 The British English term gap year (or 'Year Out') is given to a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) taken off full-time education by a student leaving secondary school and (ideally) before matriculating in college or university, or also between college and graduate school or a profession. It is generally a practice undertaken by young people from anglophone nations with a great proportion of gap year students from one country effectively swapping with gap year students from another.
Some students spend the time travelling, others working, and many combine these into an international Working Holiday. A popular option for gap year students, also known as "gappers", is international volunteering. In the wake of the 2004/5 Tsunami disaster a great deal of volunteers that helped in Asia were on a gap year. Also, many gap year students earn money whilst overseas by working cash in hand often in the hospitality industry.
A growing trend is what is becoming known as the Career Gap which is for those aged 25+. This career sabbatical is usually undertaken by those either wanting a career change, nearing retirement or have seen the benefits gained from their own children taking a gap year.
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