Make your summer holiday count! Why not use the mini gap between the end of school and start of university or college to hit the ground running with some valuable experience. Oyster offers a huge range of summer volunteer programs and summer jobs abroad. Take part in a worthy cause such as an animal or …
What is a TEFL? Taking part in a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) or a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course is a fantastic way to gain experience working with children in different countries. With a TEFL/TESOL qualification, you can maximise your chances of gaining teaching TEFL jobs abroad. Our …
Why work abroad? Why not combine travelling with one of our working abroad programs? This is a great way to experience what a country and culture is all about by living and working as a local. Oyster offers a variety of paid work abroad opportunities in different locations around the world. Our paid working gap …
Volunteer abroad in conservation for a worthy cause Conservation is the act of preserving, guarding or protecting. Participating in volunteer work can be an excellent way of contributing to a number of environment causes and aiding in restoring areas that have been damaged by humans. On our conservation projects you can also make a genuine …
Why volunteer as a teacher? Working as a volunteer teacher is an extremely fulfilling way to spend your gap year abroad or career break. Children are full of energy and see the world from a unique perspective – making each day different and exciting. If you are looking for English teaching opportunities and considering becoming …
Challenge Yourself Trekking in Nepal has to be the most exhilarating way to see and understand the country. Nepal has two very big attractions: its friendly and hardy people and the world’s highest and most dramatic mountains. You travel as locals do – on foot – and you are treated much more as a welcome …
Work and ski for a whole season Improve your snow skills and enhance your gap year by working a season in a top ski resort. Whether you decide to gain a qualification and job as a ski or snowboard instructor, or you feel a support or hospitality role in one of the resorts is for …
Passion for Sports Sports volunteering abroad can combine your passion for sport with your desire for travel. Oyster offers amazing projects for volunteers to coach sports in Chile, Ghana, Brazil and South Africa, where you can enjoy the benefits of living in a vibrant city, but at the same time, really get to know the …
Why work with children? Children are energetic, noisy and heaps of fun. Spend your gap year working with children abroad and you will love every minute of it. Help children to grow in confidence, develop skills and most importantly, feel supported. We have many childcare programmes that are looking for enthusiastic childcare volunteers to help …
Medical work experience to set you up for your degree Why not get a head start on your degree by gaining medical work experience abroad as a medical volunteer. Gain varied and unique work experience for your medicine course by being a healthcare volunteer or an intern on one of our medical projects abroad. With …
