AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 1 AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training Specialist High Skills Major

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 2 What are Specialist High Skills Majors? Allow students to focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Students receive the SHSM's seal on their diploma when they graduate complete a specific bundle of 8-10 courses in the student's selected field earn valuable industry certifications including first aid and CPR qualifications gain important skills on the job with employers.

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 3 How Can a SHSM Help? Students have the opportunity to: Gain important skills on the job with actual employers, at skills training centres and at school Earn valuable industry certifications, including First Aid and CPR qualifications.

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 4 How Can a SHSM Help? Customize their secondary school education to suit their interests and talents Develop specialized knowledge and skills Earn credits that postsecondary educational institutions and the sector recognize

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 5 How Can a SHSM Help? Gain sector-recognized certification and career-relevant training Develop Essential Skills and work habits documented through the Ontario Skills Passport Identify, explore and refine career goals and make informed decisions about their future Remain flexible, with the option to shift between pathways, should their goals and plans change.

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 6 4 Senior Business Courses Required Choose from: What is the Specialized Bundle of Courses?

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 7 As well as: 2 Cooperative Credits Contextualized learning activities in English and Math What is the Specialized Bundle of Courses?

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 8 What are “Industry Recognized Certifications and Training”? First Aid/CPR WHMIS Ergonomics Counterfeit Detention Service Excellence Personality Dimensions

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 9 What are “Experiential Learning Activities”? Opportunities to explore, observe, participate in and reflect on a variety of sector-specific experiences and careers” Includes: One-on-one observation Work Experience Job Shadowing Job Twinning College/University Tours Trade Shows

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 10 What are “Reach Ahead” Experiences? Learning experiences in the area of the students post-secondary destination Will vary according the students destination: workplace, apprenticeship, college or university

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 11 What is the Ontario Skills Passport? Integral to the BEST SHSM program Identifies specific skills and knowledge that the sector feels are important Tracks Skills training Better prepares students for careers in the Business sector

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 12 What’s Do Students Get? Ontario Secondary School Diploma with an embossed red seal SHSM Record documenting his/her achievement Tracking Sheet listing Qualifications, Training and Certifications Formal recognition on his/her Ontario Student Transcript “Head Start” on Jobs and Programs Possible Apprenticeship hours (OYAP) Students Earn a OSSD, and MORE!

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 13 Extra Work ? Not really…..however Some Industry-recognized training, Reach-Ahead activities and Experiential Learning opportunities may be done outside school hours but at no cost! Most of the work is within the normal course requirements

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 14 Is the BEST SHSM for all students ? Any student interested in Business after high school whether their destination is workplace, apprenticeship, college or university Grade 11 and 12 students who are: heading for an apprenticeship, training, college, university or the workplace. wanting to identify, explore and refine their career goals and make informed choices about their next steps after secondary school.

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 15 Did You Know? For business majors, possible careers include: University – financial and investment analyst, web designer and developer, entrepreneur College – conference and event planner, legal secretary, entrepreneur Entry level workplace – accounting clerk, banking clerk, real estate agent, entrepreneur Apprenticeship – parts technician, special events coordinator, entrepreneur The average first year salary for a Chartered Accounting is $74,400

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 16 What Do You Do Next? Complete the Application form online WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD STUDENT SUCCESS ……

AN ENRICHED PROGRAM FOR ANY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUSINESS Business Education Skills Training SHSM 17 WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD STUDENT SUCCESS …… Q & A?