The SHSM–Environment enables students to build a foundation of career-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or the workplace. Schools may focus on different areas within the sector, such as on environmental science or environmental studies.
The Environment SHSM is currently offered at Waterdown District and Westmount.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Healthy Living and Outdoor Activities, Recreation and Healthy Active Living Leadership, Environment and Resource Management, Living in a Sustainable World and Environmental Science
- Three other required courses: Math, Grade 11 English and Grade 12 English
- Two Cooperative Education credits in an environmental related placement
Speak to your guidance counsellor or SHSM subject teachers for specific pathway courses for your school
Coop placements could include conservation areas, Royal Botanical Gardens, Environmental management companies, landscape architecture, garden centres and environmentally conscious retailers.
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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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mathematics including a CLA in each credit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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) | compass/map global positioning system (GPS) | Standard First Aid | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – generic (i.e., not site- specific) instruction |
Three (3) electives from the list below |
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| advanced training in a technique (e.g., knots techniques) | animal and plant management | Below Zero | chainsaw safety |
| customer service | fire safety and fire extinguisher use | geographic information system (GIS) | habitat restoration |
| Hike Ontario | introduction to stream assessment protocol | ladder safety training | leadership skills |
| Leave No Trace | life-saving (Bronze Cross or higher) | Ontario Hunter Education | paddling techniques |
| Pleasure Craft Operator | portfolio development | project management | Project Wild |
| radio operator | search and rescue | sector-specific vehicle operation and safety | species identification (e.g., fish, birds, plants, trees, small mammals) |
| water/ice safety | watershed management | wilderness first aid | wilderness survival |
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Experiential Learning
- Environmental field studies
- Hiking, Camping, and Canoe Trips
- Job Shadowing, Job Twinning, or Short Term Work Experience with an environmental professional
Reach Ahead Examples
- Talks with industry professionals
- Dual credit classes at Mohawk College
- Visits to post-secondary institutions offering Environmental Science and Environmental Studies programs
Occupations in the Environment 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.
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.