Exploring Your Future in the Trades

Posted October 19, 2021

Careers in the skilled trades are booming. Stats Canada has estimated that one million skilled trade workers will be needed by the year 2025. This will be the largest sector for employment in the near future.  Plumbers, electricians, millwrights, cabinetmakers, mechanics…these are the careers that most people think about when they hear about the trades. […]

Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program offers students in Grades 11 & 12 the opportunity to explore a specific community, or economic and/or industrial sector in preparation for post-secondary destinations in one of four pathways: Apprenticeship, College, University or Workplace. SHSM includes specified, bundled credits, sector-recognized certifications, ‘reach ahead’ activities and participation in a […]