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Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program
A Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a ministry-approved specialized program that allows students to focus their learning on a specific economic 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.
St. Augustine CHS offers 5 SHSM programs:
St. Augustine CHS offers 5 SHSM programs:
SHSM Brochure For Guidance Website.pdfArts & Culture
Arts & Culture
A&C SHSM Coordinator - Ms. M. Bianchi
The Arts and Culture SHSM enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Where local circumstances allow, boards may elect to offer one or more variants of the SHSM in a given sector, each with a particular area of focus. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on dance, dramatic arts management or technical production.
SHSM_STA flyer_2024.pdfBusiness
Business
Business SHSM Coordinator - Ms. P. Brizzi
The Business SHSM enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Where local circumstances allow, boards may elect to offer one or more variants of the SHSM in a given sector, each with a particular area of focus. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, retail, marketing, international business, economics, management and administration, or event planning.
ICT SHSM Flyer.pdfInformation & Communication Technology
Information & Communication Technology
ICT SHSM Coordinator - Mr. M. Ciampa
The Information and Communications Technology SHSM enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Where local circumstances allow, boards may elect to offer one or more variants of the SHSM in a given sector, each with a particular area of focus. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on communication systems, computer systems, or software and digital media.
Non profit SHSM components handout.pdfNon-Profit
Non-Profit
Non-Profit SHSM Coordinator - Ms. R. Coletta
This Non-Profit SHSM will help you to build a foundation that specializes in the skills and knowledge for work in the Non-Profit sector (e.g.: communication, event management, international development, leadership, problem-solving, equity, and social justice). Upon successful completion of all program components (outlined below), you will earn a Red Seal on your OSSD which indicates that you have focused your high school experience on a career path that matches your skills and interests. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on equity and social justice, international development, or the environment and community action. This focus is achieved through the selection of the four major credits in the bundle. This program is offered to students at no cost.
Why Non-Profit, Education, and Childcare SHSM?
The Non-Profit sector offers a range of careers that are dynamic, engaging, and rewarding. Whether in the fields of art, culture, education, the environment, information technology, healthcare, social development, or sport, countless career paths are available for people who share the sector’s common vision: to make a difference. Graduates with a SHSM in Non-Profit will not only finish with an enhanced resume of experiences but they will also be prepared for careers or post-secondary studies in the non-profit sector.
Justice Community Saftey and Emergency Services Poster1.pdfJustice, Community Safety, & Emergency Services
Justice, Community Safety, & Emergency Services
JCE SHSM Coordinator - Central At YCDSB
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The Justice, Community Safety, and Emergency Services SHSM enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace. Where local circumstances allow, boards may elect to offer one or more variants of the SHSM in a given sector, each with a particular area of focus. This SHSM may be designed to have a particular focus – for example, on legal services, policing and private security services, the armed forces, or correctional services.
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