Career Life Connections 12: Post-Secondary Plan

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.

Follow these steps:

1) Complete ‘Plan A and Plan B’ of the Transition plan

2) Choose ONE of the three options to complete:

• Post-secondary education or training

• Travel / Gap year
• Working full-time

3) Download and complete the assignment (fillable document) on TEAMS associated with your
choice.
 Post – Secondary Life PLAN A:

MY PLAN _________________________________ Name: _________________________

My Plan A:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy? I’m good at doing stuff that’s hands on because I can’t see my self
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you ever in my life sitting in a room and doing paper work is something
want? I’m never gonna see myself doing
❏ What are you good at?

Career Info that I have

discovered…
Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of job
❏ Job duties/ responsibilities
❏ Salary range
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities
Upside about being a industrial & system engineering u make a lot of
money bad thing is a lot of schooling like getting a masters in 2
classes
The salary range for industrial engineering is $78.670-$127.500
Future out look is really good you make really good money to provide
to family and spend on yourself

Three employability skills I 1. 8 years of education

possess that will support my
plan:

Consider: 2. Hardworking
❏ Soft and hard Skills required
for position
❏ Personal attributes
3. And good at stuff that’s hands on

Education needed to pursue my

plan:

Consider: Calculus.
❏ Courses/training/ certificates • Differential equations.
needed
❏ Post-secondary
 requirements • Statistics for engineers.

• Facilities planning & logistics.

• Engineering economy.

• Manufacturing processes with lab.

• Project management and system design.

• Programming in C.

Post-Secondary Life PLAN B:

MY BACKUP PLAN ___________________________________ Name: __________________

My Plan B:
Consider:
❏ What do you enjoy?
❏ What sort of lifestyle do you I enjoy healing people by helping them out in rough times
want?
❏ What are you good at?

Career Info that I have

discovered…

Consider:
❏ Upsides/downsides of job Salary of a school counselor is 56k for annual salary 92k a year
❏ Job duties/responsibilities
❏ Salary range Need 2 years of any education and need a bachelors in any class
and your schedule will change daily
❏ Future outlook
❏ Lifestyle factors
❏ Advancement opportunities

Three employability skills I 1. Talkative skills such as vocabulary

possess that will support my 2. Don’t get offended and don’t take it personally if the
plan: customer is angry
Consider:
❏ Soft and hard skills required 2.
for position You have to be patient
❏ Personal attributes

3.
Have to guide people telling them what’s good and what’s bad

Education needed to pursue my

plan:

Consider:
❏ Courses/training/certificates Bachelors degree in order to get in the program
needed
❏ Post-secondary You need an average of 3.5-4.0 mark to become a counselor
requirements

Post-Secondary Option
Plan A - Schools/Training
Name of First Choice School Second Choice School
School:

Name of University of Washington UBC

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

Length of the 5-8 years of schooling 5-7 years of schooling

program
Example: 4
years

Price of Tuition
for the first year
Approx. Cost of Like 200$ Like 200$
books/supplies
for the first year

Cost to live in 0$ 0$
Residence

Application Fee 15-20k 15-50k

to apply to
program

Application August 2022 August 2022

deadline
Example:
February, 13th,
2020

Academic Math precalc12

Requirements
for program English 12
(pre-requisites)

Other possible
occupations
with this type of
degree

Travel Option
Itinerary and Budget

In Word, create a table and ensure 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 timing
Accomodations
● List where you will be staying for each location and how many nights. Include a link
● Indicate the cost per night
Budgeting Costs:
● Anticipate food costs
● Costs for activities etc
 ● Phone plan (extra charges?)
● Travel insurance
● What will you need to buy before you go?
● What will you buy while you are travelling?

Where: I will travel to Canada for two weeks

3 days in B.C. (1 day in Tofino, 2 days in Whistler)
3 days in Alberta (2 days in Banff, 1 day in Edmonton)
4 days in Ontario (3 days in Toronto, 1 day in Ottawa)
3 days in Quebec (2 days in Montreal and 1 day in Quebec
City)
2 days in Newfoundland and Labrador (2 days in St. John)

When: Tofino - May 10th

Whistler - May 11 - May 13th
Banff - May 14th - May 16th
Edmonton - May 17th
Toronto - May 18th
Ottawa - May 19th
Montreal - May 20th - May 21st
Quebec City - May 22nd
Newfoundland & Labrador - May 23rd and 24th

How: Rental Car in BC - $30/day x 3 days = $90 + GST (if not

rental, calculate mileage and gas)
Train to Alberta = $200/one way ticket
Flight from Edmonton to Toronto = $800.00 one way ticket
Rental Car from Toronto to the east coast = $40/day x 6 days
= 240 + GST (if not rental, calculate mileage and gas)
Flight from St. John to Vancouver = $1400 one way ticket

Accomodations: Tofino - Wyckenwish Inn $400/night. 5 Star Hotel. Link:

Include price, links and www.wyckenwishinn.ca
reviews for EACH of your ETC….
accommodations.

Budget: (food/activities etc).

Be specific for each location
and include links for special
activities (ie: museums,
sporting events, concerts
etc).
 Work-Life Option
Living Costs and Savings Goal

Income Monthly: Yearly:

Hourly Wage/salary 0$ living with family 0$ living with family

Parents Grandparents Grandparents

Total Income

Expenses:

Rent I don’t have to pay Don’t have to pay

● List where you plan to live (either a rent because living rent living with
link or a detailed description) with family family

Medical Insurance 612$ $8000

Utilities

Food/Grocery 800$ 15.000

Car Insurance 200$ 1500$

Gas for Car 200-300$ 6000-9000

Car Repairs 200$ 1000

Compass cost 0$ 0$

Cell Phone/Internet 200$ 1000

Clothing 100$ 1500

Entertainment / Going out 400 1600

Personal sundries

Recreation / Gym membership 0$ 0$

Other 0$ 0$
-parking fees 200$
-gifts 100$ 128$
-house supplies 150$
-specialist fees 60
-eye care/prescriptions 50
-hair cuts
-move in costs (furniture, truck rental)

Savings
-try and save 10%

Total Expenses

Total Income MINUS Total Expenses

Write a 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?