2009 Dates:
24th October
21st November
2010 Dates:
9th January
16th January
20th February
20th March
27th March
Gap Year Safety Course
Gap year safety should be a high on your list of dos when planning your time out. Real Gap offers a one-day safety course to make sure you have the gap year of a lifetime not the gap year from hell.
How Safety Savvy Are You?
You may think staying safe on your travels is just down to common sense? And to a certain degree you're right - but being aware of potential dangers is important too. Would you really know what to do?
Why Go On A Gap Year Safety Course?
This comprehensive one day course is designed to make sure you are prepared for your travels and to ensure you know as much as possible about travelling safely on your trip. We want you to have the time of your life whilst you are away and this course will teach you the skills and give you the know-how to enable you to do so.
Professional travel safety advice
Get advice from expert travelers who've been there and done it. Our trainers have extensive travel experience in all areas of the world and will be able to impart to you the knowledge they wish they'd had before they went!
Fun and interactive
The course is not only informative but also fun and a great way to meet other travellers before you go. You will learn through lectures and role-play to get the most out of the day. The instructors are all experienced travellers and have encountered many of the situations themselves.
Prevention rather than cure
Anyone embarking on a gap trip should give serious consideration to attending a safety course. While very few travellers do run in to any serious trouble, this safety course offers peace of mind by preparing participants for any situation.
To get you thinking along our lines try this Travel Safe Abroad Quiz and see how travel savvy you are!
Potential problems shouldn't faze you; it's the fun part of going travelling... the unknown. However, you'll have more fun if you're not worrying about them, so why not take the time to learn what to do, should they arise? The gap year safety course we offer could help you: find out what that Indian head wiggle means, how to navigate public transport that is in a foreign language and help you keep out of trouble with the local law enforcement.
Travel Safe Course - What do you learn?
The course starts at 9am with coffee and registration. At 9:30am there will be an introduction to the course and our instructions. From 10am the following modules are covered:
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1. BEFORE YOU GO (10:00 - 10:45)
- The importance of planning
- Researching and useful resources
- Interactive and fun guide book exercises
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 2. WHAT TO TAKE - PERSONAL KIT AND EQUIPMENT (10:45 - 11:45)
- Budget and cost vs. quality
- Low cost alternatives
- Choosing a rucksack
- Sleeping bags
- Clothing & Footwear
- Gadgets
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3. ADMINISTRATION AND DOCUMENTS (11:45 - 12:15)
- Passport
- Visas
- Money
- Insurance
- Communication with home
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 4. LEAVING (12:45 - 13:00)
- Day of departure
- Feelings
- Relationships with friends and family
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5. ARRIVAL (13:30 - 14:00)
- Hostels
- Recognising the travel cycle and its effect on safety:
- Period of Awareness
- Period of Familiarity
- Period of Complacency
- Establishing a routine
- Making friends
- Culture shock
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 6. PERSONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY (14:00 - 16:00)
- General awareness
- Cultural sensitivity
- Alcohol/drugs and the law
- Security of valuables
- Avoiding potential dangers
- Assessing risks
- Avoiding confrontation and diffusing situations
- Dealing with aggression
- Local law enforcement
- Practical role plays
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7. FIRST AID, HEALTH AND HYGIENE (16:00 - 17:00)
- Personal first aid kit
- Needles
- Local doctors
- Medical insurance
- Staying healthy
- Personal hygiene in different environments
- Taking risks
- Sexual health
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To get you thinking along our lines try this Travel Safe Abroad Quiz and see how travel savvy you are!
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At the end of the day, there will be half an hour (from 17:15 - 17:45) where participants will be able to speak to one of our team of experienced travellers on a one-to-one basis.
Our one-day Travel Safe Courses are held in High Wycombe from 9.30am - 17:45pm, and the total cost per client is £99. Each student will be issued with travellers printed materials at the end of the course.
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Booking conditions
If you cancel your course for any reason we will issue a refund as follows:
8 + days - full refund less 25% of course fee.
2 - 7 days before course - 50% refund.
Less than 2 days before course - no refund.
Cancellation must be in writing, cancelling by email is acceptable.
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