Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Manufacturing Careers! The Pros and Cons of Entering Now vs. Later Discuss with your partner each of the variables listed on the left side of the graphic organizer below. Then decide what a pro for entering early would be for that variable and a pro for entering later would be for that variable. Then write a con for entering early and later. Do this for each of the variables. Point of Entry into Early – after high school, vocational technical Later – after post-secondary training 2 or more Manufacturing school, apprentice-ship, certification program. years beyond high -school Item Pro: Pro: Salary Con: Con: Pro: Pro: Educational Cost Con: Con: Pro: Pro: Unclear Career Plan Con: Con: Pro: Pro: Poor Academic Record Con: Con: Pro: Pro: Superior grades resulting in Con: Con: scholarship money Pro: Pro: Long-term earning potential Con: Con: You must receive 20/24 correct responses above and be able to defend those choices.
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Manufacturing Careers! The Pros and Cons of Entering Now vs. Later Discuss with your partner each of the variables listed on the left side of the graphic organizer below. Then decide what a pro for entering early would be for that variable and a pro for entering later would be for that variable. Then write a con for entering early and later. Do this for each of the variables. Point of Entry into Manufacturing Item Early – after high school, vocational technical school, apprentice-ship, certification program. Later – after post-secondary training 2 or more years beyond high -school Salary Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Educational Cost Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Unclear Career Plan Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Poor Academic Record Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Superior grades resulting in scholarship money Pro: Con: Pro: Con: Long-term earning potential Pro: Con: Pro: Con: You must receive 20/24 correct responses above and be able to defend those choices.