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Specialist High Skills Major

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Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a ministry approved program that lets high school students focus on a specific economic sector. The program customizes a student's education to suit their interests and talents all while earning an OSSD.

When students graduate with a SHSM they will have obtained industry specific knowledge with focused certifications and training. This will also be a great addition to a resume, while preparing the student for future career opportunities and/or post-secondary applications.

  • SHSM is for ALL pathways: Workplace, Apprenticeship, College or University,
  • Students in a SHSM take a bundle of related courses in grades 11 & 12 to their sector of interest,
  • Co-op is a key component of all SHSM programs, allowing students to engage in an authentic workplace experience and 'test drive' a career while still in high school,
  • SHSM also offers industry recognized training & certifications, experiential learning, and reach-ahead opportunities. All at ZERO COST to the student.

 
Below is a sampling of learning opportunities that various SHSM students across LKDSB have participated in this 2022/23 school year: 

Training & CertificationsExperiential LearningReach-Ahead Opportunities
- First Aid/ CPR
- Working at Heights
- Elevated Platforms
- Audition preparation
- Food Handler's Certification
- Pesticide Training
- Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) flat test
- Workshop with music photographer/ Juno nominee Richard Beland
- Van Gogh Immersive Art Experience
- Tour RM Facilities (classic vehicles restoration)
- Lambton College Pow Wow
- ECE Career Spotlight day
- Raptor's 905 Career Forum
- Tour of Univ. Guelph's Livestock barns & Anerobic Digester at Ridgetown campus

               
Upon graduation and completion of their SHSM program, students will receive an Embossed Red Seal on Ontario Secondary School Diploma along with a SHSM Record (recognized by post-secondary institutions and sectors), documenting their courses and experiential learning.

To learn more, please visit Ontario.ca SHSM or speak to a guidance counselor at your local secondary school.


SHSM Sectors at LKDSB
To learn more about specific details within each sector, click on the sector name.
 

SECTORSCHOOLS offering the Sector:
Agriculture​LCCVI, LKCS, NLSS, RDHS
Arts & Culture​CKSS, GLSS, JMSS, LCCVI, NCIVS, RDHS, WDSS
ConstructionAMSS, CKSS, GLSS, JMSS, LKCS, NLSS, RDHS, TDHS
EnergyNCIVS
EnvironmentWDSS
Health & WellnessAMSS, BDHS, CKSS, GLSS, JMSS, LCCVI, LKCS, NCIVS, NLSS, RDHS, TDHS, WDSS
HorticultureGLSS
HospitalityAMSS
Info & Comm TechNCIVS
ManufacturingAMSS, BDHS, CKSS, LCCVI, NLSS, WDSS
Transportation​CKSS, GLSS, JMSS

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