Specialist High Skills Major programs offer first-hand experience and unique training in all four career pathway destinations: Apprenticeship, College, University and the Workplace. Each SHSM program offers students a bundle of 8 - 10 credits including a 2 credit co-op. These courses are regular Ontario secondary school courses that allow students to work towards their Ontario Secondary School Diploma, but have been bundled as the most relevant courses to prepare students for a future in chosen SHSM field.
The SHSM program in health and wellness gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and receive additional industry-related experiential learning opportunities through on-the-job placements and training within the fitness and healthcare sector. Students will gain valuable skills within the health and fitness sector to prepare them for careers in a broad range of health care fields. Through an integrated leadership model, students will gain experience leading various groups, learn the use of fitness equipment and training methods, and develop their knowledge of health and health care.
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The focus of this program will be to support students to explore how they will enter related fields in Sustainable Engineering and Energy successfully and gear their professional approach to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, as summarized by 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Skill development opportunities within this SHSM will help students relate to, fit in and have a competitive edge in post secondary programs of interest. Through unique cross curricular opportunities both within and outside of classes students will develop the skills of systems thinking in order to nurture a holistic view of systems in related fields of energy and environmental sciences.
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Part of the Pathways initiatives, the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) provides practical learning and hands-on training in more than 140 skilled trades.
Specifically, OYAP is a School to Work program that opens the door for students to explore and work in apprenticeship occupations starting in Grade 10, 11 or Grade 12 through the Cooperative Education program. Students have an opportunity to become registered apprentices and work towards becoming certified journeypersons in a skilled trade while completing their secondary school diplomas.