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Certifications!

Want to learn new skills and get your resume to stand out? Here is a database of websites where you can get yourself some cool certifications! This page is especially useful for students taking SHSM programs, as they need

Many of the organizations mentioned, like Cisco, offer multiple certifications!

(Make a page for SHSM: Good info page: (https://sites.google.com/ycdsb.ca/ycdsb-shsm-program-information/home)

(Note: Split into individual certificates (important ones like first aid, whmis, etc), and websites which offer multiple certifications. Put a tag for Free and Paid (include cost)

As more sites are added, this page will be split up into sections for ease of access

General Purpose Skills

Certification: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

Organizations: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety -GovCan), AIXSafety

WHMIS is a certification focused on handling and managing substances of all types, learning how to identify them in the workplace, managing toxic substances and dealing with them.

This is a SHSM requirement for all SHSM students

This is the CCOHS WHMIS Course, managed and run by the Government of Canada. However, it's not as user friendly as the course by AIX Safety (below)

This WHMIS Course is by AIXSafety. It is very easy, and is fairly user friendly

Certification: First Aid and CPR (Costs Money)

Organization: SAJE Vital Signs: Blended Training

This highly respected course covers the basics and some advanced parts of First Aid and CPR, as well as more in-depth topics like dealing with specific problems like different types of injuries, bites/stings/injections, diseases like diabetes, angina , allergies and asthma, drug overdoses, and more.

This is a SHSM requirement for all SHSM students

Though this course is very extensive, dealing with many topics from basic first aid to CPR, to wound management, to helping those who are suffering from bites, stings, allergies, asthma attacks, concussions, diabetes and drug overdoses, it is also very user-unfriendly.

It has 280+ pages of text, fairly little imagery, and no videos. So beware. It should take about 4 hours of continuous solid effort, but I recommend splitting it up into smaller chunks of 30-45 mins a day.

SHSM Certifications

Certification: SHSM Specific Certifications (General)

Organization: Flashpoint SHSM Solutions

This organization offers some cool general-purpose sector certifications that count for basically any SHSM program regardless of sector. Certification offerings include: Ergonomics, Portfolio Development, Customer Service, Networking (in business, not in IT. Go to Cisco for the IT networking) and More

Note: You're going to have to ask your teacher to register your school for this program. This will likely be allowed if you're in a school which offers the SHSM program.

Tech-based certifications

Certification: Many tech based certifications

Organization: Cisco SkillsForAll

Skills For All is an initiative run by the prestigious tech company Cisco Systems (these guys basically invented the modern router, internet and the word IOS), that allows people of all ages to learn skills in the tech sector for free, like Cybersecurity, Network Defense, Data Science, Python, and more!

Miscellaneous/Other/General

Udemy

Udemy is a site where you can self learn all sorts of cool topics like programming, art, business skills, and more! The courses are at a decent price usually, and are discounted, often to less than $20CAD for courses several hours long and packed with content. You often will get a Udemy certificate from the course once you complete it, and depending on the reputation of the course and course author, the Udemy certificate may be a good addition to your resumé.

I learned how to do Android development from a great Udemy Course, by Morteza Kordi, you might want to check that out if you're in Udemy.

Udemy Home Page

Certification: Office Ergonomics: ($49.00)

Organization: CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: GovCan)

This certification focuses on user ergonomics (how to make the office environment and tools more suited for healthy and sustainable long term use - think back-support chairs, ergonomic keyboards and mice, etc. This course in particular focuses on how to make your office environment more ergonomic (sustainable for long-term use, reducing health impacts)

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