Booking is a relatively simple process and can be done online and by posting your deposit cheque, made payable to Careerbreaker, or by calling us to pay by credit or debit card.
Please ensure you have read and understood our Terms and Conditions prior to sending us your application:
View our Terms and Conditions
Volunteer Community Development Projects, Work and Sports Placements require a single deposit of £175 regardless of the number of projects you choose to complete, or length of time you choose to stay.
Adventurous travel trips with the Gapclub will require specific deposits depending on your chosen trip, we will call you on receipt of your application to advise you on making your deposit payment for this element of your trip
For those who are looking at a Volunteer Work Placement we may need to send you a further application form to find out a little more about your career history to ensure your volunteer work placement is the best fit for you and your host organisation.
Apply Online:
Click here to apply to participate Project or Placement
What is included in my payment to Careerbreaker?
- All pre-departure support and advice, including two detailed information packs
- Telephone support whilst your away for family and friends
- Airport pick-up on the agreed start date
- All food and accommodation on the project/placement site
- Orientation and training on arrival, to help you adjust to your new surroundings
- A guaranteed placement for the duration of your time with us
- Dedicated and well-trained crew to give support on and off the project/placements site
- 24 hour emergency contact with Careerbreaker UK headquarters for you and your family
- Post project support, including upon request, references to help build your experiences into your C.V.
What’s not included in my payment to Careerbreaker?
- Flights
- Insurance. It is a prerequisite that you have comprehensive insurance to cover all eventualities
- Visas. Our staff can advise on visas requirements for your selected destination/s and help you obtain all the essential paperwork
- Vaccinations and medication
- Personal kit and spending money
What happens when you’ve booked
We will call you to confirm all details are correct and to advise you if any further action needs to be taken.
For Volunteer Community Development Projects, Sports and Work Placements
Once your booking has been processed and the deposit payment cleared, we will send you the first of two Careerbreaker pre-departure packs. The first will detail some of the important destination, health and preparation issues you need to consider prior to departure and request details of your flights, if we don’t already have them, passport and visa information etc.
Approximatley 4 – 6 weeks prior to departure we will send you your second and final pre-departure pack giving you more information about the specifics of your trip, contact details to share with family and friends and if relevant, some information, including contact details, of the other Careerbreakers on your project.
We will undoubtedly call you during the lead up to your volunteer project just to ensure that all your preparations are going well and we are of course available to you to answer any query or concern no matter how small or large.
Once you arrive at your destination airport a member of our Crew or our Regional Manager for your country, will be there to meet you and transfer you to your project, they’ll also be available to ensure you return to your city of departure at the end of your volunteer project/s.
Adventurous Travel Trips
If you have booked an Adventurous Travel Trip through our in house agent Gapclub we’ll ensure that your trip provider’s specific information is forwarded to you within a couple of weeks of booking with us. As these trips are with a variety of partners, they will arrange your airport and pick-ups and drop-offs’ on this leg of your trip, but feel free to contact us with any query prior to departure.
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