SHSM Requirements 

This SHSM program has 5 required components: 

1) Bundle of 8 credits

• • 4 major credits

    • any combination of Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits, on the SHSM approved list below. May include up to 3 arts and culture-related co-op credits (these are additional to the 2 required co-op credits in the bundle). 

    • Here are the grade  11 major credits offered at Maplewood

      • ADA3M

      • AMR3M

      • AMU3M

      • ATC3M

      • AVI3M

      • FIF3U

      • FSF3U

      • GPP3O

      • HFC3M

      • TCJ3C

      • TGJ3M

      • TGP3M

      • TMJ3C

      • TWJ3E

    • Here are possible grade 12 credits. The credits offered at Maplewood for grade 12 have yet to be determined. Courses with * are often offered as e-learning if not offered at Maplewood .

      • ADA4M

      • AMR4M

      • AMU4M

      • AMV4M

      • ATC4M

      • AVI4M

      • EWC4U*

      • FIF4U

      • FSF4U

      • HNB4M*

      • HSC4M*

      • HSE4M*

      • HZT4U*

      • TCJ4C

      • TGJ4M

      • TGP4M

      • TMJ4C

      • TWJ4E

• • 1 English credit from:

    • NBE3E

    • NBE3C

    • NBE3U

    • ENG4C

    • ENG4U

  • One of the following:

    • additional major credit listed above

    • additional arts and culture-related co-op credit (in addition to the 2 co-op credits required in the bundle)

    • Grade 11 level other credit

      • BAF3M*

      • BDI3C*

      • BMI3C*

      • BMI3C*

      • CGG3O

      • CGF3M*

      • CHW3M*

      • CIE3M*

      • CLU3M*

      • ICS3C

      • ICS3U

    • Grade 12 level other credit

      • BAT4M*

      • BBB4M*

      • BOH4M*

      • ENG4U

      • EWC4U*

      • FIF4U

      • HNB4M*

      • HSC4M*

      • HSE4M*

      • HZT4U*

  • 2 co-op credits

    • Co-op credits in this SHSM provide students with real learning experiences in an arts and culture workplace setting. This lets students refine, extend, apply and practise:

      • knowledge and skills they learned in the cooperative education curriculum

      • arts and culture-specific knowledge and skills learned through their SHSM program

2) Certifications and training recognized by the arts and culture sector

• • Students must complete 3 compulsory and 3 elective certifications and/or training courses/programs that are recognized by the arts and culture sector.

  • Compulsory certifications and training

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

    • Standard First Aid

    • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) — generic, not site-specific, instruction

  • Elective certifications and training - possible trainings, please note not all will be available as options:

    • advanced training in a technique (such as figure drawing, conducting, sewing)

    • advanced training in a technology (such as 3D printing, laser cutting, Serato)

    • advanced training in an art form (such as mime, tapdance, improvisation)

    • advanced training in art therapy

    • anti-oppression and allyship training

    • audition preparation

    • basic electrical safety

    • Beauty Specialist Certification Program – 3-part course

    • curatorial techniques

    • customer service

    • elevated work platforms

    • event coordination

    • fall protection

    • first aid/CPR/AED awareness

    • framing and matting

    • game design

    • health and safety – basic

    • infection control

    • instructor certification

    • interactive art forms

    • ladder 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 (such as animation, graphic arts)

    • sector-specific software 2 (such as photography)

    • stage combat

    • technical staging

    • working at heights

    • wrapping and taping for performance and injury 

3) Experiential learning and career exploration activities

• • Experiential learning and career exploration opportunities relevant to the sector might include instances where an SHSM student:

    • observes a co-op student one-on-one at a placement in the arts and culture sector (an example of job twinning)

    • spends the day observing an artist (an example of job shadowing)

    • works with a member of an industry association or professional for 1 or 2 weeks (an example of work experience)

    • participates in a local, provincial or national competition focused on one of the arts

    • goes to a sector trade show, conference, symposium or job fair

    • tours of a local theatre, museum, studio or art gallery

4) Reach ahead experiences

• • The SHSM-Arts and Culture must provide students with 1 or more reach ahead experiences. These are opportunities to take the next steps along their chosen pathway. Examples could be:

    • 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 to learn about the arts and culture sector and how it connects with ICE (innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship), coding and/or math literacy skills