The SHSM–Health and Wellness 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 health care, fitness, or child care and family services.
The Health and Wellness SHSM is offered at Ancaster, Bernie Custis, Orchard Park, Sherwood, Sir Allan MacNab, Sir Winston Churchill, Westdale, Westmount and through the Healthcare Support Services program.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Healthcare, Child Development and Gerontology, Biology, Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology, Introduction to Kinesiology, and Healthy Active Living
- Three other required courses: English, Math, and Science or Social Sciences & Humanities
- Two Cooperative Education credits in an appropriate health-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 Hamilton Health Sciences, St Joseph’s hospital, physiotherapy offices, fitness centres, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, childcare centres or elementary schools.
Students may participate in coop through their home school or our board’s Healthcare Support Services program in partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences.
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathematics including a CLA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Science or Social Sciences and Humanities including a CLA May be substituted with 1 cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cooperative Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total number of credits | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Certifications
Four (4) compulsory |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED) | infection control | 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., feeding, assistance, airway management, IV insertion) | allergy awareness | ambulation, lifting, and transfers | animal first aid |
| babysitting | behaviour management | child safety and injury prevention | communication skills |
| concussion awareness | conflict resolution | customer service | ethical considerations |
| fire safety and fire extinguisher use | fitness | Food Handler Certification | group dynamics |
| Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) | lab practices | leadership skills | marine and wilderness first aid |
| medical terminology | mental health awareness | Mental Health First Aid | non-violent crisis intervention |
| personal training | personality inventory | portfolio development | project management |
| safe body mechanics | safe food handling – basic | sign language | specialized care (e.g., diabetes, dementia, nutrition) |
| sterile techniques | stress management techniques | waste management | wrapping and taping for performance and injury |
Experiential Learning
- Visits to local hospitals, health care clinics, and long-term care facilities.
- Job fairs and volunteer opportunities in the healthcare sector.
- Attending fitness training programs.
- Job Shadowing, Job Twinning, or Short Term Work Experience with a healthcare professional
Reach Ahead Examples
- Talks with healthcare professionals
- Participation in a Dual credit program at Mohawk College
- Visits to colleges and universities
Occupations in the Health & Wellness 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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Workplace |
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.