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Specialist High Skills Major – Transportation

 

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Transportation provides students with a strong foundation for a wide variety of careers in the transportation sector, from those focusing on the service, repair, and modification of vehicles and vehicle systems to those related to the organization and management of transportation services and mass-transit systems. The SHSM–Transportation enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace.

 

A bundle of nine Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits

 

These credits make up the bundle:

  • four transportation major credits that provide sector-specific knowledge and skills. The four courses must include at least one Grade 11 and one Grade 12 credit, and may include one cooperative education credit related to the sector. (This cooperative education credit would be additional to the two that are required in the bundle; see below);
  • three other required credits from the Ontario curriculum, in each of which some expectations must be met through a contextualized learning activity (CLA) for the transportation sector. The three credits include:
    • one in English;1
    • one in mathematics; and
    • one in science or business studies (or a cooperative education credit related to the sector, which would be additional to the two cooperative education credits required in the bundle; see below);
  • two cooperative education credits that provide authentic learning experiences in a workplace setting, enabling students to refine, extend, apply, and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.

Note: A compulsory English credit is required in Grade 11 and in Grade 12 for graduation with an OSSD. Schools may determine whether the CLA, required

 


Sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs

 

This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table.

 

NOTE: Where an item in the table is capitalized, it is the proper name of the specific certification or training course/program that is appropriate for the SHSM. Where an item is lower cased, it is the name of an area, type, or category of training for which specific certifications or training courses/programs should be selected by the school or board. The requirements are summarized in the table below.

 

Four (4) compulsory

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED)

health and safety – basic

Standard First Aid

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction

 

Three (3) electives from the list below

air brakes

anti-oppression and allyship training

basic electrical safety

computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)

customer service

Drive Clean

elevated work platforms

environmental spills

ergonomics

fall protection

filling propane and motor fuel tanks

fire safety and fire extinguisher use

introduction to logistics

ladder safety training

leadership skills

lockout/tagging

original equipment manufacturer's training

ozone-depletion prevention

Pleasure Craft Operator

portfolio development

project management

sector-specific regulations and legislation

sector-specific vehicle operation and safety

specialized skills training program/competition (e.g, Skills Canada provincial level)

vehicle lift safety

Working at Heights

 

 

Experiential Learning & Career Exploration

 

Experiential learning and career exploration opportunities relevant to the sector might include the following:

  • one-on-one observation of a cooperative education student at a placement in the transportation sector (an example of job twinning)
  • a day-long observation of a skilled trades-person in the transportation sector (an example of job shadowing)
  • a one- or two-week work experience with a member of an industry association or a professional in the sector (an example of work experience)
  • participation in a local, provincial, or national Skills Canada competition
  • a tour of an automobile dealership, specialized transportation business, or municipal transportation department office and garage
  • attendance at a transportation sector trade show, conference, or job fair

 

Sector Partnered Contextualized Experience (SPCE)

 

 

Innovative, Creativity & Entrepreneurship Training (ICE)

The ICE training in SHSM programs will allow students to understand the world from the perspectives of others, generate new ideas, and give students the confidence to develop strategies to implement and sustain their ideas while considering the impacts and consequences their innovation has on the world around them.

 

Or

 

Sector-delivered Contextualized Coding

(e.g. SHSM-Agriculture:  GPS, GIS, Computer-controlled Devices with Ontario Federation of Agriculture)

 

Or

 

Sector-delivered Contextualized Mathematical literacy

(e.g. SHSM-Horticulture and Landscaping: estimating, measuring, and budgeting with Landscape Ontario)

 


Reach Ahead Experiences

 

Students are provided one or more reach ahead experiences – opportunities to take the next steps along their chosen pathway – as shown in the following examples:

 

  • Apprenticeship: visiting an approved apprenticeship delivery agent in the sector
  • College: interviewing a college student enrolled in a sector-specific program
  • University: observing a university class in a sector-related program
  • Workplace: interviewing an employee in the sector

 

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