Career Life Connections 12: Post-Secondary Plan

Essential Question:
· How can I become more informed and knowledgeable about my options for my life
after high school?

Curricular Competencies:
· Analyze internal and external factors to inform personal career-life choices
for post-graduation planning
· Explore possibilities for preferred personal and education/employment futures, using
creative and innovative thinking
· Know about diverse post-graduation possibilities, including personal, educational, and
work options
· Practice post-graduation budget planning

Graduating students usually have a variety of options to contemplate. To help you

with this process, you will need to complete each of following sections of the Transition
Plan, which will hopefully allow you to better understand the path that interests or most
interests you to follow after graduation.

Follow these steps:

1) Complete Your Career Plans (You will need a Plan A & B)

2) Next, complete the following two options:

• Post-secondary education or training (You’ve already completed most of this

research with your PSI Research Assignment)
• Travel / Gap year

3) Finally, complete the section called: Working full-time and living on your own.

4) Submit your Transition Plan online through Teams before the deadline (December 9th)
and post your completed Transition Plan to your CLC Portfolio Page on your website.

Career Choice A: ___________________Author________________________
Me and my choices:
Consider:
• What do you enjoy about
this career choice?
• What sort of lifestyle
can this choice create for
you?
• Why is this the best
choice for you?
Career Info that I have
discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of
this employment choice
❏ Job duties/
responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement
opportunities
Three employability skills I
possess that will support my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for
position
❏ Personal attributes
CAREER: PLAN A
• I can fulfill my lifelong dream and use my passion
for writing fiction novels to use and get paid for it.
• I would sometimes have to go out for research and
interact with referees on and offline. I would spend
days writing at home by myself and not have a
guideline for work hours since I have to make it.
• This is the best choice because even if I work alone
that is comfortable for me and deadlines give me
motivation. I can also write whatever I want
instead of assigned work.
The upside is that I can use my passion and share my stories
and learn more about the world through research. There is
also no age limit and is for anybody who enjoys writing.
Responsibilities would be handing in manuscripts for editors
before deadline and the average salary in Canada is $34,125.
Future outlook is unpredictable because not everybody gets
to be a bestseller author and make a lot of money to keep on
writing, some may even have to stop and look for another
stable job. My lifestyle would be staying in most of the time
to write on electronics and read. My eyesight could get
worse and my posture would be horrible if I don’t take care
of myself. But it will get me a lot of practice in
communicating with others for research. Getting an
advancement as an author is to gain a reputation and publish
on well-known agencies.
1. Correct grammar and language skills
2. Creativity/original ideas
3. Teaches myself by reading different books
Education needed to pursue my To be a writer you don’t need any certificates or post-
plan: secondary education. A good plan on how to publish would
Consider: be good though.
❏ Courses/training/
certificates needed
❏ Post-secondary
requirements

Career Choice B: ________________Theatre Director__________________
Me and my choices:
Consider:
• What do you enjoy about
this career choice?
• What sort of lifestyle
can this choice create for
you?
• Why is this the best
choice for you?
Career Info that I have
discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of
this employment choice
❏ Job duties/
responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement
opportunities
Three employability skills I
possess that will support my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Skills required for
position
❏ Personal attributes
CAREER: PLAN B
• I can make my imaginations become real life on stage
and meet like-minded artists
• Gathering actors/crew members/sponsorships to put
on a play. Choosing and refining plays or making one.
• This is the best choice because I am passionate about
theatre and want to recreate and create plays with
people in a tight community
The pros of this job is working with a handpicked crew of
like-minded people and traveling to various places to put on
a show. I can also send a messages (theme) through plays.
The cons are that it is competitive and there is no set work
period. I could get writer’s block and not have enough money
or theatre company to put on a show. Responsibilities are
picking or writing a play and gathering actors and crew and
leading them to work together to achieve a goal. I would
oversee all details on and off stage and plan timetables on
rehearsals. The salary range is $64,910 to $115,533 and the
average is $93,010. In a competitive industry it will be hard
to come on top and may be stuck on putting on school plays
without a chance or good idea to turn the situation around.
My lifestyle would be focusing on directing every set, acting
and costumes while showing a charisma people would
respect and follow. I could work overnight on scripts and
tech so I could get worn out emotionally and physically, but I
will grow my leadership skills. Advancing in this career is
becoming well-known and respected for your skills and
becoming a leader of a theatre company.
1. Time management
2. Playwriting and acting foundation
3. Leadership and optimism
Education needed to pursue my High school diploma and having a bachelor’s degree in arts or
plan: fine arts is recommended though it is not needed to become
Consider: a director. You will get training if you enroll in a course at PSI
❏ Courses/training/ by Co-op and internships.
certificates needed
❏ Post-secondary
requirements
 POST-SECONDARY OPTION:
Name of First Choice: Second Choice:
University,
College or University of British Colombia Simon Fraser University
Institution

Name of Degree Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts

or type of
training you will
receive
Example:
Bachelor of
Science

Length of the 4 years 4 years

program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition $5729.10 $7,064

for the first year

Approx. Cost of $800.00 $1920

books/supplies
for the first year

Cost to live in $6758.00 $3,292

Residence

Application Fee $74.25 $70.50

to apply to
program

Application January 15, 2022 January 31 2022

deadline
Example:
January 9, 2023

Academic English Studies 12/First Peoples 12 English 11/12 /Language 11/12 /Math
Requirements Pre-Calculus 11/Foundations 12 11/ Science 11/12 /Socials 11/12
for program Science 11/12
(pre-requisites) Language 11

Other possible Author/ Editor/ Journalist/ Event Art dealer/Curator/Museum

occupations Planner/ Songwriter/ Historical Director/Photographer
related to this museum assistant/ Publisher
type of degree
 TRAVEL / GAP YEAR OPTION
Itinerary and Budget

Using Power Point or another visual medium, create a travel plan and be sure you have
included ALL of the following information for your travel itinerary.

Where?
● List where you plan to travel (be specific and list exactly which countries and cities)

When?
● What time of year/season
● For how long (in each location)

How?
● Modes of transportation (research the cost and scheduling options)

Accommodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night

Budgeting Costs
● Anticipated food costs
● Travel visas
● Travel vaccinations
● Costs for activities, sightseeing, entertainment, etc.
● Phone plan (extra charges?)
● Travel insurance
● What will you need to buy before you go?
● What will you buy while you are travelling?
 WORKING FULL-TIME & LIVING ON YOUR OWN

Projected employment: ______________________________ Employer: _________________________________

Income Monthly: Annually:

A) Hourly Wage/salary

B) Income Tax *Use an income tax

calculator to estimate your
provincial & federal taxes.*

Subtract Income Tax from Income (A – B = )

Net Income:

Expenses:

Rent
List the details of your rental
accommodations:
• Location:
• Bedrooms:
• Bathrooms:
• Square footage
• Parking:
• Monthly rent:

Utilities
• Electricity
• Water
• Cable / Internet

Food/Grocery

Car Insurance

Fuel

Car Repairs

Compass Card (Transit)

Cell Phone

Clothing

Entertainment
 Personal items

Recreation / Sports / Gym membership

Other
• gifts
• house supplies
• specialist fees
• eye care/prescriptions
• hair cuts
• moving costs (furniture, truck
rental)

Savings / Investments
Try for a minimum of 10%

Total Expenses

Total Net Income MINUS Total Expenses

Write a one page reflection on whether your job will support your lifestyle.

● What sacrifices will you have to make?

● How will your priorities change?
● How much money do you plan to save per year? What will you use your savings for in five
years? Ten years? What are your savings goals?