Program Overview

Students develop skills for their future careers, graduate high school with industry certifications and training and earn an SHSM seal on their high school diploma.

To complete an SHSM, students need to:

• complete a specific bundle of 9 courses in the business sector
• earn industry certifications like first aid and CPR qualifications
• gain on-the-job skills through cooperative education placements

When students complete an SHSM, they will get:

• a high school diploma with an embossed SHSM seal
• an SHSM record that has details of credit bundle, certifications, placements and other experiences
• formal recognition on their Ontario Student Transcript

Examples of Elective Certifications

• advanced training in a technique
• advanced training in a technology
• anti-oppression and allyship training
• business etiquette
• cash handling and register training
• counterfeit detection
• effective networking
• equity and inclusion
• ergonomics
• ethical considerations
• first aid/CPR/AED awareness
• fraud prevention
• fundraising
• health and safety – basic
• infection control
• leadership skills
• negotiation training
• personality inventory
• portfolio development
• project management
• public speaking
• retail representative
• sector-specific software 1
• specialized business program/competition (such as the regional or provincial level DECA, Junior Achievement Company Program, Stock Market Competition, Make Your Pitch, Summer Company Program)
• successful exhibiting

Examples of Occupations

• Accounting and related clerks
• Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
• Administrative assistants
• Administrative officers
• Assessors, valuators and appraisers
• Banking, insurance and other financial clerks
• Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
• Conference and event planners
• Court officers and justices of the peace
• Customer service representatives – financial services
• Customs, ship and other brokers
• Desktop publishing operators and related occupations
• Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts
• Executive assistants
• Financial and investment analysts
• Financial auditors and accountants
• General office support workers
• Human resources and recruitment officers
• Human resources professionals
• Insurance adjusters and claims examiners
• Legal administrative assistants
• Mail, postal and related workers
• Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
• Other customer and information services representatives
• Payroll administrators
• Personnel clerks
• Professional occupations in business management consulting
• Purchasing agents and officers
• Purchasing and inventory control workers
• Real estate agents and salespersons
• Receptionists
• Records management technicians
• Retail and wholesale buyers
• Retail salespersons
• Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers
• Shippers and receivers
• Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers
• Storekeepers and parts persons
• Supervisors, finance and insurance office workers
• Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations