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What is it?
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 are they 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 qualifications.
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At St. Mary Catholic Academy, we offer our SHSM program in transportation. These are some of the pathways students may choose to take after high school
Technology
Program Highlights:
Authentic work-related experience
Exciting experimental learning
Innovative technology
Work with progressive computer software
Create valuable industry partnership
Certifications Received from the SHSM program:
Passport to Safety
Service Excellence
Active Green + Ross 20 pt Maintenance Inspection
WHMIS