Teacher/Training Courses - J to Z
Below is a list of organisations that offer courses for Backpackers and Gap Year travelers. They offer a range of courses and include volunteerd programmes as well paid employment and educational courses. Our Backpacker Travel Insurance is a great choice for anyone looking to travel for long periods and take part in work placements or volunteer programmes.
LANGUAGE COURSES ABROAD
This well established organisation originally offered courses in Spain to learn Spanish. Their courses last from one week to many months and offer a whole package from the language course or private tuition to host families and accommodation. The company expanded and now offers courses in Latin America, Asia, Canada, Egypt and Europe. There is a wide range of languages on offer and include Greek, Arabic and Japanese. You can also choose a work placement or a volunteer work programme in Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. www.languagesabroad.co.uk
LATIN LINK
A religious organisation, Latin Link organises like minded participants in teams that are sent to work alongside Latin American Christians in a number of projects. There is a strong emphasis on the church community, preaching and leadership. The courses are held in varied locations and include Chile, Peru and Central America. Committed Christians over 17 can take part in the courses which run from 3 to 4 weeks to 4 months. Participants are organised in to teams and have leaders to guide them. www.stepteams.org
NONSTOP SAIL & SKI
Nonstopsail & Ski have a raft of courses and services available to travellers looking for qualifications in yachting and skiing. The courses take place in Canada and New Zealand and last from 5 to 12 weeks. You can be a complete beginner or a sailor wanting to take part in an internationally recognised sailing race. They offer Adventure Sailing around Britain, the Atlantic and Caribbean. They have a yacht charter service with an experienced skipper on a fleet of comfortable and well kitted out vessels. www.nonstopsail.com
OISE
If you want to learn a language and are looking for a programme of intense tuition OISE will fit the bill. The courses are held individually, in small groups or with just three other pupils and are located in the native country of the language you are studying, France, Germany and Spain. The courses are suitable for both career and academic development. OISE also runs workshops and a Masterclass. You can choose to stay with a host family or during academic holidays, in college accommodation. www.oise.com
OYSTER
This company has been organising gap year travellers for more than 10 years. They have a substantial list of activities and volunteer programmes in more than 10 countries including – Brazi, Zambia, Nepal and Chile. Paid placements can be taken up in Canada and Australia. Trips can last from a few weeks to 12 months depending on your chosen activity. You will be able to learn a language as you volunteer in one of the children's homes in Kenya or help small children on the ski slopes of Canada. Volunteer programmes include those for children living on the streets of Brazil. www.oysterworldwide.com
PEAK LEADERS
You can take part in snowboard and ski instructor courses run in a number of beautiful locations in Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Argentina and Austria. The courses end in recognised qualifications such as the CASI, CSIA, NZSIA and BASI. They will assist you in finding a position in the industry after passing the course. A flexible approach to the course timings mean you can fit your course times in to suit your gap year travel dates which may coincide with your time at university. www.peakleaders.com
POLO ON THE PLATE
Suitable for career breakers as well as gap year students, you can take part in one of these courses even if you have never played polo or had any riding experience at all. Places are limited and although the lessons are in English, a smattering of Spanish would be useful. The course is fairly intensive and includes at least 18 hours in the saddle; the course also includes stable management and pony welfare. Courses which last up to a month run between October and April. www.shoestringpolo.com
PROJECTS ABROAD
This is one of the original gap year travel companies offering volunteer placements for students wishing to travel and offer a skill in return. Projects Abroad have a range of opportunities for students and adults on a career break including Medicine & Healthcare, Sports, Community, Veterinary and Animal Care and Teaching. Locations include Morocco, Toga, Romania, Jamaica and India and courses can last for up to 6 months and accommodation is usually with local families. www.projects-abroad.co.uk
SKI LE GAP
Offers ski and snowboard instructor qualifications primarily to gap year students in French Canada with the option to take language tuition. The courses are held with large numbers of students and you can take a month's Intensive Course or a three year Ultimate Experience course, ski classes last for 5 hours a day. Courses available include CSIA and CSCF. www.skilegap.com
SPORT LIVED
This company organises and runs sports coaching and training courses for gap year students looking to become part of a local community through playing and coaching sport. Choose from 12 sports from football to water polo, netball and rowing. The courses last up to 6 months and offer a choice of locations in New Zealand and Australia, either coaching and earning money whilst abroad or training in your chosen activity. Paid work can be set up in advance when you take part in one of the training placements and mentoring for all participants both for sport and pastoral care is included; accommodation is shared with other students. www.sportlived.co.uk
SPW -
Volunteers play a leading role in helping young people in India and Africa manage important areas of their lives such as health, education and environmental issues. It operates in 8 Sub Saharan countries through support programmes. Supporters, who must raise a minimum donation, are aged between 18 and 28 and can work in programmes campaigning for HIV and AIDS awareness in some of the more remote parts of the world. www.spw.org
TANTE MARIE
This famous cookery school has been offering courses lasting from 1 day to a year for the past 50 years to students aged 16 or over from around the world. An 11 week course can end in a Cordon Bleu Certificate; a 4 week course will give you essential skills which are industry recognised. There is a beginner's course as an introduction to healthy eating; there are no more than 10 students per class. Courses are particularly useful for those looking for chalet work. Accommodation is either with host families or in a short let rental property. www.tantemarie.co.uk
TICKET TO RIDE
Offers Surfing along with Life Saving and cookery courses in Costa Rica, South Africa and Mozambique for up to 3 months. There is around 80 hours coaching in various locations with qualifications at the end of a successful course including the SSA Level 1 Surf Instructor and NLSA Basic Surf Rescue and First Aid certificates. Volunteer work whilst on the course include football coaching in one of the townships as well as helping in day care and teaching, local environmental projects and teaching township children to surf. www.ttride.co.uk
TRAVELLERS WORLD WIDE
There are more than 300 projects available for volunteers in more than 20 countries including Brunei, Peru and Zambia. The projects available include conservation, teaching, marine and language courses. Available to everyone from 17 to 70, the average course lasts from 3 to 6 months with the option to increase the term to a year. Accommodation is mostly with local families. Programmes can be extended to include working with pandas and on in elephant orphanage. www.travellersworldwide.com
WARREN SMITH SKI ACADEMY This academy offers Gap year ski instructor courses leading to BASI level 2 on nine weeks residential course in Verbier, other course locations include Saa-Fee and Lake Wanake. The courses include sport psychology and science, first aid, freestyle and powder ski instruction and avalanche and mountain awareness. www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com
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