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, ladder training, CPR, etc.

Specialist High Skills Major Fact Sheet

• Fact Sheet: PDF, 235 KB