Innovation Report SITES Update
Green Industry News November-December 2012 Vol. 21 Issue 6
IGCA Down Under in 2013
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What’s inside: • Staff changes at CNLA • What’s an OJT guy? • Apprenticeship: a solution to EI changes? • AALD “Rock and Stroll” tour • Certification 2012 retrospective • Wanted: your opinion!
High school programs assist in meeting future labour shortage needs Many high schools throughout Ontario are involved in a senior high school ministry initiative entitled Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM). This initiative was developed by the Ontario Ministry of Education over the past seven years to assist in raising the secondary student graduation success rate. This specialized program also integrates academic subjects by delivering curriculum that ties in specifically with a variety of subject areas. One resounding benefit to industry is that students are graduating from high school with advanced industry specific skills and are more prepared to enter the work force or continue to post secondary education.
Craig Kielburger High School in Milton, Ontario is one such program and is delivering a very effective Landscape/Horticulture program to a group of Grade 11 and grade 12 students. This off campus facility provides practical training to include industry certification in areas of First Aid/CPR, Chain Saw Awareness, Fork Lift and Skid Steer operation, Fall Arrest Training and industry specific certifications in Safety, Landscape Construction and Maintenance. Students are involved in specialized training in Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance, Horticulture including Nursery and Greenhouse Production and Plant Care. Continued page 6...