Specialist High Skills Major

Specialist High Skills Major
 

SHSM at Bloor CI

Bloor CI has three SHSM Programs: Business, Health and Wellness and Information & Communications Technology. This site provides detailed information but interested students can always visit the Guidance office for more information, brochures, and for any questions they may have.

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SHSM Overview

Specialist High Skills Majors(SHSM) 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 and CPR qualifications.

Business Specialist High Skills Major

The SHSM-Business 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. This focus is achieved through the selection of the four major credits in the bundle.

Health & Wellness Specialist High Skills Major

The SHSM-Health and Wellness 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 health care, fitness, or child care and family services. This focus is achieved through the selection of the four major credits in the bundle.

Information & Communications Technology Specialist High Skills Major

The SHSM-Business 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. This focus is achieved through the selection of the four major credits in the bundle.