This document provides instructions and templates for completing an education, training, and activities inventory. It includes sections to document a person's high school and postsecondary education history, including schools attended, courses taken, skills developed, awards received, and extracurricular activities. The inventory is meant to help individuals understand their qualifications and market themselves effectively when planning their resume and career. Completing the inventory thoroughly will provide important information to highlight achievements and qualifications for career planning.

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CAREER ACTION WORKSHEET
2-1 Education, Training, and Activities Inventory
Complete the sections of this inventory that apply to you: (1) High School Inventory,
(2) Postsecondary Education Inventory, and (3) Seminars and Workshops Inventory. Be as
thorough as you can. You will use this information again in Part 2 when you plan and write
your resume.
HIGH SCHOOL INVENTORY
Name of School:
Address:
Dates of Attendance: to Date of Diploma:
Grade Point Average:
Career-Related Courses: List the career-related courses you completed.
Career-Related and Organizational Activities: Describe your involvement in school,
extracurricular, community, and other activities (examples: clubs, sports,
organizations, volunteer work).
Career-Related Skills: List the skills you developed through you classes and other
activities. Include job-specific skills and transferable skills (examples: using MS Office,
calculating numbers, using specific tools/equipment, working on a team, persuading
others).
Achievements and Awards: List (1) special accomplishments and achievements and (2)
awards, recognition, or honors you received in school and through other activities
(examples: selected to perform in musical production, second place in marketing
competition, award for perfect attendance). Summarize praise you received from
instructors, classmates, and others.
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Mayville High School
August 1983 June 1987

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POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION INVENTORY
Complete one form for each postsecondary school (beyond high school) you attended.
Duplicate the form if you attended more than one postsecondary school.
Name of School:
Address:
Dates of Attendance: to Date of Diploma:
Grade Point Average: Overall: In your area of study:
Career-Related Courses: List the career-related courses you completed.
Career-Related and Organizational Activities: Describe your involvement in school and
extracurricular activities, in professional or other associations or organizations, in
community activities, in volunteer work, and in other activities.
Career-Related Skills: List the skills you developed through your classes and other
activities. Include job-specific skills and transferable skills (examples: preparing oral and
written communications, marketing, analytical skills, persuading and leading others,
working as a team member).
Achievements and Awards: List (1) special accomplishments and achievements and
(2) awards, recognition, or honors you received in school and through other activities.
List any scholarships you earned. Summarize praise you received from instructors,
classmates, and others.
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Mott Community College
Present

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SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS INVENTORY
Name of Seminar/Workshop:
Offered by: _________________________________ Date(s): ______________________
Career-Related Concepts or Skills I Learned:
Name of Seminar/Workshop:
Offered by: __________________________________ Date(s): _____________________
Career-Related Concepts or Skills I Learned:
Name of Seminar/Workshop:
Offered by: __________________________________ Date(s): _____________________
Career-Related Concepts or Skills I Learned:
Add your completed work to the “About Me” section of your Career Builder Files.
© 2017 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part, except for use as permitted in a license
distributed with a certain product or service or otherwise on a password-protected website or school-approved learning management system for classroom use.