Course + work placement: accelerate your Gap Year
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Develop solid professional English, experience real immersion in a company and turn your Gap Year into concrete experience for your studies and your future.
Applied professional English
Supervised work placement
A stronger international CV
Learn in class, progress in the field
This option combines targeted courses with immersion in a company to help you gain fluency, confidence and impact in an international setting.
Why choose this option?
Building professional English quickly
Each week you practise the vocabulary, the codes and the communication situations expected in a company.
Gaining a first valuable experience
The placement lets you put your skills into practice in a concrete, structured environment.
Developing your collaboration reflexes
You learn to work with international teams and to adapt to different professional contexts.
Strengthening your study plans
This experience gives meaning to your pathway and is a real asset for your future applications.
Teaching formats and field experience
Professional English classes
Practical workshops to progress in speaking and writing in situations close to the world of work.
Immersion in a company
You join a supervised placement to understand professional expectations and gain independence.
Project and presentation
You put together a concrete project and then present it to clear professional standards.
Professional networking
You widen your network, refine your bearing and discover varied working environments.
Possible destinations and formats
Depending on your profile, we combine destination, school and placement for a pathway that is coherent, career-focused and realistic.
- International cities with strong placement opportunities
- Programmes combining intensive courses with professional immersion
- Formats from a few weeks to several months depending on your objectives
Progress in three stages
Project scoping
Together we define the English level you are aiming for, the sector you are interested in and the most relevant format.
Building skills
You consolidate your language and professional foundations before starting the placement.
Putting it into practice in the field
You experience supervised immersion and build up concrete experience for the rest of your pathway.
Good to know
Ideal duration: from 8 weeks to 9 months depending on your academic or professional objective.
Language level: an intermediate level lets you get the most out of the placement.
Supervision: academic follow-up and support in finding the placement and settling in.
Recommended profile: students motivated by an experience that is useful, concrete and international.
Why go with Move & Study?
Partners selected to demanding standards
We select schools and host organisations recognised for their professionalism and their support.
Personal follow-up at every stage
You are guided before departure, during the programme and then in making the most of the experience.
Expertise in international pathways
Our team builds with you a project that is realistic, coherent and valuable for your future.
Ready to launch your course + placement project?
Talk to a Move & Study adviser to build a pathway that suits you.