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What is a Specialist High Skills Major?
The SHSM program offers students in grade 11 and 12 the opportunity to explore a specific area or career of interest, and to acquire the skills and experience that will assist them in their postsecondary pathway: Apprenticeship Training, College, University and the Workplace.
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Each SHSM Program Includes:
The five components of an SHSM Diploma
1. A Bundle of Credits
Eight to ten Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits consisting of:
- four major credits;
- two to four other required credits; and
- a minimum of two required cooperative education credits.
2. Certification and Training
All SHSM programs require 6-8 sector-recognized certifications or training courses.
They include specified numbers of:
- compulsory certifications or training courses(e.g. Standard First Aid,
CPR level C);
- elective certifications and/or training courses, which are selected from a list provided by the Ministry of Education for each sector.
3. Experiential Learning and Career Exploration Activities
- Experiential learning and career exploration activities allow students to explore, observe, participate in, and reflect on a variety of sector-specific experiences and careers.
- These activities enable students enrolled in the SHSM program to learn about the opportunities available to them in careers that interest them.
- i.e. Skills Canada competition, job shadowing, career fair/panel conference.
4. Reach Ahead Experiences
- These are learning experiences that are connected with the student’s postsecondary plans
- i.e. attending a conference/workshop, touring a postsecondary institution, completing a Dual Credit course, etc.
5. Sector-Partnered Experiences
SPE activities are experiential activities co-delivered with a sector partner. They provide students with the opportunity to gain insight into the relationship between their sector program and how the following are used within the sector:
- Mathematical Literacy
- Contextualized Coding
- ICE (Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship)
Upon graduation, students who complete an SHSM program will receive:
• An OSSD with an embossed SHSM seal of distinction;
• An SHSM Record Card documenting the student's achievement placed in the student's OSR.
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Students In SHSM Programs Have The Opportunity To:
Customize their secondary school education to suit their interests and talents through a specialized package of credits; Develop sector-recognized knowledge and skills while earning their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); Explore, identify, and refine career goals - cooperative education credits allow students to practice and refine skill development, network with professionals working in the sector and gain sector-specific employment experience; Make informed decisions regarding postsecondary destinations; Access resources, equipment, and expertise that may not be available in their home secondary school; Receive a special SHSM red seal designation on their diploma; and - Network with potential employers
SHSM Postsecondary Opportunities:
SHSM students identify themselves through a checkbox on OCAS and OUAC when they are applying to College or University.
There are scholarship and incentive opportunities for SHSM graduates at some of the following postsecondary institutions:
SHSM programs are considered on many supplementary applications.
Students interested in their school's SHSM Program should contact their guidance counsellor or an SHSM subject teacher for more information.
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TCDSB Schools that offer Specialist High Skills Major Programs
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2020-2021
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