More Programs To Support Student Success

For the fifth year in a row, Ontario is expanding the Specialist High Skills Major programs to help students graduate and find their passion in the workforce.

Starting September 2011, students will have access to over 1,300 Specialist High Skills Major programs -- an increase from 1,000 this year. This expansion will ensure more than 34,000 high school students are able to participate next year -- an increase of 6,000 students.

Specialist High Skills Majors encourage students to develop their skills and interests and help put them on the path to a successful career. Through these programs, students earn credits while developing the skills needed for college, university, apprenticeship or the workplace. These programs engage students and are helping to increase high school graduation rates across the province.

Building a well-educated workforce that helps Ontario compete in the global economy is part of the McGuinty government's Open Ontario plan to open the door to a bright future for high school graduates.