Investigate various innovative building materials and processes and identify their relative advantages or disadvantages over wood and wood products.

Demonstrate increasing proficiency to complete a project of one’s own choosing and assess personal skills.

Illustrate practices used in various roof designs using the correct terminology.

Demonstrate an understanding of a number of materials and practices as applied to the roofing of residential buildings.

Demonstrate an understanding of how to select and install windows and doors using industry standards.

Understand the purpose and application of exterior finish to a residential building.

Demonstrate an understanding of insulation and vapour barrier and industry standard techniques for application.

Demonstrate an understanding of common interior finishing materials and their application.

Demonstrate an understanding of layout and assembly of a straight stairway.

Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to construct a cabinetry project using a frame and panel process.

Recognize how school-based skills development is used to meet workplace expectations.

Gain experience in the world of work in the construction and carpentry industry to make informed career choices by expanding career research and exploration beyond the classroom.

Reflect and report on the work experience including, but not limited to, hours of work, personal relationships, employer expectations, evaluation criteria, and overall personal performance.

Investigate the apprenticeship and trade certification process and the role of the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC), opportunities that apprenticeship offers, and the relationship between secondary level courses and apprenticeship training.