What is the Specialized High Skills Major (SHSM)?
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/about-us/innovation/high-school-specialized-programs/specialized-high-skills-major
Specialist High Skills Major offers you an opportunity to complete your Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) while focusing on a specific economic sector and supporting transitions to college, apprenticeship, university and the workplace. Sixteen economic sectors are represented and all boards must have Ministry approval in order to offer a SHSM.
Students in the Wexford CSA Arts & Culture Specialist High Skills Major program must complete the following requirements:
1. Completion of all required courses in the Specialist High Skills Major Timetable, including 2 Cooperative Education credits.
2. Completion of related work experience.
3. Completion of the mandatory components of the Ontario Skills Passport.
4. Participation in Reach Ahead activities involving an employer, university apprenticeship training or college.
5. Completion of the required industry recognized certifications for the Specialist High Skills Major.