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SPECIALIST HIGH SKILLS MAJOR Landscape Ontario EXPO

Connecting Educators Workshop Aldo Cianfrini

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Student Success/Learning to 18

Specialist High Skills Major

A Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is a ministry-

approved specialized career-focused program that

allows students to acquire technical knowledge and

skills that are of particular importance in specific

economic sectors as they work towards meeting the

requirements for an OSSD.

2006-07

Year 1

2007-08

Year 2

2008-09

Year 3

2009-10

Year 4

2010-11

Year 5

2011-12

Year 6

2012-13

Year 7

2013-14

Year 8

600 students in 27 programs in

44 schools

6000 students in 153 programs in

212 schools

14,000 students in over 480 programs in

335 schools

20,000 students in over 740 programs in

430 schools

28,000 students in over 1000 programs in

540 schools

34,000 students in over 1300 programs in over 630 schools

38,000 students in over 1,500 programs in over 640 schools

42,000 students in over 1,600 programs in over 660 schools

Sectors • Arts and Culture • Construction • Hospitality and

Tourism • Manufacturing • Agriculture • Forestry • Horticulture and

Landscaping • Mining

Addition of: • Business • Environment • Health and

Wellness • Transportation

Addition of: • Information &

Communication Technology

• Justice, Community Safety and

Emergency Services

Addition of: • Energy • Aviation and

Aerospace

Addition of: • Sports • Non-profit

No new sectors Food Processing No new sectors

Funding $2.7M

$7.95M

$13.9M

$16M

$17.45M

$22.8M

$25.3M

$25.3M

SHSM Programs by Sector 2013-14

Province – Approximately 1,600 programs

2012-13 Board Reports and Projections

SHSM Agriculture Sector

SHSM Horticulture and Landscaping

Sector

SHSM Forestry Sector

Policy: overall and by sector

Implementation: provides schools and school boards with tools and strategies in planning a

SHSM program and includes

information about:

• SHSM Advisory Committees

• Which SHSM programs to offer

• Delivery models

• Marketing and promotion strategies

• Partnerships

Resources: also available online

www.Ontario.ca/SHSM

SHSM Policy and Implementation

Document

Essential Skills

and work

habits/OSP

Bundle of

Credits

(8-10 credits)

Certifications

and Training

Programs

Experiential

Learning & Career

Exploration

“Reach Ahead”

Experiences

Specialist High Skills Majors

Five Components

1. BUNDLE OF CREDITS

Contextualized Learning Activities (CLA) in the „other

required credits‟ link this learning to the sector.

TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION ENROLMENT BY:

PROGRAM AREA

Program areas

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Number of

Enrolment

Records

% of

total Number of

Enrolment

Records

% of

total Number of

Enrolment

Records

% of total

Communications Technology 62,206 16% 69,261 17% 68,463 17%

Computer Technology 6,336 2% 19,367 5% 19,260 5%

Construction Technology 62,130 16% 64,467 16% 63,638 16%

Exploring Technologies 74,489 19% 52,726 13% 48,882 12%

Green Industries/Agriculture 2,106 1% 5,691 1% 5,668 1%

Hairstyling and Aesthetics 0 0% 17,320 4% 18,265 5%

Healthcare 31,323 8% 20,741 5% 20,822 5%

Hospitality and Tourism 40,878 10% 43,688 11% 45,359 11%

Manufacturing Technology 30,015 8% 26,940 7% 26,132 6%

Technological Design 32,788 8% 31,306 8% 29,476 7%

Transportation Technology 56,232 14% 58,159 14% 57,093 14%

2. Sector Recognized Certifications & Training

Certificates are added to the student’s portfolio

• Annual opportunities to nominate

certifications/training programs as endorsed by

the program's sector advisory committee (…a

required component?)

• How many of you sit on a sector advisory

committee for a school in your community?

• Do you know that we specifically provide

funding to boards to establish and cultivate

advisory committees?

The Advantage Ontario report by the Jobs

and Prosperity Council (December 2012)

recommended that an entrepreneurship

focus be added to every SHSM program.

Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship

(ICE) Training Pilots

Innovation, Creativity and

Entrepreneurship (ICE) Training

Pilots

• 12 boards are participating in piloting a proposed new

certification/training program for SHSM students in 11

sectors

• These pilots are being conducted in semester 1

• In semester 2 consultations will be conducted with pilot

boards

• Results of stakeholder, student and teacher feedback

surveys, along with results of the consultations will be

shared with all leads

• These will inform the implementation strategy

• Planned activities that take place outside of the regular classroom and related to the SHSM sector

• Activities match student goals and interests • Give students the opportunities to explore, observe, participate in and

reflect on a variety of sector-specific experiences and careers • Increase student awareness of, and develop Essential Skills and work

habits required in the sector and have their performance of these skills and habits accessed and documented

3. Experiential Learning & Career

Exploration Activities

• Opportunities for students to experience their selected post secondary pathway

• May include: – Auditing a college or university class/lecture specific to a SHSM

sector

– Attending a campus tours (Red Carpet Day) or industrial centre

– Interviewing a skilled trades person

– Participating in or visiting skills competitions

– Attending a conference/event held in the sector

– Completing one or more ministry-approved dual credits in a secondary school/college program

4. Reach Ahead Opportunities

SHSM programs help students develop the Essential Skills and work habits important for success in work, learning and life.

• Students learn about these skills and see how they are used to perform job tasks in occupations related to their SHSM

• Students assess, practice & build, and demonstrate their skills in the classroom (OSP learning activities and CLAs)

• Students create an OSP Work Plan and employers record their skills demonstrations during cooperative education placements

• Students update their OSP Tracker and use it, along with the OSP Reflection Sheet, to plan further skills development

• This skills information is useful to students in developing their Individual Pathways Plan (IPP)

5. OSP is a Planning and Documentation Tool

SHSM Record

‘major’ and ‘other

required’ credits

Certifications and

training programs

‘Reach Ahead’ activities

Use of the Ontario

Skills Passport (OSP)

SHSM Sector

Principal’s signature

93%

95%

50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100%

SHSM

NON SHSM

Earned vs Attempted - All Credits

SHSM Compared to Non-SHSM Students

2011-12 OnSIS Data

Provincial Red Seal Completion by Sector

2012-13

SHSM Web Site:

www.Ontario.ca/SHSM

On-Line Free - “One stop shop” Sharing SHSM news, events,

resources and discussions

What Difference Does an

SHSM Make for Students?

OCAS & OUAC Now Tracking SHSM Students

OCAS & OUAC Now Tracking SHSM Students

St. Mary‟s University in Nova Scotia offers a

scholarship for an Ontario SHSM student annually

Lakehead University SHSM Incentive Program

Template that boards can use with colleges and

universities

Specialist High Skills Major Entrance Award

The University of Guelph-Humber will award a $500 scholarship to 25

eligible students who have completed a program-related SHSM. These

include the following SHSM Red Seal diplomas:

• Arts & Culture

• Business

• Health and Wellness

• Justice, Community, Safety & Emergency Services

• Non-Profit

All eligible applicants, who have completed the Specialist High Skills

Major are automatically considered for this award. No application is

necessary.

Ontario Agricultural College: 3 x $1,000 SHSM

Scholarships

Q & A

SHSM TEAM:

aldo.cianfrini@ontario.ca

sudeshna.dutta@ontario.ca

karen.bond@ontario.ca