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	Your Gap Year £12.99 The definitive handbook for students wanting to make the most of a year off. This up to date guide provides essential information on specialist Gap Year programmes as well as the vast range of jobs and voluntary opportunities available to young people around the world. Catering to all possible desires, there is detailed information on how to gain qualifications and skills from your gap year, or details on how to join an expedition if that's your preference. The guide includes a country by country guide to gap year opportunities and includes first hand accounts from travellers to show you what you can expect.


	A Year Off.. A Year On? £10.99 All the information and advice you need to make the most of your time out. This edition has been updated and expanded to cover even more ideas on what to do and where to go. Details gap year experiences, paid and voluntary study or travel opportunities. Published by Lifetime Careers. 8th edition.


	Summer Jobs Worldwide 2008 £11.99 Now in its 39th edition, having sold over 500,000 copies, the best selling Summer Jobs Abroad just got even better! Newly named: Summer Jobs Worldwide, this comprehensive guide now has an additional section all about exciting summer jobs in Britain. Bestseller - sold over half a million copies Unique and specialist - with over 40,000 jobs for all ages, no other book includes such a variety and wealth of summer work opportunities in Britain and abroad Revised and enhanced - fresh new design with added bonus sections detailing exciting placements in Britain.


	Hands-On Holidays £12.99 The definitive guide to rewarding short-term breaks. Whether you want to make a difference or just do something different, Hands-on Holidays is the essential guide for individuals wishing to find exciting short-term breaks. Designed for those with little time but huge amounts of enthusiasm, Hands-on Holidays provides extensive information on short term working holidays ranging from conservation and humanitarian work to helping at festivals or on organic farms. The first and only title on the market to cater for travelers wanting to combine a working holiday with a career back home, Hands-on Holidays also contains details of internships and training courses for students focused on furthering their career.


	Teaching English Abroad £14.95 Fully revised edition of the definitive and acclaimed guide to short and long term opportunities for trained and untrained teachers across the world. With the field of teaching English as a foreign language booming, this guide offers extensive and essential information for anyone wishing to teach the English language abroad. Including listings of recruitment organisations and useful websites, this guide contains a directory of more than 380 courses for training as an EFL teacher as well as 1,150 language school addresses to contact for jobs. In addition to sections giving advice and information on the varying teaching requirements and preparations necessary prior to leaving the country, Teaching English Abroad contains a country by country guide which covers more than 70 countries around the world.


	Work Your Way Around the World £12.99 A unique and acclaimed guide for the working traveler. With round the world trips becoming increasingly popular as air fares fall, this comprehensive guide offers up-to-date information about the kind of temporary work available in countries across the world. Ranging from olive picking in Greece to teaching English in Moscow, Work Your Way Around The World covers a whole host of job opportunities that may be found; not only in advance but on the spot. Incorporating hundreds of first-hand accounts from people who have actually done the jobs, the guide also includes advice on how to go about getting the work. Featuring a regional section which provides country by country information, Work Your Way Around The World also specifies the different kinds of work native to each place.


	Jobs and Careers Abroad £12.95 The definitive guide to finding work around the world. The Directory of Jobs & Careers Abroad provides essential information on career opportunities in over 50 countries worldwide. Aimed at everyone from school leavers to fully qualified professionals, it lists the professions and trades in demand overseas and gives all the facts on over 35 different specific careers including teachers, nurses, journalists, computer operators and engineers. With individual chapters presenting career opportunities country by country, background information on important related issues such as residency regulations and the cost and standard of living are also included. In addition, there are also details of employers and agencies specialising in placements in those countries.


	What Next After School 2008? £7.99 A wealth of practical, up-to-date information on all the issues that need to be considered by students making decisions about their future. Comprehensive and approachable, this guide covers deciding on a university, writing a CV, studying abroad and managing cash. Full of expert tips, contact details, sources of further information, action points and case studies. Published by Kogan Page.


	Decisions at 17/18+ £11.99 A comprehensive guide for students to the options open to them with level 3 qualifications. Whether in a school sixth-form or a college, this book is essential reading for students and their parents as they prepare to make important choices about their learning and work post 18. It explores each of the major routes open to young people: higher education, work with training or making the most of a gap year. It will help young people to understand the alternatives available to them, the advantages and disadvantages of each route, and the factors to be considered in making these important decisions. There are also pointers to further information about each option.


	Top Universities Guide £19.99 Based on the Times Higher - QS World University Rankings, this is the definitive guide to the top universities around the world. -League table ranks the top 200 universities in the world, plus detailed profiles of the top 100 universities, including student assessments of what life is like at each university -Where and why people are choosing to study around the world. -Expert advice on how to choose and apply for the best course at the right university, and an overview of employment opportunities. -Reviews of the top ten study destination countries -Detailed help and advice on study costs, financing and scholarships

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