Transition Plan for Grade 12
Purpose: To have a plan for next year and beyond…to
set yourself up for success...
Will you be working?
Will you be going
to School?
Will you be living
on your own?
Will you be travelling--taking
a GAP year?
Support Network?
Employability
Skills Summary?
Up to date resume
and cover letter?
Who? What? Where?
Why? When? and How will you pay for it (BUDGET?)
SUPPORT ITEMS FOR YOUR TRANSTION PLAN
Career Option Search
Include research materials for careers you are interested in.
Resources:
http://www.careercruising.com/default.asp
User Name: Reynolds Password: Roadrunners
http://www.achievebc.ca/ --Jobs and Opportunities in BC
http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca/index.cfm -- Education Planner
If you are going to School after graduating…
a. Applications for Training Institutions, Colleges, Universities
b. Transcripts
c. Reference Letters
d. Cover Letters
e. Scholarship Applications
Resources:
http://courses.reynolds.sd61.bc.ca/TeacherFolders/CareerCentre/index.htm
Career
Centre website…keep up to date on what is going on—information sessions, deadlines for applications, opportunities,
scholarships…
http://bcawardsonline.sd61.bc.ca/ -- Scholarships
http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca/index.cfm -- Education Planner
If you are going to Work after graduating…
a.
Resume
b. Cover letter
c. Interview Prep.
d.
Reference Letters
e. Employability Skills
Resources:
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/skills/ --Employability Skills
http://www.achievebc.ca/--Jobs and Opportunities in BC
If you are taking a GAP year (a year
out to dosomething different)...
Resources:
http://www.statravel.co.uk – Lonely Planet GAP year guide
http://youlead.org/catalog/tindex.php -- GAP~ Youlead
http://www.katimavik.org/section/index/id/1 -- Katimavik
http://www.classafloat.com/ -- Class Afloat
If you are going to Travel after graduating, include those plans.
Passport, shots, Travel Location, agenda
Resources:
http://www.gofrance.about.com/library/calculator/bltravelbudgetcalculator.htm
Travel Budget Calculator
If you are going to be Living on Your
Own after graduating...