SHSM holds certification day at Riverside Glen Retirement Village

March 1, 2018


GUELPH, Ontario – On March 1, Specialist High Skills Major students had the opportunity to receive certain wellness certifications at Riverside Glen Retirement Village in Guelph.

SHSM is a specialized program that allows students to focus their learning on a specific economic sector while still meeting the requirement of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The SHSM program helps students in their transition from secondary school to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace.

SHSM Certification Day 1

Two Upper Grand DSB schools participated in the certification event. Approximately 40 students from Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute and Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute were in attendance.

Certifications for the day were for three fields of wellness. Areas of certification were Specialized Care: dementia training and nutrition/meal assistance, Advanced training in a technique: ambulation, lifts and PAL fitness, and Advanced training in a technique: infection control.

While visiting Riverside Glen, students had the opportunity to engage in conversation with staff members who provided students with a first-hand account of what it is like working in a retirement village.

Breanne Williamson

Admin Off Asst School/Career