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Information & Communications Tech

Information and Communications Technology at NAEC
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Independent Computer Studies at ESS
The ICT SHSM program offered at Ernestown Secondary School provides students in grades 11 and 12 with learning opportunities related to the dynamic and expanding information technology economic sector. In addition to the secondary school technology courses available to them, ICT SHSM students are funded to pursue certificate courses (ex. in-person health and safety training, short on-line technology courses), experiential learning activities (ex. technology-related workshops/tutorials), reach ahead experiences (ex. post-secondary institution visits), and technology sector experiences (ex. Technology company visits). If students undertaking the ICT SHSM complete all the program requirements by the time of their Grade 12 graduation, they will earn a special seal on their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) indicating this achievement. The ICT SHSM program at Ernestown emphasizes learning about the creative use of computers through the study of a wide variety of topics including: web application development, 3D modelling, 3D printing, electronics, robotics, and video game/virtual reality creation. At Ernestown, each ICT SHSM student has access to an advanced lab containing dual-monitor gaming workstations running professional design software such as Unity3D (unity.com) and Blender (blender.org). The lab is also home to new and emerging technologies such as a pair of Cubicon Style 3D Printers, a wide array of electronics such as micro: bit and associated electronics and a class set of Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets!
Credit Requirements
Information & Communications Tech
Compulsory Certifications Required
CPR - Level C w/ AED

CPR - Level C w/ AED

Standard CPR Training

Standard First Aid +

Standard First Aid +

Standard First Aid Training

WHMIS / GHS

WHMIS / GHS

Elective Certification Options
Customer Service

Customer Service

Health and Safety

Health and Safety

Health and Safety Training

Working at Heights

Working at Heights

Electrical Safety Awareness Training

Electrical Safety Awareness Training

Ladder Safety Training

Ladder Safety Training

Workplace Violence Bill 168 & 132

Workplace Violence Bill 168 & 132

Fall Protection

Fall Protection

Lock Out/Tag Out

Lock Out/Tag Out

Reach Ahead Experiences
Workplace

Workplace

Interviewing an employer in the sector

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University

University

Visiting a university with a sector specfic program

College

College

Visiting a college with a sector specific program

Co-Op

Cooperative education provides secondary school students with a wide range of rigorous learning opportunities connected to communities outside the school. It is designed to recognize and respond to the diversity of Ontario’s student population, and it can engage all students.

 

In cooperative education, students learn in safe, culturally responsive environments in the community, and they are actively involved in determining what they learn, how they learn, when and where they learn, and how they demonstrate their learning.

Students must complete a minimum 2 credit coop in a related course. This can include summer coop and paid coop placements.

Summer coop can happen immediately after a student completes Grade 10.

A student becomes a Grade 11 student July 1st after they complete Grade 10.

Summer coop is a very good option for students who worry that they won't have room in their timetable in Grade 11 or 12 to take two credits of coop.

For more information follow the link below.

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