A week in April has been proclaimed Saskatchewan's Construction Week, and along with the celebrations provincially last week, locally, Moose Jaw high school students were getting an in depth look into the trades.

The annual Think Construction event had a new location this year as kids were able to utilize the Sask Polytechnic campus, with all the same hands-on learning as before. 

Each year the Prairie South School Division allows students to try their hand at different aspects of the construction industry such as safety, carpentry, and this year students even laid tile flooring. 

Annual they break up each career path into a station and students rotate through each respective post, learning about what it takes to be successful in that position. 

"We know that every student is going to take their careers differently, but this time we were looking at the construction side, carpentry, they look at being an electrician, look at tiling," explained Brett Young, Career Development Consultant with the school division. "We're also making emphasis on the safety and career path aspect of where they can go and [what they can] do after high school."

Young pointed out that some students have a better chance at learning when they get to be a part of the lesson, and they can find out whether the trades are right for them.

"It's important now that students are engaged, it's important that students get an idea of what they want to do after high school. Why we host these events is because we want them to get their hands dirty. Let students come in here before having to decided what they're going to do after grade 12."

He added that like with any successful event, it's due to many partnerships with those who want to help our youth succeed. 

"So many people have come together to make this successful for our students, so that they're ready to tackle what they're going to do after high school and that they are well informed when they go out into the big world of construction or whatever they decide to do."