Specialist High Skills Major programming can help students develop specialized knowledge and skills in a specific sector; gain certification, training, and industry-recognized credits; transition more easily into a sector or field; and engage in activities and experiences in the field that support innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
KPDSB is now running 18 Specialist High Skills Major programs, with one new program for 2022–2023 — Hospitality and Tourism in Red Lake. Our program enrollment is currently 370 grade 11 and 12 KPDSB students, and we continue to explore opportunities that are reflective of our students’ strengths and interests and that support equity of opportunity for students. Our program completion rates are in step with provincial trends, and 4 of our school programs had a 100% completion rate last year. KPDSB received expansion funding for 2022–2023 for course provision in Technological Education and Cooperative Education, system innovation monies for a Specialist High Skills Major Itinerant Technology Teacher, and for a school-based Innovation Project at Ignace School and Dryden High School.
