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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 post secondary pathway: Apprenticeship Training, College, University and the Work Place.
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Each SHSM Program Includes:
1. Bundle of Credits
- Consisting of eight to ten Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits, including cooperative education and the completion of Contextualized Learning Activities in specified courses
2. Certification and training
- Sector-recognized certifications and training courses and programs; typically 6 – 8 different certifications/training
- CPR Level C, First Aid & WHMIS are mandatory certifications
3. Experiential learning and career exploration activities
- Experiential learning and career exploration activities within the sector
• i.e. guest speaker, career fair/panel, etc.
4. Reach ahead experiences
- Learning experiences connected with the student’s postsecondary plans
• i.e. Skills Canada competition, university lecture audit, college workshop, dual credit experience,etc.
5. Essential Skills and work habits
• Workplace skills recorded in the Ontario Skills Passport
Upon graduation, students who complete an SHSM program will receive:
• An OSSD with an embossed red seal
• An SHSM Record Card documenting achievemet 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 - Network with potential employers
SHSM Post-Secondary Advantages:
SHSM students identify themselves through a checkbox on OCAS and OUAC when they are applying to College or University. There are post-secondary advantages in the form of:
Students interested in their school's SHSM Program should contact their guidance counsellor or SHSM lead teacher for more information.
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TCDSB Schools that offer Specialist High Skills Major |
Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton
Blessed Mother Teresa
Brebeuf College
Father Henry Carr
James Cardinal McGuigan |
 Archbishop Romero
Chaminade College
Dante Alighieri
Msgr. Percy Johnson
Senator O’Connor
St. Basil’s |
 Archbishop Romero
Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Mary Ward
Neil McNeil
St. Patrick (Design) |
Brebeuf College
Dante Alighieri
Loretto College
Father John Redmond
Francis Libermann
Michael Power/St. Joseph
Madonna
Mary Ward
Msgr. Percy Johnson
Neil McNeil
St. Joseph's College
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Chaminade
Francis Libermann |
 Blessed Cardinal Newman
Brebeuf College
Chaminade College
Marshall McLuhan
Notre Dame
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Blessed Mother Teresa
Don Bosco |
 Dante Alighieri
Don Bosco
Jean Vanier
Loretto Abbey
Madonna
Marshal McLuhan
Neil McNeil
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 Bishop Allen
Father Henry Carr
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 Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton
Father Henry Carr
James Cardinal McGuigan
Jean Vanier
St. Mary's |
 Archbishop Romero
Blessed Cardinal Newman
Chaminade College
Marshall McLuhan Michael Power/St. Joseph’s
Senator O'Connor
St. Basil-the-Great
St. John Paul II
St. Joseph College
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