Become a Gapforce
Expedition Leader

Lead incredible adventures. Inspire others. Build a career that takes you around the world.

Gapforce has spent over 20 years delivering world-class expeditions and adventure travel experiences. Our Expedition Leader programmes prepare aspiring leaders with the practical skills, recognised qualifications and real-world experience needed to guide groups safely and confidently across the globe.

With Bruce Parry and Ed Stafford as past Gapforce leaders you can immediately see that these programs offer distinction. We train and hire great leaders in order to deliver great experiences, changing all those asking ‘Why should I take a gap year?’ to ‘When can I take a gap year?’.

Interested in working with us? Get in touch. Or, if you're looking to build your skills and qualifications, explore our Adventure Guide Training and Dive Instructor Training programmes.

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Why choose

Adventure Guide Training

  • Learn how to confidently lead groups, make decisions under pressure and support others in challenging environments.

  • Develop your skills in mountains, jungles, coastlines and tropical waters while gaining real expedition experience.

  • Earn recognised certifications in expedition leadership, first aid and outdoor skills.

  • Every day presents new challenges, helping you build resilience, confidence and practical leadership experience.

  • Learn from professional expedition leaders with years of experience delivering adventure travel across the globe.

  • Graduate with the skills and experience sought by employers across adventure travel, outdoor education and expedition industries.

  • Whether with Gapforce or elsewhere in the world, you'll be ready to guide others through life-changing adventures.

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from previous trips

Over the years, we’ve had the pleasure of hearing from many happy teachers and students. This is what some of them had to say about their Gapforce experiences.

Never a dull moment.
I went into this program really nervous, not knowing what to expect, wanting to change my career, get into the outdoors, and start my travels with a purpose. This program fulfilled all of that and more, I have come out of my shell now, I have been able to make incredible unforgettable friends and it has helped me make my career in the outdoors. I am lucky to be working in Australia as an outdoor educator 1 year on from having completed my course, and I believe the GapForce program has helped me achieve this.

My highlights from the trip are too long to add into this review, the jungle, the local tribe you get to meet, Costa Rica is amazing, cycling expedition was incredible.

The leaders were amazing, the skills of Gaz and the confidence he has in the jungle is so valuable it makes it feels comforting having him around. Jade is just badass, so confident in the jungle, so knowledgeable about first aid and so many stories to be told especially about cycling. Colin is just something, managed to work with him after I had finished with Gapforce and he is no different, so much laughter and banter you can have with him. Never a dull moment.

Thank you GapForce for an incredible expedition.

Sam | Adventure Guide Training