Student life: an alternative gap year with Year Here

By Josie Gurney-Read. Year Here, a gap year programme launched in March 2013, culminated this week, as university graduates competed for a £5,000 grant to launch a social enterprise. Forget full moon parties in Thailand, for many graduates today the typical gap year route isn’t enough. Gap years, especially post-university, increasingly need to provide the opportunity to improve long term career prospects.
Year Here, a new gap year programme for university graduates and A-level school leavers, is seeking to provide an alternative to the traditional gap year experience, by giving graduates the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills without leaving the country. Read more...