Health & Wellness

The demand for professionals in the Health and Wellness sector in Ontario and across Canada is increasing as the age of our population increases. As such, this sector has both a wide variety of career opportunities and employs close to 2 million people across Canada. Personal support workers (PSW), Child Care Worker, Fitness Instructor, Radiologist, Nurse, Veterinary Technician, Hospital Porter and Medical Technician are just some of the numerous occupations that the SHSM Health and Wellness program prepares students to pursue.

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program in Health and Wellness gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Health and Wellness sector while still in high school. The SHSM Program has a number of required components, designed to give students a “leg-up” to pursue post-secondary opportunities in each of the identified sectors, valuing apprenticeship, college, community, university and the workplace.

Employment Trends In Health Care

This major is offered at :

Monsignor Doyle | Resurrection | St. Benedict | St. David | St. Mary’s

Required Components :

Certifications

• Provided to students FREE of charge, certifications, trainings and workshops led by industry professionals, help students develop their skills and discover more information about their future career.
• Seven certifications/training/workshops related to the industry
  • 4 Compulsory, 3 Elective
  • Examples include: Lab Practices, Lifting & Ambulation, Personal Training, Nutrition, Specialized Care: Dementia, Leadership skills & more!
  • View all Certification & Training topics for Health & Wellness SHSM Here
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Courses

• A bundle of nine credits in Grade 11 and Grade 12 which students earn:
  • Four Health & Wellness major credits
  • One English credit
  • One Math credit
  • One Other credit in either Science, Social Science or Humanities
  • Two Co-operative Education credits to gain workplace experience that enables students to refine, extend and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.
• Required Courses :Monsignor Doyle | Resurrection| St. Benedict | St. David | St. Mary’s

Co-op:

• Co-operative Education (Co-op) provides students with workplace experience that enables students to refine, extend and practice sector-specific knowledge and skills.
  • Examples of Health & Wellness Co-op Placements:
    Dental Office, Physiotherapy and other clinics, Pharmacies, Hospitals, Retirement Homes, Child Care Centres, Laboratories, Fitness and Wellness Centres

Sector Partnered Experience (SPE):

• The SPE is a 6-hour activity with a career-related sector partner and allows students to work alongside an experienced professional. Students explore sector-related content, skills, and knowledge involving either ICE (innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship), coding, or mathematical literacy.