In schools across Ontario, students are building brighter futures through SHSM programs in many varied and exciting high-demand professions. 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). 

Grade 11 and 12 students who are:

• heading for an 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 does the SHSM Program benefit students?

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.

Students receive the SHSM's 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 with employers.