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Specialist High Skills Major

SCDSB Specialist High Skills Majors

A Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a bundle of credits, experiences and certifications that focuses on one sector of the economy.  Its purpose is to introduce students to and prepare them for careers in those sectors at the Workplace, College, Apprenticeship or University level. The Simcoe County District School Board currently offers 39 SHSM programs at the following secondary schools:

Agriculture
- Banting Memorial

Arts and Culture
- Barrie Central Collegiate
- Barrie North Collegiate (Broadcasting and Journalism - see www.vikingtv.ca)
- Bradford District High School
- Eastview Secondary School (Poster) (Description)
- Innisdale Secondary School

Business
- Barrie Central Collegiate
- Barrie North Collegiate
- Eastview Secondary School
- Innisdale Secondary School
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School

Construction
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute
- Bradford District High School
Park Street Collegiate
- Innisdale Secondary School

Environment
- Bear Creek Secondary School
- Penetanguishene Secondary School
- Stayner Collegiate Institute *

Health and Wellness
- Banting Memorial High School
- Barrie Central Collegiate (Recreation and Leisure)
- Bradford District High School
- Bear Creek Secondary (Poster) (Description)
- Collingwood Collegiate Institute
- Midland Secondary School
- ODCVI 
- Penetanguishene Secondary School

Horticulture & Landscaping
- Banting Memorial
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School

Hospitality & Tourism
- Collingwood Collegiate Institute
- Nantyr Shores Secondary School
- Twin Lakes Secondary School

Information, Communications & Technology *
- Midland Secondary School *

Manufacturing
- ODCVI

Transportation
- Banting Memorial
- Barrie North Collegiate
- Bradford District High School (Aviation)
- Bear Creek Secondary School (Poster) (Description)
- Midland Secondary School (Small Engines and Marine Engines)
- Twin Lakes Secondary School

* denotes a new program for the 2011-12 school year.

For more information on SHSM programs in Simcoe County District School Board, please contact the school involved or contact Justin van Diepen at jvandiepen@scdsb.on.ca or (705) 734-6363, ext. 11465.