Gap Year Information, the Year Out Group, . Year Out Group Website is packed with information and guidance for young people and their parents and advisers. Find out how to plan your Year Out and choose the Year Out programme which best suits your needs and aspirations. UCAS believes that students who take a well-planned structured year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. The benefits of a well-structured year out are now widely recognised by universities and colleges and cannot fail to stand you in good stead in later life.
Planning is the key.
I'm very pleased to have this opportunity to support the aims of the Year Out Group. I know how valuable the experience of a year out between education and work can be for some young people. But I think it is vital that the opportunities they take part in are well structured and that everything possible has been done to ensure that young people undertake their chosen activities in a safe and secure environment. That is why I am pleased to support the aims of the Year Out Group as it works towards setting clear quality standards for the sector. May 17, 2001.