The key to getting that important first post in the sector is, inevitably, relevant previous experience. This is most often obtained through a combination of voluntary work and experience of developing countries. Education through undergraduate and postgraduate courses can also play a part and short courses can, at the right time, make a difference.

Use the menus to the left to read more about these routes in. Download the 'Routes into Development' flowchart to the right to see how these different routes might be combined.