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Qualification courses: gain an international qualification

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Gap Year

Turn your Gap Year into a certified pathway: develop concrete skills, obtain a recognised qualification and strengthen your academic and professional plans.

A recognised qualification

Career-focused pathway

Academic support

Give your year abroad real value

Qualification courses lead to a concrete, recognised qualification that is useful for your higher education, your choice of direction and your future international CV.

Why choose this option?

Obtaining an official qualification

You obtain a recognised diploma or certificate, with clear assessment criteria and a measurable level.

Developing a useful specialisation

You strengthen targeted skills in a concrete field, with an approach geared towards practice and employability.

Strengthening the credibility of your record

Your pathway becomes clearer for admissions, placements and international academic applications.

Building solid prospects

You move forward with plans that are more structured, more coherent and more convincing for the rest of your studies.

Qualification learning formats

Certified technical workshop with teaching supervision

Specialist certified courses

Structured modules to acquire technical and methodological skills that can be applied directly.

Student presenting her project to an academic assessment panel

Project assessment

You are assessed on concrete work, with precise feedback to help you progress and validate what you have learnt.

One-to-one academic support meeting for a qualification pathway

Individual academic support

Regular follow-up to frame your objectives, secure your progress and prepare the final assessment.

Student team working on an applied project in an academic studio

Collaborative work towards a qualification

You develop your ability to work in a team on deliverables assessed to professional standards.

Destinations and study environments

Students heading to an international campus specialising in qualification courses

We select international institutions recognised for the quality of their qualification pathways and for the support they give international students.

  • Specialist institutes and accredited campuses
  • Programmes geared towards skills and assessment
  • Formats matched to your study plans and to your own pace

Progress in three stages

Pathway scoping

We define the field, the level you are aiming for and the type of qualification most relevant to your plans.

Training and skills development

You follow structured modules with interim assessments to consolidate what you have learnt.

Awarding the qualification

You complete the assessments and obtain a concrete qualification that will count in the rest of your pathway.

Good to know

Duration: from a few months to a year depending on the level of qualification you are aiming for.

Language level: entry requirements vary from one school to another, with support available.

Supervision: continuous academic follow-up and regular feedback on your assessments.

Profile: students wanting to gain a recognised, career-focused skill.

Why go with Move & Study?

Programmes selected to demanding standards

We favour courses recognised for their academic quality and for the value of their certification.

Personal support from start to finish

Our team guides you in choosing the programme, preparing for departure and following your progress during the course.

Expertise in international pathways

We build with you a project that is realistic, coherent and aligned with your study objectives.

Would you like to gain an internationally recognised qualification?

Speak to a Move & Study adviser to build your qualification pathway.