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: __Concept Artist_
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
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
CAREER: PLAN B
CAREER: PLAN A
Ever since I was around 11, I’ve wanted to be a concept artist. I’ve
dedicated hundreds of hours to art and learning things about human
anatomy, the environment, and animals to better understand how they work
so I can draw them more accurately and naturally. It’s something I
absolutely love and a creative career is what I feel is best for me because of
how passionate I am about art. This choice will create a lifestyle that runs
on a consistent schedule, and requires organization and planning due to
deadlines. I believe that having a schedule and a plan for projects is
extremely important and enjoy that kind of way of life.
Being a concept artist includes creating and working on designs all the time,
which can make an artist feel drained or experience artist’s block. They also
work long hours. They create quick and detailed drawings of environments,
characters, buildings, vehicles and props, and continue to develop those
designs. The average salary of a junior concept artist is around $60,000 per
year, and, as the video game industry grows more and more popular, more
concept artists are needed. Concept artists can find advancement
opportunities by working on a variety of projects.
1. Good communication skills, an ability to explain concepts and support
artistic choices.
2. Skills in technical drawing.
3. Time management skills, an ability to meet deadlines.
A degree or course may not be necessary for some artists, depending on
their portfolios. Receiving a diploma in concept art of a bachelor’s degree in
graphic design, animation or fine arts is beneficial.
For post-secondary requirements, Windows or Apple computer with a
graphics card, a monitor with a 1920 X 1080 display, a webcam, and access
to internet, as well as Adobe Creative Cloud. A portfolio is also required.
 Career Choice B: _______Graphic Designer______________
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
Education needed to pursue my
plan:
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ certificates
needed
❏ Post-secondary requirements
I enjoy graphic design, especially the science behind visual marketing and
how advertisements grab a person’s focus. A graphic designer has a lot of
flexibility with their career, and can work in multiple industries,
environments, and can specialize in multiple types of design, such as
typography or web design. This choice is great for me because of how
interested I am in not only creating work in graphic design but also the
science behind it and what causes graphic designers to make their artistic
decisions.
Graphic design is a mainly creative career where graphic designers create
pictures and graphics that are published in printed or electronic formats for
educational, entertaining, or advertising purposes. It’s a mentally
demanding, creative job. It allows a good work-life balance, and graphic
designers are in high demand right now. The future for graphic designers is
decent because they are almost always needed. The average salary for
graphic designers in Canada is about $45,000/year. Graphic design can be a
very mentally demanding career, and requires a lot of perseverance and the
ability to take criticism on one’s work. Experienced graphic designers may
advance to a chief designer, art director, or other supervisory positions.
1. Understanding design principles.
2. Understanding Adobe software.
3. Communication.
A degree in graphic design is the most common educational foundation for
graphic designers. To get a degree in graphic design, a portfolio and
samples of work are required as well as communication skills and artistic
skills.
 POST-SECONDARY OPTION:
Name of First Choice: Second Choice:
University, College
or Institution Vancouver Animation School Vancouver Film School

Name of Degree or Concept Art Diploma Digital Design Diploma

type of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of Science

Length of the 1 Year 1 Year

program
Example: 4 years

Price of Tuition for $24,500 $27,950

the first year

Approx. Cost of $1,525.99 $750

books/supplies for
the first year

Cost to live in $0 $1,100 - $2,150+

Residence

Application Fee to $125 $75

apply to program

Application July 1, 2023 January 2, 2023

deadline August 1, 2023
Example: January September 1, 2023
9, 2023
(Split up into sections)

Academic Must have graduated from high school or be Must have graduated from high school or be 19
Requirements for 19 years of age, must successfully pass a years of age, provide two references, have a
program (pre- general assessment test, provide a portfolio, financial plan, have medical coverage, and a
requisites) and demonstrate English proficiency. portfolio.

For system requirements, must have a

Windows or Apple computer with a graphics
card, a monitor with a 1920 X 1080 display, a
webcam, and access to internet, as well as
Adobe Creative Cloud.

Other possible
occupations related Character designer, game designer Graphic designer, web designer, social media
to this type of designer
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?

Powerpoint Presentation: Travel Option - Transition Plan - Isabella .pptx

 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?