The SHSM–Justice, Community Safety, and Emergency Services 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 legal services, policing and private security services, the armed forces, or correctional services.
The Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services SHSM is currently offered at Nora Frances Henderson and Westmount.
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Bundle of Grade 11 and 12 Courses
- Four sector-specific courses such as Law, Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, Recreation and Leadership
- Two other required courses: English and Math
- Two Cooperative Education credits connected to a justice, community safety or emergency services placement
- Coop placements could include working at places like a law office, courthouse, police services,
Speak to your guidance counsellor or SHSM subject teachers for specific pathway courses for your school
Students may participate in coop through their home school or our board’s Militia coop program in partnership with the Canadian Forces
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 |
| Cooperative Education | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total number of credits | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Certifications
Four (4) compulsory |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Level C – includes automated external defibrillation (AED) | conflict resolution | 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., climbing) | ambulation, lifting and transfer | animal first aid | basic electrical safety |
| compass/map/global positioning system (GPS) | concussion awareness | confined space awareness | customer service |
| defensive driving | emergency preparedness – basic | emergency response techniques | emergency services tools (e.g., fire hose) |
| ethical considerations | fall protection | fire safety and fire extinguisher use | geographic information system (GIS) |
| group dynamics | health and safety – basic | incident management | ladder safety training |
| leadership skills | legal terminology/language of law | legal/administrative procedures (e.g., handling subpoenas) | life-saving (Bronze Cross or higher) |
| lockout/tagging | marine safety/marine first aid | mental health awareness | Mental Health First Aid |
| military – basic | non-violent crisis intervention | personality inventory | Pleasure Craft Operator |
| portfolio development | project management | radio operator | safe weapon handling |
| search and rescue | self-defence | wilderness first aid | wilderness survival |
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Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Participating in Mock trials
- Visiting the courthouse, police station, fire station or military armouries
- Job shadowing, job twinning or short-term work experience with an industry professional
Reach Ahead Examples
- Talks with industry professionals
- Interviewing a college or university student studying your field of interest
- Visits to postsecondary institutions offering sector related programs
Occupations in the Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services 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 |
College |
| • This sector does not yet offer apprenticeship training opportunities. |
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University |
Workplace |
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Updated on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.