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GVI: Online Study Abroad Courses

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Short Term

Subject Areas

Business Communications Conservation and Preservation Cultural Studies Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Global Studies Human Rights Marine Biology Public Health Public Policy Social Sciences Sustainable Development Wildlife Sciences +4

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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2023

Last Reviewed: Feb 15, 2023

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About Program

For more than 25 years, GVI has provided thousands of travellers with life-changing experiences. GVI Online Courses offer participants more than a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a short-term contribution but also equip participants with the knowledge and skills to turn their passion for making an impact into a full-time job.

There are two ways to complete GVI's online courses. If you would like to earn new knowledge and skills in sustainable development, simply book one or more of the online courses and complete it virtually within 2-weeks – no travel required. Or, if you’d like to earn real work experience, then you can combine an online program with any of GVI's volunteer or intern abroad programs.

GVI's online courses apply to a wide range of causes you might like to work towards, much like their in-person programs that are all aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Program Highlights

Courses are offered in partnership with the University of Richmond
No entrance requirements
15–45 hours of online course work
Flexible payment options

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Overview: When I signed up to complete GVI online courses I knew based on my past experience with GVI that the course content would be amazing, and more importantly would be usable in the real-world. What I wasn't expecting was the great people I would get to meet - virtually of course! I'm very excited and proud of have these certificates on my resume :)

Course content: The content was really usable and the topics taught will be things I'll refer back to throughout my developing career. For me personally, some of the material was a refresher as I've had lessons in that topic before but because the examples were unique to GVI and the individual instructors it almost felt like new material and didn't feel boring to re-learn about. I would recommend these courses to individuals starting out AND career professionals who was to deepen their knowledge and expand their network. For the topics that were new to me, the material was presented in such a way that it made me want to research it even more after the course was complete!

Instructors: The instructors were so knowledgeable, kind, professional and still very personable that even by class two I felt like I really knew them, and therefore could appreciate what they were saying even more. They provided great examples based off their real-life experience, but also gave other examples to broaden the picture. They went through the material in great detail, but still kept the lessons entertaining!

Fellow students: It was great to zoom chat with people from around the world who have similar values and qualities, although we weren't in a proper "class" together, many of us were able to connect on platforms like LinkedIn to diversify our network!

What would you improve about this program?

I highlighted this to the organizers already and they agreed, implementing changes ASAP! The only real improvements I thought very necessary was the notification of missing assignments. I missed a module assignment and quiz without realizing until after the due date, luckily the instructor and course organizers were very accommodating.

Response from GVI

Hi Calyca! Thanks for your review. I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed this program! It certainly sounds like you made the most of it. We'd love to see you registered for some of our other courses in the future!

By GVI on July 21, 2021

The writing academy was interesting,challenging and really well organised. It's a fast paced timetable but it pushed me and so I ended up writing or editing something most days. Writing takes practice, regular practice and so as the course progressed over the 12 weeks I began to get more ideas and my writing definitely began to flow a little more naturally and easy. The team that provide the feedback were fantastic.The feedback is really thorough but so helpful and it is really cool to see you work published on the GVI blog.

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?

I would dedicate more time to it writing each day. There is so much to learn and practice and I didn't end up doing the optional pieces of work that you could have assessed because of time available. I would definitely take advantage of being able to get even more feedback if I did it again and do all the optional assignments too.

Response from GVI

Hi Debbie! Thanks for your review. I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed this program! It certainly sounds like you made the most of it. We'd love to see you registered for some of our other courses in the future!

By GVI on July 21, 2021

Questions & Answers

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What is your favorite travel memory?

In my 20's as an Au Pair, I had the amazing opportunity to live abroad and travel. One of my fondest memories was going on holiday and snorkeling in Maui as I got to swim with Turtles and Manta rays. It was equally terrifying as it was magical. Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen! I would've stayed there forever if I could. I also had the opportunity travel to France and see the Eiffel Tower which was an amazing experience.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

Going to work everyday has been a pleasure as GVI has a great family dynamic. Having managers that cared was truly a strange concept for me. They have always given their staff opportunities to grow whether is be personally or professionally. GVI invests in their staff which is something that I have rarely experienced.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

One of our online students who was in his 50's was thinking of switching careers. He has worked in his field for 20 years when he decided to do our Wildlife Conservation course. He mentioned that in 8 weeks, he has learned so much which surpassed his expectations and has made him realize that this is the field he would like to be in.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

I would choose our Community Development program. One of its focuses is Women Empowerment which is something I am passionate about. Once completing the theory, I would choose our Ghana Women's Empowerment program to get the chance to actually work with females in the villages to teach them about health and hygiene, computer skills and English.

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

When Covid hit and the world stood still, I went into a panic due to the fact that GVI is a travel organization so naturally I was worried but when I realized that GVI is an extremely innovative company, that certainly put me at ease.. We had to think on our feet which is when our amazing Online courses and Virtual Internships came to fruition. This has given participants the opportunity to still gain experience is varies fields from the comfort and safety of their homes.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

I believe it's the high quality programs that we have to offer whether it be in conservation, community development or global health offerings. Our teamwork and collaborations with partners has given year 12 students the experience to help them decide if this is the field that they would like to go into, it has given people the knowledge to help them decide if they would like to change their career path or simply the opportunity to do good in developing countries.

About GVI

GVI is an award-winning organisation that tackles critical local and global issues through our travel-based volunteer, internship, fellowship and apprenticeship programs as well as online courses, and virtual programs. At GVI, we believe that long-lasting impact is locally-led, which is why our programs are run in partnership with local...