The Non-profit, Education & Child Care SHSM enables students to develop skills in the areas of problem solving, analysis, communication, cooperation, ethical values, consciousness, and citizenship.
The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program in the Education Stream of Non-Profit gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Education 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, university and work.
This major is offered at:
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.
- Seven certifications/trainings/workshops related to the industry
- 4 Compulsory, 3 Elective
- Examples include: Fundraising, Behaviour Management, Equity and Inclusion, Leadership training, Project Management, Event Coordination, & more!
- View all Certification and Training Topics for Non-Profit SHSM
- View the Online Training available for the Non-Profit Education Stream
Courses:
- A bundle of eight credits in Grade 11 and Grade 12 credits which students earn:
- Four Non-Profit major credits
- One English credit
- One Math credit
- Two Co-operative Education credits
- 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 Non-Profit Education Stream Co-op Placements:
Elementary School, Daycare Centre, KidsAbility, and more.
- Examples of Non-Profit Education Stream 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.
Ministry of Education SHSM Website
For more information, speak to the guidance counselor at your school.
Career Opportunities
Apprenticeship Pathways
- Conference and event planners
- Early childhood educators
- Educational assistants
- Social and community service workers
College Pathways
- Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
- Administrative officers
- Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
- Facility operation and maintenance managers
- Human resources professionals
- Instructors of persons with disabilities
- Other administrative services managers
- Other business services managers
- Social policy researchers, consultants, and program officers
Workplace and Community Pathways
- Conference and event planners
- General office support workers
- Other administrative services managers
- Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport, and fitness
- Receptionists
- Social and service workers
University Pathways
- Authors and writers
- Business development officers and marketing researchers and consultants
- Elementary school and kindergarten school teachers
- Managers in social, community, and correctional services
- Professional occupations in advertising, marketing, and public relations
- Secondary school teachers
- Social policy researchers, consultants, and program officers
For more information, chat with your guidance counselor at your school!