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SHSM- Transportation

SHSM Transportation

What is SHSM?

Specialist High Skills Majors let students focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students receive the SHSM seal on their diploma when they:

-complete a specific bundle of 8-10 courses in the student's selected field.
-earn valuable industry certifications including first aid and CPR qualifications.
-gain important skills on the job through cooperative education placements.

Who is it for?

Grade 11 and 12 students who are heading for apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace wanting to identify, explore and refine their career goals and make informed choices about their next steps after secondary school.

How can they help?

Students have the opportunity to:

gain important skills on the job with actual employers, at skills training centres and at school
earn valuable industry certifications, including first aid and CPR qualifications.
SHSM Policy and Implementation Guide – Transportation
The SHSM–Transportation provides students with a strong foundation for a wide variety of careers in the transportation sector, from those focusing on the service, repair, and modification of vehicles and vehicle systems to those related to the organization and management of transportation services and mass-transit systems. The SHSM–Transportation enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace.

Required Components for the SHSM–Transportation

The SHSM–Transportation has the following five required components:

1. A bundle of nine Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits

These credits make up the bundle:

four transportation major credits that provide sector-specific knowledge and skills. The four courses must include at least one Grade 11 and one Grade 12 credit, and may include one cooperative education credit related to the sector. (This cooperative education credit would be additional to the two that are required in the bundle; see below);
three other required credits from the Ontario curriculum. Schools may commit to including a contextualized learning activity (CLA) for the transportation sector in each of the three credits. In each credit, some of the course expectations are then met through the CLA. (Schools that do not formally commit to including CLAs are still free to offer them in one or more of the credits.) The three credits include:
- one in English;¹
- one in mathematics; and
- one in science or business studies (or a cooperative education credit related to the sector, which would be additional to the two cooperative education credits required in the bundle; see below);
two cooperative education credits that provide authentic learning experiences in a workplace setting, enabling students to refine, extend, apply, and practise knowledge and skills outlined in the cooperative education curriculum as well as sector-specific knowledge and skills.

1. Note that a compulsory English credit is required in Grade 11 and in Grade 12 for graduation with an OSSD. Schools may determine whether the CLA, if offered, is completed in the Grade 11 or Grade 12 English course.

SHSM credits and CLAs.

Credits

Apprenticeship Training

Grades 11–12

College

Grades 11–12

University

Grades 11–12

Workplace

Grades 11–12

Major Credits

One credit may be substituted with a cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits)

Including at least

one Gr. 11 and

one Gr. 12 credit

English may include a CLA

Mathematics may include a CLA

Business Studies or Science may include a CLA

May be substituted with 1 cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits)

2 Cooperative Education

Total number of credits = 9

Note: Multiple credits in the Ontario technological education curriculum allow additional instructional time for the practice and refinement of skills needed to develop student performance to the levels required for certification, entry into apprenticeship programs, or participation in school–work transition programs (see The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Technological Education, 2009, page 17).

2. Sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs

This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table. NOTE: Where an item in the table is capitalized, it is the proper name of the specific certification or training course/program that is appropriate for the SHSM. Where an item is lowercased, it is the name of an area, type, or category of training for which specific certifications or training courses/programs should be selected by the school or board. The requirements are summarized in the table below.

SHSM certifications and training.

Four (4) compulsory

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED)

health and safety – basic

Standard First Aid

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction

Three (3) electives from the list below

advanced training in a technique (313)

advanced training in a technology (309)

air brakes

anti-oppression and allyship training

basic electrical safety

computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)

customer service

Drive Clean

elevated work platforms

environmental spills

ergonomics

fall protection

filling propane and motor fuel tanks

fire safety and fire extinguisher use

first aid/CPR/AED awareness

infection control

introduction to logistics

ladder safety training

leadership skills

lockout/tagging

original equipment manufacturer's training

ozone-depletion prevention

Pleasure Craft Operator

portfolio development

project management

sector-specific regulations and legislation

sector specific software 1 (323)

sector-specific vehicle operation and safety

specialized skills training program/competition (e.g., Skills Canada provincial level)

vehicle lift safety

Working at Heights

3. Experiential learning and career exploration activities

Experiential learning and career exploration opportunities relevant to the sector might include the following:

one-on-one observation of a cooperative education student at a placement in the transportation sector (an example of job twinning)
a day-long observation of a skilled tradesperson in the transportation sector (an example of job shadowing)
a one- or two-week work experience with a member of an industry association or a professional in the sector (an example of work experience)
participation in a local, provincial, or national Skills Canada competition
a tour of an automobile dealership, specialized transportation business, or municipal transportation department office and garage
attendance at a transportation sector trade show, conference, or job fair.
for more on experiential learning and career exploration activities.
Note that volunteer activities in an SHSM cannot be counted towards the hours of community involvement required to earn the OSSD.

4. Reach ahead experiences

Students are provided one or more reach ahead experiences – opportunities to take the next steps along their chosen pathway – as shown in the following examples:

Apprenticeship: visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent in the sector
College: interviewing a college student enrolled in a sector-specific program
University: observing a university class in a sector-related program
Workplace: interviewing an employee in the sector

5. Sector-partnered experiences (SPEs)

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

Specialization (Grades 11 and 12)

Students acquire the sector-specific knowledge and technical skills required to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with an SHSM–Transportation by completing its five required components. Students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to consult with guidance counsellors and teachers to select the courses that will enable students to pursue their goals.

Students pursuing an apprenticeship pathway should consider the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), which enables them to start an apprenticeship while earning their OSSD.

Students pursuing a university pathway are advised to complete their required cooperative education credits in Grade 11, in order to allow room in their timetables in Grade 12 for credits needed to meet university entrance requirements.

When helping students plan their SHSMs, particularly with respect to the selection of courses to fulfil the requirement for credits in the major, teachers should bear in mind that technological education courses can be offered as single-credit or multiple-credit courses

Program Pathways: SHSM–Transportation

This template shows program requirements for the SHSM–Transportation in Grades 11 and 12, along with some of the additional credits needed for an OSSD. It is provided to help guide students in choosing the credits they need to meet the SHSM requirements in the pathway of their choice. Students should always review their pathways plan with their parents/guardians and their teachers to ensure that they have all the credits they need to graduate with an SHSM–Transportation.

Shaded boxes represent required credits in the bundle for the SHSM–Transportation.

(C) represents a compulsory credit for the OSSD.
The SHSM bundle of credits must include two cooperative education credits, but may include a maximum of four. The possible options are noted below, and explained fully in Section A1.2 of this guide.

Apprenticeship Training Pathway

Specialization

Grades 11–12

College Pathway

Specialization

Grades 11–12

University Pathway

Specialization

Grades 11–12

Workplace Pathway

Specialization

Grades 11–12

1 English credit (C)*