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Identifying Your AmeriCorps National Service Participant ID (NSPID)

All AmeriCorps members are assigned a National Service Participant ID number (NSPID) in the myAmeriCorps Portal

which serves as a unique identifier for each AmeriCorps member. You will need your NSPID in order to complete your 

CDC TRAIN enrollment [STEP 14 below]. Follow these steps to locate your NSPID:

1. Log into your myAmeriCorps account at https://my.americorps.gov/mp/login.do

2. Your NSPID is located on the myAmeriCorps landing page in the highlighted field just below the Preferred Name 

field:
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Create a New Account in CDC TRAIN and 

Join the VISTA AmeriCorps Learning Group

Note: If you already have an existing TRAIN account (from CDC or any other affiliate) log in and skip 

down to #8. You will need to update your profile and add the group code.

1. Use your preferred internet browser and go to https://www.train.org/cdctrain/.

2. Select the Create an Account link.

Account Creation

• Create your login name and password. We recommend utilizing your myAmeriCorps login here

o Login must be unique (with letters and numbers only), and a minimum of four characters.

o Each password must be a minimum of eight characters and:

▪ Must contain a combination of mixed characters, including upper and lower case (for 

example, at least one letter, at least one number, etc.)

▪ Cannot be the same as the user’s login name, first or last name, or email

▪ Cannot be changed more than once per day

• Enter your permanent email address.
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• Enter your first and last name.

• Select your time zone.

• Enter the zip code of your service site.

• You must agree to all of CDC TRAIN policies. It is recommended that you read through the policies. Please 

note that you cannot use CDC TRAIN until you agree to the policies.

• After agreeing, select the Next Step button.

3. You will be prompted to select a more detailed group selection for CDC TRAIN. From the menu, please select 

Other, then select Other Public Health Interests.
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4. You will be asked to Confirm your selection. Select the green button to confirm.

5. If your service site is in a TRAIN member state, when you entered your zip code, you will have automatically been 

added to that state’s portal for TRAIN. You may be asked to select a group for the state. By making a group 

selection for that state, you may gain access to additional training content. Make the best selection from the given 

choices (every state is different) and then select the Confirm button. 

6. Once the selections are confirmed, select the blue Finish Creating Account button.

7. The system will automatically log you in. Use the Your Profile link in the top right corner (click on your name) to 

complete any required account information. You can search CDC TRAIN for courses without all required 

information, but to register and take a course, you will need to complete your profile. 
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8. Required areas of Your Profile to be completed will have a red exclamation mark next to it. You will not be able to 

register for a course until all required fields are satisfied. 

a. If you are updating an existing account, please update the following under the Account section of Your 

Profile:

i. Enter your permanent email address.

b. If you are updating an existing account, please update the following under the Address section of Your 

Profile:

i. Select your time zone.

ii. Enter the zip code of your service site

c. If you are creating a new account or updating an existing account, please enter the following under the 

Organization section of Your Profile (Please consult your host site supervisor if you are unsure of the 

requested information below):

i. For the Organization Name Field, please enter the name of your program (The name of the 

organization that hosts your program. Ex. City Health Corps).

ii. For the Department/Division Field, please enter the name of your service site (The name of the 

location you serve at Ex. ABC Community Health Center). *Note this may be the same name as 

your program.

iii. For the Title field, please enter VISTA AmeriCorps member.
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9. Select the exclamation mark to update each field. Once you have completed each field, save the entry by selecting 

the Save button on the top right corner of the page. Continue this action until all fields have been updated.

10. To join the Public Health AmeriCorps learning group, locate Manage Groups in the left navigation of Your Profile

(click on your name in the top right corner of the CDC TRAIN homepage to access Your Profile). 

11. Locate the Join By Group Code text box. 

12. Enter the group code VISTAMembers and select the Join button. This is not where you enter the NSPID number. The 

NSPID code is unique to you and will be entered later. 

13. Select Save to record your group code.
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14. Your Profile will move to an incomplete status and a new tab called Public Health AmeriCorps will appear in the 

left-hand menu. Click on the tab to enter your NSPID Number. If you do not know your NSPID Number, please refer 

to Step 1.

15. After entering your NSPID number, click Save on the upper right side of the page and then you can click Close on 

the upper left side of the page.

Accessing Training Plans

1. Click on the training plan link that has been provided to you below, copy and paste the link into your browser URL 

text box, and select Enter (or click on training plans in the search box on our homepage and search by keyword).

https://www.train.org/cdctrain/training_plan/5390

2. Once the training plan details load, select Show More. Read the information and instructions carefully.
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3. To register for the training plan, select the blue Register tab. Do not skip this step or your progress on required 

components will not be tracked!

4. To register for a course, select the course link.

5. Select the green Launch button to confirm registration and begin the course.

6. If you need to leave a course prior to completing it, TRAIN will mark your status as In Progress; some courses 

bookmark your progress. 

a. Return to the course by logging back into CDC TRAIN and selecting Your Learning on the homepage. 

b. Select the Training Plan tab and then select the training plan link. 

c. Select the course link to return to the course. 
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d. If a course has bookmarked your location, TRAIN will ask if you would like to return to where you left off or 

to the beginning of the course.

7. When you complete a course, select the Exit Course button at the end of the module. 

8. Some courses will move to a Completed status. If your course does not automatically move to completed, you may 

need to click on the green Mark Completed button on the course details page.

9. To return to the training plan for the next course, select the red Back button at the top left of the course listing. 

To learn more about features in CDC TRAIN, please view the video tutorials at https://www.train.org/tutorials/. 

Please contact TRAIN@cdc.gov if you have any technical issues creating an account or accessing the training plans.