Gap Year Safety Courses

Course Details

Introduction

The course was launched over 22 years ago and has established itself as an important and valuable course for the inexperienced traveller. It is all about thinking safe and being aware of the different conditions that travellers may face whe travelling abroad. Many of the strategies and tips are drawn from the work and courses we run for journalists, media reporters, NGOs, Charities, Humanitarian aid workers.

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An overview of our course in just 7 minutes!

Acclaimed Travel and Safety Courses for Gap Year / Post-University Students / Year Out Groups / Independent Travellers / Gap Year Travellers

Objective Gap Safety was the first company to run dedicated Gap Year Travel and Safety courses and remains the market leader. The acclaimed course is not just about safety, we are determined that the individual makes the most of their travels, gets 'off the beaten track' and explore. Therefore, during the day we will also cover understanding key cultural and religious issues, getting on with the locals, how to take money abroad, catching taxis, knowing where to travel and when and so much more.

Whilst called a Safety Course for those on a gap year, many of those attending are also post-university and year-out students.

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Gap Year Travel and Safety Course Virtual

Virtual Gap Year Travel and Safety Course. For when you can not attend our face to face course, which is always our preference, our virtual course means that you still get the same travel safety advice, via Zoom for your gap year travel plans overseas. 

Virtual course is just £130 per person. Price held for 2024/2025 Timings from 10.15am to 3.30pm. Five-hour blended learning course broken down into a number of sessions within a day. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 8 people per course. Book online

Private courses are also available - contact us for details.

Face to Face (In-person) Courses in London

One-Day Course: London 

From 9:30am to 16:30pm. Cost: Only £175

Highly interactive, relaxed, fun day. Number of people attending capped at 12 attendees. Includes lunch and handouts.

London Course Venue: The Troubadour, 265 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 9JA.

Nearest Tube: Earl's Court or West Brompton.

See Online booking page for dates and availability

Prepare, Planning and be Safe whilst Travelling Abroad

We teach young people and gap year students how to plan and prepare for their gap year and year out and how to deal with problems they may face. Our intention is to help them recognise danger by teaching them to think on their feet and interpret the situations confronting them - without terrifying the living daylights out of them.

A Fun, Relaxed and Interactive Course

The course is delivered by means of interactive scenarios and role-play, lectures and hands-on learning. Our instructors have an excellent understanding of young travellers and flavour the course with tales of scrapes and situations they themselves have encountered. We believe with a little thought, many misfortunes can be avoided. We also discuss the common female concers abroad, sexual harassment, appropriate dress code, drink spiking etc. delivered by Looby, whilst Charlie will run the separate boy's session.

Unbiased Advice

The course also offers the opportunity to discuss great places to visit, how to book, merits of travelling independently or with a Gap Year provider. In addition, do call us, night or day, if you need advice whilst travelling, we're here to help. We've trained over 6500 travellers on our courses and we have captured many of their tales, both good and bad, which we share throughout the day.

Our one-day course is held regularly in London at The Troubadour Cafe, near Earl's Court and West Brompton tube stations and occasionally at other UK-wide locations. Directions to Troubadour

Private courses are also available on request. Contact us for more details.

Gap Year Travel and Safety Awareness Course - Price per Student: Only £175

Times: 9.30am to 4.30pm. This includes a buffet lunch. Each student will also receive a set of traveller note to take away.

Special Offer: Book 4 places and 1 goes FREE

Call 01788 899029 to process this offer.

Zoom calls or Teams Option (Virtually)

If you’re on a gap year or a student travelling on an expedition to a particular region and need some tailored, travel safety guidance, a Zoom or Teams meeting could be an alternative option.

You should be aware that this call does not replace the general one-day course and within the two hours, we can only offer some very specific travel safety advice. This option will not be as effective as the face-to-face, interactive one day course.
The two-hour call option is £150.

Course Content

An overview of the areas and advice we will discuss in depth, to maximise safety whilst backpacking or travelling on a year out:

Before you Go  Researching your destination:  Security advice & terrorism risk  Health issues & disease prevention  Culture, religion & laws  Insurance & money  Documents  How to keep in touch	What to Take  Kit and clothes  Safety gadgets  First-aid kits  Electrical items e.g. mobiles, cameras  - what to take  - how to pack  Security of your possessions
When you are There  Hotels/hostels  Budgeting, money options & changing money  Safe food & water, drink spiking  Dealing with authorities  Where and how to get help	Getting About  Safe travelling; buses, trains, taxis etc.  Checking out people you meet  Survival navigation  Dealing with corrupt officials
Medical Issues  Emergency first-aid  Staying healthy  Climatic injuries  Bugs, bites and bowels	For Girls... by a Girl With the session, discussion of common female concerns abroad: sexual harassment, appropriate dress code etc. With a separate talk for boys session.
Keeping Safe  Knowing the dangers from  muggings to kidnapping  Options if caught in a terrorist attack  Surviving extremes; earthquakes,  avalanches, fire, rip-currents, etc.  Drugs and alcohol