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    Graphic header promote Specialist High Skills Major program

    With an Arts and Culture 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 Arts and Culture 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.

    Available at:

    • Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational School
      The Arts and Culture Program - Stage/Screen Focus
    • Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School
      The Arts and Culture Program - Media Arts Focus

    An Arts and Culture SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers:

    Apprenticeship Training

    • Entertainment Industry Power Technician
    • Gen Setter/Goldsmith
    • Native Clothing and Crafts Artisan
    • Painter and Decorator
    • Patternmaker - Textile, Leather and Fur Products

    College

    • Actor or Comedian
    • Animator - Graphic Design and Illustration
    • Announcer and other Broadcasters
    • Apparel Production Supervisor
    • Artisan or Craftsperson
    • Broadcast Technician
    • Film or Video Camera Operator
    • Graphic Arts Technician
    • Graphic Designer or Illustrator
    • Interior Designer
    • Other Performers
    • Photographer
    • Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries
    • Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers
    • Video Recording Technician

    University

    • Author or Writer
    • Conductor, Composer or Arranger
    • Conservator or Curator
    • Dancer
    • Painters, Sculptors, and Other Visual Artists
    • Producer, Director, Choreographer, and related Occupations
    • Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications

    Workplace

    • Camera, Platemaking, or Other Pre-Press Operations
    • Desktop Publishing Operator and Related Occupations
    • Entertainer
    • Graphic Artist or Illustrator
    • Musician or Singer
    • Photographic and Film Processor
    • Sign Maker
    • Textile Colourist
    • Weaver, Knitter, and Other Fabric-Making Occupations

    An Arts and Culture SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following TRAININGS and CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Arts and Culture sector:

    • Customer Service
    • Elevating Work Platforms
    • Fall Protection
    • Framing and matting
    • Health and Safety
    • Instructor Certification
    • Lighting and Sound Equipment Maintenance
    • Make-up/Cosmetology
    • Musical Instrument Repair
    • Proper Lifting and Carrying Techniques
    • Pyrotechnics
    • Recording Equipment
    • Sewing
    • Software: animation
    • Software: graphic arts
    • Software: photography
    • Stage Combat
    • Taping for Dance Performance
    • Technical Support (e.g., lighting, sound)
    • Training in an art form or technique (e.g., mime, tap dancing, improvisation)

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