With a Health and Wellness Specialist High Skills Major, students focus on a career path to match their skills and interests in this sector.
By making courses more relevant to students, kids get a better understanding of the Health and Wellness sector because they learn it in a real world environment.
Students learn on the job with employers through Co-op and Experiential Learning opportunities, as well as in school. At graduation they receive a specially designated diploma.
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A Health and Wellness SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers:
College
- Ambulance Attendants and Other Paramedical
- Occupations
- Biomedical Engineering Technologist
- Community and Social Service Worker
- Dental Hygienist or Dental Assistant
- Documentation Clerk
- Funeral Director or Embalmer
- Health Care Aide
- Hospital Information Clerk
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Medical Secretary
- Pharmacy Technician
- Practical Nurse
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Registered Massage Therapist
- Registered Orthopedic Technologist
- Respiratory Therapist
Workplace
- Blood Donor Clinic Assistant
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Doctor's Office Receptionist
- Fitness Instructor
- Hospital Admitting Clerk
- Hospital Cleaner
- Hospital Porter
- Lifeguard
- Recreation Program Leader
A Health and Wellness SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following
TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Health and Wellness sector:
- CPR
- WHMIS
- Infection Control
- Standard First Aid
- Ambulation, Lifting and Transfers
- Automated External Defibrillation
- Behaviour management
- Coach/Personal Trainer
- Communication Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- Customer Service
- Ethical Considerations
- Feeding Assistance
- Fitness
- Group Dynamics
- Lab Practices
- Leadership - Group Activities
- Marine and Wilderness First Aid
- Medical Terminology
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Personality Inventory
- Safe Body Mechanics
- Safe Food Handling - Basic
- Sign Language
- Specialized care
- Sterile Techniques
- Suicide Prevention