About the program
With a Sports Specialist High Skills Major, students focus on a career path to match their skills and interests in this sector.
By making courses more relevant to students, kids get a better understanding of the Sports sector because they learn it in a real world environment.
Students learn on-the-job with employers through Co-op and Experiential Learning opportunities, as well as in school. At graduation they receive a specially designated diploma.
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A Sports SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers
- North Park Collegiate & Vocational School The Sports Program Fitness Focus
- Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School SOAR Sports Performance Focus
Apprenticeship Training
- Special Events Coordinator
College
- Arena Manager
- Broadcast Sports Director
- Broadcast Technician
- Film or Video Camera Operator
- Recreation Facility Manager
- Recreation, Sports and Fitness Program
- Service Director
- Sports Agent
- Sports Announcer and Broadcasters
- Sports Photographer/Videographer
- Sports Photojournalist
- Technical and Coordinating Occupations in Sports
- Broadcasting
University
- Athletic Therapist
- Health and Physical Education Teacher
- Kinesiology
- Nutritionist
- Recreation/Sport Consultant
- Sports Author or Writer
- Sports Journalist/Columnist
- Sports Media Producer
- Sports Psychologist
- Sports Public Relations and Communications
Workplace
- Athlete
- Coach
- Fitness/Sports Instructor
- Lifeguard
- Operators and Attendants in Recreation and Sport
- Outdoor Sport and Recreational Guide
- Personal Trainer
- Recreation/Sport Program Instructor
- Sports Equipment Assembler and Inspector
- Sports Officials and Referees
- Sports Retailer
Sectors
A Business SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Business sector
- CPR Level C
- WHMIS
- Standard First Aid
- Automated external Defibrillation
- Coaching/personal training
- Communication Skills
- Conflict resolution
- Customer service
- Fitness
- Fundamental skills in a sport
- Geographic information systems
- Global positioning systems
- Group dynamics
- Health and safety - basic
- Incident management
- Instructor certification
- Leadership - group activities
- Marine safety/marine first aid
- Officiating
- Pleasure craft operator
- Risk management
- Sport program design
- Wrapping and taping for sports
