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.
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Four (4) compulsory
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C –
includes automated external defibrillation (AED)
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health and safety – basic
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Standard First Aid
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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site-specific) instruction
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Three (3) electives from the list below
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air brakes
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anti-oppression and allyship training
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basic electrical safety
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computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)
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customer service
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Drive Clean
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elevated work platforms
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environmental spills
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ergonomics
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fall protection
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filling propane and motor fuel tanks
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fire safety and fire extinguisher use
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introduction to logistics
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ladder safety training
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leadership skills
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lockout/tagging
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original equipment manufacturer's training
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ozone-depletion prevention
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Pleasure Craft Operator
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portfolio development
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project management
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sector-specific regulations and legislation
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sector-specific vehicle operation and safety
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specialized skills training program/competition (e.g, Skills Canada provincial level)
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vehicle lift safety
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Working at Heights
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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