SHSM
Specialist High Skills Major
A Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program is a ministry-approved specialized program that allows grade 11 and 12 students to focus their learning on a specific sector while meeting the requirements to graduate from secondary school. It also assists in their transition after graduation to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace.
Humberview Secondary School offers 2 robust SHSM programs.
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Transportation affects our lives in a multitude of ways. We drive cars for everyday purposes, use mass transit to commute to work, and take flights and cruises on holidays. Transportation systems move raw materials to manufacturers and finished products to consumers – locally, nationally, and globally. In addition to being essential to our daily lives, transportation and transportation systems are an important area of employment in our economy.
Transport Canada’s Transportation in Canada 2008 reports that the industry provided work for approximately 900,000 people in 2008 and that employment in this sector has grown steadily since 2000, reflecting a high demand for qualified personnel. The transportation major 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.
What makes SHSM Transportation at Humberview unique?
Grade 11 Anchor Course: TTJ3C0 - Transportation Technology - This course enables students to develop technical knowledge and skills as they study, test, service, and repair engine, electrical, suspension, brake, and steering systems on vehicles, aircraft, and/or watercraft. Students will develop communication and teamwork skills through practical tasks, using a variety of tools and equipment.
Students in build a Grade 11 / 12 schedule that focusses on technology based courses in Transportation / Manufacturing / Robotics which will compliment their other interests in areas that could include Business / Science / Social Science.
Students take part in numerous field trips to explore post-secondary programs and the world of work. Such trips have included the Centennial College Truck & Coach, Centennial College Aerospace & Aviation, AutoConnect, the Honda Manufacturing Plant, and more!
Students will use their co-operative work placement to work alongside industry experts in areas such as automotive service, autobody repair, CNC machining, truck & coach, heavy equipment operations, and more!
Additional experiential learning opportunities have included participation in the Peel Skills Competition, the Custom Car Show, and more!
Resume ready certifications and training have included First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, Health & Safety Basic, Working from Heights, Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, Fall Protection, Ladder Safety, Customer Service, and more!
Kinesiologist, child care worker, audiologist, fitness instructor, doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, youth care worker, hospital porter, and medical technician are just some of the numerous and varied occupations in the health and wellness sector.This sector not only has a wide variety of careers, but also is significant for the number of workers it employs. According to Canada’s Health Care System, published by Health Canada in 2005, “approximately 1.6 million people work in health care and social services in Canada”.
What makes SHSM Health & Wellness at Humberview unique?
Grade 11 Anchor Course: PAI3O0 - Small Group Activity - This course focuses on the development of fitness and health through the use of small group activities such as Golf, Curling, Orienteering, ParaSports, and more. In addition to skill development in these activities, there will be an emphasis on peer leadership within the class setting, as well as outside of the class environment.
Students take part in numerous field trips (including overnight) to explore post-secondary programs. Such trips have included the University of Ottawa / Algonquin College, University of Western Ontario / Fanshawe College, Brock University / Niagara College, and more!
Students will meet with health professionals to explore the world of work in areas such as long-term care, physiotherapy & occupational therapy, nursing, paramedicine, sports management, dietary science, chiropractic, and more!
Additional experiential learning opportunities have included trips to Sunnybrook Hospital, Lyndhurst Centre for Spinal-Cord Rehabilitation, Music Therapy with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, YMCA Cedar Glen, University of Waterloo Cadaver Lab, the Toronto Blue Jays, and more!
Resume ready certifications and training have included First Aid, CPR, WHMIS, Infection Control, Athletic Wrapping & Tapping, Leadership Skills, Allyship and Anti-oppression, Stop the Bleed, Customer Service, Personal Management, and more!
