Transportation… Where Math, Physics and Engineering Meet!

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a Ministry approved specialized program for students in grades 11 and 12. It allows students to focus their learning on a specific economic sector while meeting the requirements to graduate from secondary school. SHSMs support student transitions to college, apprenticeship, university and the workplace.

The SHSM program in Transportation gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Transportation sector. The SHSM program has a number of required components including:

1.   A package of 8-10 required credits (the majority earned in grade 11 and 12 courses) that constitute a pathway to one of four possible destinations: apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. The package must include:

  • Four (4) credits (called the "major" credits) for courses that provide knowledge and skills closely related to the particular sector of specialization, which are specified in each of the frameworks;

  • Three (3) additional credits for courses in English and other relevant disciplines (e.g. science, mathematics, or business studies), as specified in each of the frameworks, which include units of study that are customized to the particular sector.  Some credits (e.g. English) may be used to meet compulsory credit requirements for the OSSD;

  • Two (2) co-operative education credits, which may be used to meet 2 of the 18 compulsory credit requirements for the OSSD.

  • NOTE: The guidance department will help you to plan for these required courses if you are interested in the SHSM program.

2.  Compulsory certifications, which are identified in each SHSM framework, including first aid and CPR qualifications.

3.  Experiential learning through job shadowing, work experience, and a minimum of two credits earned through cooperative education.

4.  A Sector Partnered Contextualized Component (SPCC) including one of the following options: Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (ICE) training; sector-delivered contextualized coding; or, sector-delivered mathematical literacy.

5.  "Reach ahead" opportunities, which allow students to experience learning in their intended post-secondary destination and which can range from a day of attendance at a college, a university, a workplace experience or to the completion of a dual credit.

  • Alignment and Brakes Technician

    Auto Body Repair

    Automotive Painter

    Marine Engine Technician

    Motorcycle Technician

    Parts Technician

    Recreation Vehicle Technician

    Small Engine Technician Transmission Technician

    Truck Service Technician

  • Air pilot

    Mechanical Engineering

    Industrial Engineering Technician

    Technician Industrial Designer

    Navigation Officer

    Quality Control Inspector

    Supervisor, Motor Transport

    Ground Transit Operator

  • Aerospace Engineer

    Automotive Engineer

    Industrial Designer

    Urban Planner

  • Automobile Salesperson

    Boat Assembler and Inspector

    Boat Operator

    Bus, Subway Operator

    Delivery Equipment Operato

    Rail Track Maintenance Worker

    Service Station Attendant

    Tire Repairer

  • Special “Red Seal” Diploma

  • A ‘leg-up” on other job/program applicants

  • Possible apprenticeship hours (OYAP)

BENEFITS OF SHSM

For more information about the Transportation Technology SHSM at West Hill Collegiate Institute, please contact Ms. Renzetti, ACL of Student Success or Mr. Tonello in the Experiential Learning Department