ARTS & CULTURE SHSM

WHAT IS SHSM?

The Specialist High Skills Major is a Ministry-approved specialized program which allows students to focus their learning in the Health and Wellness sector while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). It assists in their transition from secondary school to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace. It allows students to experience a range of customized learning opportunities to explore, identify, and refine career goals and make informed decisions related to to post-secondary education or training. Through an SHSM, students begin to establish relationships and build networks in the arts and culture sector. Students will receive a unique designation on their OSSD which is recognized

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Experiential Learning and Career Exploration activities in the arts and culture sector.

SECTOR-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS

Earn certifications in in a variety if interesting areas related to arts and culture. ONTARIO SHSM PROGRAM

The list below is just a few options!

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED)
Standard First Aid
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction
advanced training in a technique

(e.g., figure drawing, conducting, sewing)

advanced training in a technology

(e.g., 3D printing, laser cutting, Serato)

advanced training in an art form

(e.g., mime, tap dance, improvisation)

advanced training in art therapy
anti-oppression and allyship training
audition preparation
basic electrical safety

Beauty Specialist Certification Program – three-part course
curatorial techniques
customer service
elevated work platformsevent coordination
fall protection
first aid/CPR/AED awareness
framing and matting
game design
health and safety – basic
infection control
instructor certification
interactive art forms
adder safety training
leadership skills
lighting and sound equipment maintenance

makeup/cosmetology
musical instrument repair
portfolio development
project management
proposal/grant writing
pyrotechnics
recording equipment
sector-specific software 1 (e.g., animation, graphic arts)
sector-specific software 2 (e.g., photography)
stage combat
technical staging
Working at Heights
wrapping and taping for performance and injury

REACH AHEAD EXPERIENCES

Check out various post-secondary programs offered to Arts & Culture students.

INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING

Students engage with a sector partner and apply skills to gain insight into the relationship between this sector and ICE (innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship)