Energy is an emerging and expanding sector that encompasses all aspects of energy generation, distribution, and consumption, including research and development, design, construction, installation, and maintenance. Core industries in this sector include:
- Renewable and alternative energy such as wind, solar, and biomass
- Power generation and distribution
- Fossil fuels
- Energy efficiency
The Energy SHSM gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Energy sector while still in high school. The SHSM Program has a number of required components, designed to give students a “leg-up” to pursue post-secondary opportunities in each of the identified sectors, valuing apprenticeship, college, community, university and the workplace.
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Required Components:
Certifications
- Provided to students FREE
of charge, certifications, trainings and workshops led by industry professionals, help students develop their skills and discover more information about their future career. - Six certifications/training/workshops related to the industry
- 3 Compulsory, 3 Elective
- Examples include: Basic Electrical Safety, CAD/CAM, Confined Space Awareness, Land Surveying Basics, Scaffold Safety, Working at Heights and more!
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Courses:
- A bundle of nine credits in Grade 11 and Grade 12 which students earn:
- Four Energy major credits
- One English credit,
- One Math credit
- One Other credit in either Business, Science or World Studies
- Two Co-operative Education credits to gain workplace experience that enables students to refine, extend and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.
- Required Courses Charts:
Co-op:
- Co-operative Education (Co-op) provides students with workplace experience that enables students to refine, extend and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.
- Examples of Energy Co-op Placements:
Architecture and Engineering firms, City Planning, Home Renovation & Inspection Services, Demolition Services, Energy Auditing Companies and more!
- Examples of Energy Co-op Placements:
Sector Partnered Experience (SPE):
- The SPE is a 6-hour activity with a career-related sector partner and allows students to work alongside an experienced professional. Students explore sector-related content, skills, and knowledge involving either ICE (innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship), coding, or mathematical literacy.
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