There are many exciting new skills to learn during your fantasy trip to Australasia, whether you dream of 'Ooo-arghing' like a pirate as you learn how to sail the seven seas or perhaps you would prefer a 'Ye-haa' as you become a cowboy/Jackaroo in training.
Of course, with our learn new skills in Australasia options, there are also many skills to master that don't require shouting... check them out in the list below or keep reading for some of our favourites!
Our favourite new skills to learn in Australasia include:
What Aussie gap trip is complete with learning to surf in Australia? You'll be an Aussie surf dude riding the waves and adopting the beach barbie lifestyle in no time! Experience life as an Aussie cowboy or cowgirl on our Outback Ranch Package, the perfect introduction to life on a ranch!
See below for our full range of programmes where you can learn new skills in Australasia orfind out more about our learn abroadprogrammes in other destinations.
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Experience the great outdoors by learning the skills to work on an Australian outback farm. You’ll earn money doing anything from cattle mustering to fruit picking, making it an enjoyable way of funding more travelling. Project Video Now Online
Gain a basic diving qualification that allows you to dive all over the world. The course combines theory, dives and a three-day trip around the Great Barrier Reef. Look out for turtles, coral, tropical fish and more!
Learn or improve your scuba diving, live with a local family, help build a marine protected area and enjoy the country’s amazing beaches in a 6-week programme of activities that make for the perfect Fijian experience.
Make your round the world trip one to remember, visit the world’s most incredible countries including India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the USA on a intrepid voyage of cultural and adventurous discovery! India – Thailand - Australia – New Zealand – Fiji – USA
Fiji is an unmatched tropical paradise, with the scuba opportunities there equally unique. We have different scuba course options for you to choose from, depending upon your current diving experience and how far you wish to progress.
Internationally recognised all over the world, the online TEFL courses will enable you to teach and travel wherever you want, the only question is deciding where you want to teach!
Riders of all abilities are taught to farm the Australian way with lessons in Jackaroo and Jillaroo. Learn about cattle mustering, horse shoeing and lassoing before sitting down to a camp fire at night.
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Learn or improve your horse riding skills on a country farm, surrounded by pine trees. Gallop along a deserted beach, make friends with the sheep and end the days with a barbecue.
A ten-week course in Australia’s Byron Bay that allows total beginners to achieve internationally recognised diving qualifications. Among the bay’s many attractions are leopard sharks, manta rays and turtles.
Travel the east coast of Australia, learning to ride the waves and living the surfing lifestyle – that means barbies, parties and seeing relaxing by the beach. A highlight of any gap year!
A real hands-on experience on board a yacht. Learn or improve your sailing skills on land before living as part of a crew as you cruise around the Whitsunday Islands, with opportunities to snorkel and swim, too.
A blockbuster of a trip that brings together a week of fun activities in Sydney, five days of surfing lessons and a bus pass so you can create your own route to Cairns.
A never-to-be forgotten cruise on a tall ship around the Great Barrier Reef, with the chance to snorkel, swim and discover the area. Learn the basics of sailing or just relax and soak up the sun.