About The Program

The transportation specialist high skills major focuses on the motive power. This program provides students with a strong foundation in the service, repair and modification of vehicles and vehicle systems related to the organization and management of transportation services and mass transit systems.

Why get involved?

• Complete sector recognized training courses.
• Explore a variety of related career option in the transportation service industry
• Acquire specific skills in classroom and workplace settings relevant to their post-secondary pathway.
• Graduate with a SHSM seal of designation on your secondary school diploma
• Earn a Specialist High Skills Major designation on OSSD transcript
• Gain valuable industry specific work experience and knowledge

What skills will I develop while in the SHSM-Transportation program?

The SHSM-Transportation Program gives students a chance to develop:

• A sound foundation for further learning the Transportation industry
• Servicing or repairing transportation vehicles 
• Personal management skills
• Teamwork skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Self-confidence

What can I do to prepare?

• Take as many compulsory courses as possible in grade 11 so that you can leave a semester open for the SHSM- Transportation program in your grade 11 or 12 year.
• Visit a transportation service facility.
• Visit the regional SHSM-Transportation facility program site and talk to both the students and teacher.
• Attend a Parent/Student School to Career Information Evening. See your guidance department for dates.
• Download the assignments from the SHSM-Transportation process and hand it to the teacher of the program.
• Attend all classes and be on time everyday. Attendance, punctuality, work ethic and the ability to get good references are important criteria for admission to the Transportation Technology Program.
• Include all required courses for the SHSM-Transportation program in your Annual Education Plan.

When can I get started?

• Apply in either Grade 10 or 11 to begin the program the following year
• Plan your courses so that you have room to take the 6 credit program beginning in either Grade 11 or 12 Program Planning
• Requires 4 major credits (one Grade 11 and 2 Grade 12) plus an optional 2 credit Coop placement
• This is a limited enrolment, if you are interested but have not completed a Request for Information Form (RIF), available in student services, you should complete the RIF as soon as possible and have it faxed to the appropriate School to Career contact or go to www.onsorts.ca and log in using your OEN number and bir
• th date. OEN numbers can be found on report cards, student cards, credit counselling summaries.

More Information

Visit your School Guidance Counsellor. Your Guidance Counsellor will provide information about:

• SHSM Print materials
• SHSM Parent-Student Information Evenings.
• The application process

What do I select on my option sheet?

See your School Guidance Counsellor

Programs & Locations 

 2009 -2010

Certifications

The certifications that the student will earn while in this program are as follows:

• Standard First Aid
• Adult CPR
• WHMIS
• Additional certifications to be announced

Process:

To learn more about the process or to start the process you can download the following document. This document is designed to help you through the process of being accepted into a SHSM program.

Downloads:

• SHSM Application Package All forms required to apply for a SHSM