Programs and Extracurriculars

The ever-changing nature of aviation and aerospace, the complexity of supply chain dynamics, and the accelerated pace of change in the aerospace sector provide a variety of career opportunities for Ontario students.

Learn skills and gain experience for in-demand aviation and aerospace careers including:

• Air pilot, flight engineer, and flying instructors
• Air traffic controllers and related occupations
• Aircraft instrument, electrical, and avionics mechanics, technicians, and inspectors
• Electronic service technicians
• Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
• Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians
• Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
• Technical occupations in geomatics and meteorology
• Aerospace engineers
• Electrical and electronics engineers
• Industrial and manufacturing engineers
• Mechanical engineers

Build your career through a bundle of Grade 11 and 12 courses:

• Four Aviation and Aerospace major credits
• Two co-op credits in the sector

Gain sector-recognized certification and training that can include:

• CPR - Level C
• Customer service
• WHMIS
• Standard first aid
• Basic Electrical Safety
• Working at Heights
• Elevated work platforms
• Fire safety and fire extinguisher use

Due to globalization and new technology, the business sector offers many opportunities.

Whether you join one of Canada's prospering companies or step out on your own as an entrepreneur, you'll be joining a thriving element of Canada's economy. Over a third of Canada's workforce is employed in trade and commerce, finance and insurance, administration and support, and real estate and leasing.

Learn skills and gain experience for in-demand careers including:

• Accountant
• Economist
• Small business owner
• Special events coordinator
• Specialist in human resources
• Marketing researcher and consultant
• Social policy researcher or consultant
• Policy researcher and analyst executive assistant
• Purchasing agent retail and wholesale buyer
• Clerk: accounting, administrative, banking, customer service, insurance

Build your career through a bundle of Grade 11 and 12 courses:

• Four business major credits
• Two co-op credits in the sector

Gain sector-recognized certification and training that can include:

• CPR - Level C
• Customer service
• WHMIS
• Standard first aid
• Counterfeit detection
• Health and safety
• Fraud prevention
• Management and leadership
• Software

There are four categories of work in the construction industry that require the use of different equipment and workers with a variety of skills.

A SHSM graduate could start their career in:

1. New home building and renovation;
2. Heavy industrial construction;
3. Institutional and commercial construction; and
4. Civil engineering construction.

In Ontario, around 60,000 workers will be needed to replace retirees who are taking essential skills with them. An additional 75,000 workers will be needed to fill positions related to new construction.

Learn skills and gain experience for in-demand careers including:

• Architect
• Brick and stone mason
• Carpenter
• Electrician
• Home renovator
• Interior designer
• Plumber
• Heating and air conditioning contractor
• Residential home builder
• Roofer
• Engineer - electrical, mechanical, structural

Build your career through a bundle of Grade 11 and 12 courses:

• Four Construction major credits
• Two co-op credits in the sector

Gain sector-recognized certification and training that can include:

• CPR-Level C
• WHMIS
• Standard first aid
• Fall protection
• Health and safety
• Elevated work platforms
• Lift truck safety
• Scaffold safety

The need for health and wellness professionals will increase as current employees are near retirement age and as our population ages, the demands on the health care sector will rise. According to Canada's Health Care System, around 1.6 million people work in health care and social services in a variety of careers, making it the nation's third largest employer.

Learn skills and gain experience for in-demand careers including:

• Optometrist
• Paramedic
• Fitness instructor
• Funeral director
• Dietician or nutritionist
• Dental hygienist/assistant
• Hairstylist or esthetician
• Family, marriage or other counsellor
• Hospital admitting clerk or medical secretary
• Child and youth worker or social service worker
• Registered nurse or nurse practitioner or physician
• Recreation program leader
• Registered masseuse
• Sports therapist

Build your career through a bundle of Grade 11 and 12 courses:

• Four Health and Wellness major credits
• Two co-op credits in the sector

Gain sector-recognized certification and training that can include:

• CPR-Level C
• WHMIS
• Standard first aid
• Infection Control
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Ethical considerations
• Customer service
• Leadership
• Conflict resolution
• Non-violent crisis intervention

The manufacturing sector and its production of consumer and industrial goods are essential for Ontario's prosperity. The sector accounts for a great number of jobs and contributes 15 per cent of gross domestic product. The sector is undergoing fundamental change. There are opportunities regarding skills development and human resource issues across the sectors within Canadian manufacturing.

Learn skills and gain experience for in-demand careers including:

• Electrician
• Mould Maker
• Tool and Die Maker
• Inventory Clerk
• Engineer - Chemical
• Millwright-Industrial
• Motor Vehicle Assembler
• Precision Machinist and Metal Fabricator
• Technical Sales Specialist
• Engineer: Electrical, Mechanical, Production
• Manufacturing Technician/Technologist

Build your career through a bundle of Grade 11 and 12 courses:

• Four Manufacturing major credits
• Two Co-op credits in the sector

Gain sector-recognized certification and training that can include:

• CPR - Level C
• WHMIS
• Standard first aid
• Elevated work platforms
• Hoisting and rigging
• Lift truck safety
• Safe lifting
• Fall protection