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Life Skills Gap Year

Join us in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town for an unforgettable experience!

Our Gap Year strategically steers young individuals toward their future endeavours.

We carefully consider aspects such as higher education, life skills development, emotional intelligence cultivation, work experience acquisition, and job availability.

Gain practical experience through diverse courses, tours, and volunteer work.

Our curriculum emphasizes both practical life skills and emotional intelligence. With a holistic approach, we prioritize the development of a balanced body, soul, and spirit.

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Details: Category: Prep Year

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Gap

Year

Not sure what you should do after matriculating? Take time to invest in yourself before entering university or work life. Join our Skills Gap Year.

Career

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Become an Internationally Recognised Dive Professional at our PADI 5* INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER. A unique training program in Gordon's Bay, South Africa.

Life

Skills

Group or individual classes with various courses on Emotional Life Skills as well as Practical Work Skills.

Gain experience doing various courses, tours, and volunteer work.

This year is jam-packed with amazing courses and experiences to help you Grow Personally and to Find your Passion.

Frequently Asked Questions

about the Skills Gap Year

What is the difference between a Gap Year and the Skills Gap Year?

When people hear GAP year, they usually conclude that you are taking a year off. Our Skills Gap Year, in contrast to this, is a program designed to prepare students for their first year of higher education or first job.

Who should join this Gap Year?

This gap year is for young people who are not sure what they want to do after matriculating as well as for those who want to gain experience doing various courses, tours, and volunteer work.

What work experience will I be exposed to?

You will get exposure and/or experience in the following areas: Marketing, retail, tourism, facilitating adventure activities, customer service, facilitating classes, working with children, managing people, marketing, etc...

Am I ready for a Gap Year?

The year will be what you make of it. We give as much as possible to each student, to give them the most opportunities to grow and learn, the rest is up to each student whether they seize these opportunities or not.

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Other Programs Available

Skills Development Program

This program is a great add-on to our Preparation Year and gives young people the opportunity to get work experience in a safe environment while expanding their skillset and emotional intelligence.

This year is about gaining practical work experience and personal development while holding a part-time job and/or part-time studies and being involved in various internships as well.

Career Development Program

This program offers a young person the opportunity to develop their PADI Scuba Diving career, doing various courses including our special Life Skills Courses, and gaining practical work experience.

This program is about becoming a well rounded PADI instructor by expanding the skill set and competencies of students, improving their prospects of work and employment dramatically.

The PADI accredited course is recognized worldwide, after successfully completing these tertiary studies you will receive all the certificates you need to become a PADI Scuba Dive Instructor.

How we started doing what we do

Life Skills was started by Marius and Madelein Wolfaardt, we have been working with youth and children since 2004. We both are attuned to recognizing the potential in people and find it immensely rewarding to assist people on their walk of life, at whatever stage they might be. Learning life skills is not necessarily for people who have problems but it is beneficial to any person who wishes to improve their lives by doing worthwhile things, overcome challenges or get some guidance on their path of personal growth.

Why Life Skills?

The development of life skills helps us to find new ways of thinking and solving problems.

In a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life. We help people tap into their full potential and define/achieve their goals for who they want to be and what they want to do.

The Life Skills & Coaching Programs is designed to encourage personal development in children, adolescents and adults and at the same time providing an outlet for stress; learning responsibility and the necessary skills to be successful individuals.

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