SHSM Programs

Birchmount Park SHSM Programs

What is a SHSM?

Specialist High Skills Major 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 transitions after graduation to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace.

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Pursuing an SHSM helps students to: 

  • Customize their secondary school education to suit their interests and talents. 
  • Develop specialized knowledge and skills. 
  • Gain sector-recognized certification and career-relevant training. 
  • Identify, explore and refine career goals and make informed decisions about their future.

 

Who notices the SHSM Red Seal on the Diploma?

 

What are the components of an SHSM?
shsm components

Birchmount Park has 2 SHSM programs

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Manufacturing Sector      Health and Wellness Sector

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