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: Police Officer
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 A
Some things I enjoy about this career are that I get to help people
every day, I also think that being a police officer would be really cool
because you get to meet all kinds of people while still keeping people
safe. Being a police officer can create a very financially comfortable
life but it can also cause a lot of stress and worry for loved ones. I
have always wanted to be a police officer ever since I was young so I
think that because of this it would be a good fit for me.
Upsides to this career are that I get to help people and keep people
safe but the downsides are that the job can be dangerous. The job
does require me to work long hours and do some dangerous things
such as dealing with and arresting criminals, this job can also require
me to patrol the city, write reports and respond to any number of
different calls. The starting salary is $77,983 for a year one police
officer, by year four the salary is $111,709 and there is a lot of way to
grow and make more money. Once hired there is always ways to
move up the ladder. Now a police officer does work long hours and at
all times of the day so there are some adjustments that need to be
made to accommodate for that schedule.
1. I am good with people and easy to talk too.
2. I have the skills for the job such as the ability to adapt and
overcome to different challenges that may arise
3. I like to think that I am courageous which is also important for this
job
There isn’t a specific degree or certificate that you need to become a
police officer although a degree would help when I go through the
hiring process. I will have a Bachelor’s of Arts in either criminology
of psychology. When going through the hiring process a degree isn't
specifically needed it can help because while you can technically
apply at 19 you will need some life experience and university gets
you that.

Career Choice B: Prosecutor
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
Being a prosecutor has always seemed interesting even though I
would have to work extremely long hours the job just seems kind of
cool. Going to court and winning would be an amazing feeling and I
would still be able to help people. While as a prosecutor I could make
a lot of money the amount of work required to get there is
tremendous. So while I could make a lot of money I wouldn't have
much time to enjoy life. I think that it could be a good option for me
because to me it seems very interesting but I’m not sure it’s worth the
sacrifice.
The upsides to being a prosecutor would be that I still get to help
people by putting bad guys behind bars just from a court room instead
of on the streets making the arrests. A prosecutor is in charge of
working with police officers, preparing criminal cases for trial,
ensuring criminals are punished fairly and lots of other things. The
starting salary is around $67,867 but will increase as you get more
experience on the job. In this job there unfortunately isn't that much
room for growth. Once you get the job there aren’t many ways to
advance.
1. Prosecutors are required to work long hours and work in group
settings both things I can do.
2. Prosecutors need to present a case in court in front of people and
the judge so you need to be good at public speaking which I am.
3. My critical thinking skills would be a useful skill because it would
help when analyzing cases and preparing cases for trial.
After high school I would need to get my Bachelor's degree, then pass
the LSAT (Law School Admission Test), then complete law school
and pass the Bar which gives me the ability to legally practice law.
Then I would need experience as a lawyer before I ever get hired as a
prosecutor.
 POST-SECONDARY OPTION:
Name of First Choice: Second Choice:
University, College
or Institution Trinity Western University Simon Fraser University

Name of Degree or Bachelor of Arts - Psychology Bachelor of Arts - Criminology

type of training you
will receive
Example:
Bachelor of Science

Length of the 4 years 4 years

program
Example: 4 years

Price of Tuition for $23,910 $7,332

the first year

Approx. Cost of $1000 - $1500 $800 - $1000

books/supplies for
the first year

Cost to live in $8180 - $8380 $3352 - $3920

Residence

Application Fee to free $78

apply to program

Application March 1, 2023 January 31, 2023

deadline
Example: January
9, 2023

Academic 70% in English 12, three academic grade 12 A min of 70 in English 11 and 12, a language
Requirements for courses and three academic grade 11 courses 11, pre-calculus 11 or foundations 11, any
program (pre- science 11 and 12, socials 12, science or math
requisites) 12

Other possible A psychology degree is a very common With a criminology you can get basically any
occupations related degree so you can do a lot of things with this job in law enforcement
to this type of degree
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: Police Officer Employer: City of Vancouver

Income Monthly: Annually:

A) Hourly Wage/salary $37.49 / $6,498.58 $77,983 (year one)

B) Income Tax *Use an income tax calculator $1507.78 $18,093.32

to estimate your provincial & federal taxes.*

Subtract Income Tax from Income (A – B = ) $4990.80 $59,889.68

Net Income: $4990.80 $59,889.68

Expenses:

Rent Kelowna, BC Kelowna, BC

List the details of your rental accommodations: 2 bedroom 2 bedroom
 Location: 2 bathroom 2 bathroom
 Bedrooms: 850 square feet 850 square feet
 Bathrooms: 1 underground 1 underground
 Square footage $2100 $25,200
 Parking:
 Monthly rent:

Utilities $240 for electricity, heat, hydro, $2,880 for electricity, heat, hydro,
 Electricity cable and internet. Strata covers cable and internet. Strata covers
 Water water and strata fees are covered water and strata fees are covered
 Cable / Internet in rent in rent

Food/Grocery $250 $3,000

Car Insurance $250 $3,000

Fuel $250 $3,000

Car Repairs $166.67 $2,000

Compass Card (Transit) 0 0

Cell Phone $70 $840

Clothing $25 $300

Entertainment $50 $600

Personal items $100 $1200

Recreation / Sports / Gym membership $17.98 $215.76

Other $150 $1,800

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

Savings / Investments $666.67 $8,000

Try for a minimum of 10%

Total Expenses $4,336.32 $52,035.76

Total Net Income MINUS Total Expenses $654.48 $7853.92

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?

I think that this job can support my lifestyle very well, what I have budgeted out above is on the year one salary
of a police officer. By year four I would be making $111,709 which is a considerable increase. Also as a police
officer there is a lot of opportunities to work overtime which is paid as double time. Some sacrifices i would
have to make would be time because to make more money I would be working overtime which obviously
means less time off and less time to myself. I think that once I start living on my own and working a full time
job my priorities would definitely change, at least I hope so or I’m not going to have any groceries. I think that
once I start having to buy all my own stuff I would be a little more money smart, not buying all the things I
want but rather the things I need. In my budget I have $8000 put into savings per year which is a little over
10%, but I think that I would probably try and save a little more. I eventually want to be able to own my own
house and to be able to provide for my family so I need to have the money to do that. In five years at least some
of my savings will most likely be going into paying off student loans. In ten years I will be 27, I want to have
my own house so my savings will be going towards that. My savings goal would probably be to be able to
provide financially for my family and to be able to live a comfortable life finacially.