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's seal on their diploma when they:
- complete a specific bundle of courses, eight to ten Grade 11 & 12 courses in the student's selected field that include Courses focussed towards a careers within the student’s selected field
- earn valuable industry certifications including first aid & CPR qualifications and other certification in the student’s selected field
- gain important practical skills on the job through a two or four credit field specific co-operative education experiential learning placement.
The Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) offered at Georges Vanier Secondary School are (please click on the link for specific information):
• SHSM: Arts and Culture
• SHSM: Aviation & Aerospace
• SHSM: ICT - Information Communication Technology
• SHSM: Business
Course selections for next year are coming soon! If you haven't yet begun your SHSM registration please follow the steps below. Thank you!
Steps to Register in SHSM
- Go to https://app.myblueprint.ca/ and log in by choosing "school account log-in"; choose the Toronto District School Board and then "Log in with School Account"
- Go to the high school tab on the left hand menu
- Look for the "SHSM Planner" window on the right hand side and click on learn more. Click through the prompts and choose the SHSM you're interested in.
- Speak with your guidance counselor to begin registration in the SHSM program.
For students in other schools interested in SHSM @ GVSS please follow the TDSB Out of Area Application Process here
Once you are a student at GVSS you can connect with your guidance counselor regarding SHSM enrollment.