The SHSM–Business enables students to build a foundation of career-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. Some SHSM courses may be designed to have a particular focus on things such as entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, retail, marketing, international business, economics, management and administration, or event planning.
The Business SHSM is offered at Dundas Valley, Glendale, Orchard Park and Waterdown District.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Accounting, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership
- Three other required courses: English, Grade 11 Math and Grade 12 Math
- Two Cooperative Education credits in a business related placement
Speak to your guidance counsellor or SHSM subject teachers for specific pathway courses for your school
Coop placements could include working at places like Retail stores, various business offices including accounting firms, law offices, real estate, etc., human resources departments, marketing companies and small business ventures.
Credits |
Apprenticeship Training
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College
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University
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Workplace
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| Major Credits One credit may be substituted with a cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
4 Including at least one Gr. 11 and one Gr. 12 credit |
| English including a CLA in each credit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 One credit must be in Gr. 12 |
| Mathematics including a CLA in each credit | 2 One credit must be in Gr. 12 |
2 One credit must be in Gr. 12 |
2 One credit must be in Gr. 12 |
1 |
| Cooperative Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total number of credits | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Certifications
This SHSM sector requires students to complete a specified number of compulsory and elective sector-recognized certifications and/or training courses/programs, as indicated in the following table.
Four (4) compulsory |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED) | customer service | Standard First Aid | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site- specific) instruction |
Two (2) electives from the list below |
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| business etiquette | cash handling and register training | counterfeit detection | effective networking |
| equity and inclusion | ergonomics | ethical considerations | fraud prevention |
| fundraising | health and safety – basic | successful exhibiting | leadership skills |
| negotiation training | personality inventory | portfolio development | project management |
| public speaking | retail representative | sector-specific software 1 | specialized business program/competition (e.g., regional or provincial level DECA, Junior Achievement Company Program, Stock Market Competition, Make Your Pitch, Summer Company Program) |
Experiential Learning
- Tours of local businesses
- Participation in DECA and Dragon’s Nest competitions
- Attending leadership conferences
- Job shadowing, job twinning or short-term work experience with a local business employer
Reach Ahead Examples
- Talks with local business professionals
- Interviewing a college or university student
- Visits to post-secondary institutions offering business studies programs
- Attending guest lectures
Occupations in the Business Sector
The following table provides examples of occupations in the arts and culture sector, with corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes, sorted according to the type of postsecondary education or training the occupations would normally require.
Apprenticeship Training |
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University |
Workplace |
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.