Agriculture SHSM
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With an Agriculture 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 Agriculture 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.
An Agriculture SHSM may be for you if you are interested in any of the following careers:
Apprenticeship Training
- Arborist
- Blacksmith
- Dairy Herdsperson
- Farm Equipment Technician
- Fruit Grower
- Horse Groom
College
- Agricultural Equipment and Supplies Technical Salesperson
- Farmer and Farm Manager
- Technical Sales Specialist
- Veterinary Equipment and Supplies Salesperson
- Winery and Viticulture Technician
University
- Agricultural Chemist
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agronomist
- Chemical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Soil Scientist
- Veterinarian
Workplace
- General Farm Worker
- Greenhouse Worker
- Harvesting Labourer
- Mechanic Helper
- Pet Groomer and Animal Care Worker
- Specialized Livestock Worker
An Agriculture SHSM will provide students with an assortment of the following TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS specific to the Agriculture sector:
- Standard First Aid
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR – Level A
- WHMIS
- Chainsaw Safety
- Electrics – basic
- Equipment Operation Safety
- Fall Protection
- Fundamentals of the Combine – Level 1
- Grain Grading
- Hazardous Atmospheres and Confined Spaces
- Hydraulics – basic
- Large Animal Handling
- Lift Truck Safety
- Livestock Medicine
- Lockout/Tagging
- Nutrient Management
- Personal Protective Equipment – Agriculture
- Pesticide Handling and Safety
- Safe Lifting
- Small Engines Maintenance
- Theory of Combine Settings and Adjustments – Level 2
- Tractors and other Self-Propelled Equipment