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 10 courses in the construction 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
• basic electrical safety
• Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) – flat
• chainsaw safety
• computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
• confined space awareness
• customer service
• elevated work platforms
• energy efficiency training (such as Energy Star, LEED)
• fall protection
• fire safety and fire extinguisher use
• first aid/CPR/AED awareness
• hoisting and rigging
• infection control
• insulated concrete forming
• land surveying basics
• leadership skills
• lockout/tagging
• ozone-depletion prevention
• portfolio development
• powder-actuated tools
• project management
• propane in construction
• scaffold safety
• sector specific software 1
• sector-specific vehicle operation and safety
• specialized skills training program/competition (such as Skills Canada provincial level, WoodLINKS)
• suspended access equipment
• traffic control
• trenching safety

Examples of Occupations

• Architects
• Architectural technologists and technicians
• Bricklayers
• Carpenters
• Civil engineering technologists and technicians
• Civil engineers
• Concrete finishers
• Construction estimators
• Construction inspectors
• Construction managers
• Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
• Construction trades helpers and labourers
• Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
• Electrical and electronics engineers
• Electricians (except industrial and power system)
• Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
• Home building and renovation managers
• Interior designers and interior decorators
• Mechanical engineers
• Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
• Plumbers
• Roofers and shinglers