Essential Question:

• How can I become more informed, enlightened, and knowledgeable about my options for
post-secondary life?

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

Typically, graduating students have a variety of post-secondary plans. You are to choose ONE of
the following three assignment options to complete, which will further your understanding
about the path you are most curious/likely to follow next year.

Post – Secondary Life PLAN A:

MY PLAN A: Luthier Name: Victoria Kristof

My Plan A:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy?
❏ What sort of lifestyle do I want to have a mainly independent work career. I also
you want? prefer to have set timelines and deadlines for my work as it
❏ What are you good at? gives me focus.

Career Info that I have (Luthier)

discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of • Upsides are that I enjoy woodworking and music.
job Another upside is the timelines set in. A downside is
❏ Job duties/ the danger of machines and tools, however training
responsibilities lowers the risk greatly. The physical aspect can be
❏ Salary range very tiring as well.
❏ Future outlook
 ❏ Lifestyle factors • Duties:
❏ Advancement Duties of the job is reaching deadlines. You also
opportunities must abide to safety and company rules.

• Salary:
33600-53800$ with an average of 21/hr

• Outlook:
Luthiers have a slow decline of 4 percent

• Life Style: Physical work, if working for a company it

can be high stress. Working by yourself you need to
make your work stand out and keep up with the
market.

Three employability skills I 1.Woodworking knowledge/skills

possess that will support my
plan:

Consider: 2.Independence
❏ Soft and hard Skills
required for position
❏ Personal attributes
3. Adaptability

Education needed to pursue

my plan: Like all trades luthiers require a apprenticeship and take a
exam to be fully certified.
Consider:
❏ Courses/training/ Some institutions offer artisan or carpentry courses which
certificates needed can boost my career.
❏ Post-secondary
requirements
Not required.