How to go about preserving iWork while resetting a MacBook?

I am soon upgrading to a retina MacBook pro from my black MacBook that I got several years back and my father is taking it over. I would like to do a factory reset for him so that everything is fresh and snappy. Nothing on the MacBook needs to be preserved outside of the general apps that will be reinstalled once I reinstall lion except for the iWork suite. Is preserving that as simple as dragging the applications over to a hard drive then dragging them back onto the computer once it is reset or how would I go about this? I believe I already know how to reset the computer, I found all the info I need in the link below. I'm guessing the computer will still have lion installed in the backup once I wipe the hard drive and that is not a feature of newer computers?
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3708132?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2602156?start=0&tstart=0
Thanks,
-H

Well realistically you are supposed to have the disk. What I would suggest is that instead of doing whatever you are planning, simply create a new adminitrative user (using the Users & Groups area of the System Preferences) and log in to that new user. Then delete your old user. You father starts off with the operating system and applications intact but none of your data.
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