What is a SHSM?
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 seal on their diploma when they:
- complete a specific bundle of 8-10 courses in the student's selected field
- earn valuable industry certifications including first aid and CPR qualifications
- gain important skills on the job through cooperative education placements.
Who are they for?
Grade 11 and 12 students who are:
- heading for apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace
- wanting to identify, explore and refine their career goals and make informed choices about their next steps after secondary school.
How can they help?
Students have the opportunity to:
- gain important skills on the job with actual employers, at skills training centres and at school
- earn valuable industry certifications, including first aid and CPR qualifications.
WDHS offers 3 Specialist High Skills Majors programs
ENVIRONMENTAL SHSM
CONSTRUCTION SHSM
HEALTH AND WELLNESS SHSM
Certifications Offered
- CPR with AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS
- GPS navigation/Map and Compass
- Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
- Habitat Restoration
- Species Identification
- Pleasure Craft Operator License
- Leave No Trace
- Leadership Skills
Certifications Offered
- CPR with AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS
- Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
- Working at Heights
- Health and Safety (basic)
- Leadership Skills
- Fire Extinguisher Safety
- Confined Space Awareness
Certifications Offered
- CPR with AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS
- Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
- Infection Control
- Leadership Skills
- Personality Dimensions
- Customer Service
SHSM Application Form: