Smiling tourist is holding a map and wearing a yellow backpack while visiting the beautiful city of lisbon in portugal during summer vacations
PROGRAMMES FOR 18+

Gap Year Abroad

Take time to travel, learn a language, gain work experience, and discover your true calling before taking your next step. A gap year abroad gives you perspective before making important decisions about your academic and professional career.

Discover Your True Vocation
Enhance Your CV
Explore the World
Gain Maturity & Confidence

Why Take a Gap Year?

A gap year abroad allows you to gain perspective before making important decisions about your academic and professional career.

The Problem

We all know that too often, people choose a degree without having things clear, which leads to wasted time, effort, and money. A gap year abroad allows you to dedicate time to travelling, learning a language, gaining work experience, and discovering your true vocation before taking the next step.

Enhance Your CV

International experiences are especially valued in both university and company selection processes. They not only guarantee English proficiency but also demonstrate attitudes and skills related to the challenges of living abroad:

Autonomy Flexibility Determination Resilience Independence
A teenager boy travel with a handheld camera smiles, picturesque cityscape of Edinburgh, Scotland in the background
Better
University Access

Improve Your Higher Education Access

A gap year abroad can improve your access options for higher education. If you decide to apply for a university place, you can tailor your gap year to relate it to the subject you plan to study and arrive with extra preparation. Universities value this experience highly.

What Can You Do During Your Gap Year?

It's very important to set objectives so your time is productive. At GoStudyIreland, we help you define your plan through our academic guidance and counselling service—because making decisions is easier when you know how.

Learn English

This experience guarantees exponential improvement in your knowledge and use of the language. There's nothing better than living abroad to improve your English. And if you prefer, you can also attend classes.

Volunteer

Help the community where you are, participate actively in causes you care about—environmental restoration, food banks, clothing drives, and NGO events. Universities and employers value this highly.

Improve Your Skills

An international experience helps you develop useful skills for your personal and professional life. A gap year can be designed to improve your knowledge of the subject you plan to study afterwards.

Rest & Reflect

Sometimes we need to stop to understand where we are and where we want to go. A period of reflection will give you clarity to make better decisions, leading you to achieve your true objectives.

Gain Maturity

Not everyone matures at the same pace, and not all careers require the same level of maturity. A life-changing experience like a gap year abroad helps you acquire the maturity needed to decide your next step with confidence.

Travel the World

Explore the world, discover new cultures, and develop your independent living skills. You don't have to stay in one destination—you can combine several countries. You decide.

Gap Year Programmes

Combine your gap year with hands-on learning in an area that interests you. Gain practical skills while experiencing life abroad.

Latin fashion designer working on new dressmaking design cutting fabric on a mannequin in her workshop
Creative

Fashion Design

Learn the fundamentals of fashion design, from sketching and pattern-making to fabric selection and garment construction in a creative studio environment.

Pattern Making Sewing Design
Learn More
Black young adult woman sitting at easel painting on canvas in art studio, surrounded by other young adults engaged in creative activity, focused on artistic process
Creative

Art

Explore various artistic disciplines including painting, drawing, sculpture, and mixed media. Develop your artistic voice in inspiring studio spaces.

Painting Drawing Sculpture
Learn More
Teenage Black girl coding on laptop, sitting at desk with hands on keyboard, focusing on programming task, other student partially visible nearby, educational setting
Tech

IT & Technology

Gain practical skills in programming, web development, cybersecurity, or data analysis. Build a portfolio while learning from industry professionals.

Coding Web Dev Data
Learn More
The car mechanic's desk. A new brake disc and a new set of brake pads.
Technical

Engineering

Get hands-on experience in mechanical, electrical, or civil engineering. Work on real projects and gain practical skills valued by universities and employers.

Mechanical Electrical CAD
Learn More
Kids children cooking group together teamwork happy fun enjoy in class learning clean culinary guid by chef supervision professional in uniform kitchen preparing food with fresh vegetables on counter.
Culinary

Cookery

Train in professional kitchens and learn culinary techniques from experienced chefs. From basic skills to advanced cuisine, develop your passion for food.

Cuisine Pastry Food Safety
Learn More

Something Else in Mind?

We can help you design a custom gap year programme tailored to your interests and career goals.

Talk to Us

Ready to Plan Your Gap Year?

Making decisions is easier when you know how. Book a free consultation and let us help you define your gap year plan through our academic guidance and counselling service.

18+
Age Requirement
Flexible
Duration
5+
Programme Areas
Custom
Tailored to You