all sectors.

Commit to a sustainable development mission

Travelling with RealStep is also committing to sustainable development missions. It is a professional experience in NGO, with a positive and sustainable impact on the local environment, on the local communities. Use your gap year or your holiday to carry out a project that matters to you.

RealStep programs combine personal, professional and sustainable development.

Gap year abroad program highlights

• Professional experience during a gap year
• Acquisition of professional skills
• First steps in sustainability

Examples of gap year programs on RealStep

• Animal programs: to do a gap year involving animal protection
• Environmental programs: to do a gap year involving environmental studies
• Humanitarian programs: to do a gap year involving humanitarian studies
• Study and work: cultural immersion, to do a gap year and work abroad

Experience a gap year with RealStep

• A constant follow-up
• A tailor-made project
• Ethical projects, visited and certified by our team
• Trusted partner organisations

Consult our charter to know our commitments!

To find out the costs breakdown for a Gap Year project for example, go to this page!

FAQs

What is a gap year?

A gap year is a period of time in which a person takes a break from formal education or employment, usually to travel, volunteer or achieve personal development. Learn more about gap year in our gap year guide. .

Why take a gap year?

There are many reasons people choose to take a gap year and travel. Some of these reasons are making a meaningful impact by joining humanitarian or environmental projects, exploring career paths, witnessing nature and global world, self-discovery or adventure. Once you know what your motivation is, you can create an action plan.

Where to take a gap year?

As long as you can obtain a visa, you can spend your gap year anywhere! But certain places seem to be more suitable for a gap year than others, particularly if you're searching for work or have a limited budget. Places like Australia, Canada or New Zealand, are definitely interesting to gap year takers! RealStep offers gap year programs in these countries, but in many others as well .

What to do during your gap year?

Learn a new language, study and work, join a humanitarian program, explore a future career path, pursue your passion .