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This online learning center for the VISTA community includes tutorials, courses, resources, links, discussion boards, a place to create your own profile and your own journal, and so much more. New...
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Find the field-tested resources you need to recruit and train AmeriCorps and VISTA members. This site assists program staff in finding and sharing proven practices for recruiting and developing...
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Effectively sharing information and skills may be the most important part of program management — changing with the type of audience and information to be conveyed. Some important considerations are...
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Well-planned and effective training reflects member needs, builds on member expertise, and also works to meet broader program goals. Training that takes place prior to service should include an...
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Once you have joined or viewed Part I: Understanding and Planning, you can watch this tutorial to learn how to assign access. This tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to assign a...
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How do I turn My AmeriCorps data into information? This covers the reporting options available in the system.
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Implementing (Part II): Once you have joined or viewed Part I: Understanding and Planning, you can watch this tutorial to learn how to assign access. This tutorial will provide step-by-step...
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Interviews of past participants in service programs with the message that even a small amount of people can make an impact on other people's lives. Chronicles the history of national service in...
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If you are responsible for managing your program, operating site or service location, this is a must watch for you. This topic also includes slot management.
Please note that this tutorial was...
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Narrated by former AmeriCorps members, this video provides an overview of AmeriCorps for people beginning their year of service. It describes the mission of AmeriCorps, the history of national...
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Provides an example of some of the types of questions that could be asked to assess whether or not AmeriCorps members have grasped important concepts presented at AmeriCorps orientation training....
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Sample evaluation for AmeriCorps members to fill out after receiving end-of-the-year training such as Life After AmeriCorps, Next Steps, or What's Next: Life After Your Service Year. Provided by...
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This is an introduction for an assessment of AmeriCorps Members' knowledge of policies regarding their service. It includes the rationale behind and objectives for the process. Provided by the Texas...
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The Commissioner orientation will introduce you to the critical basics of serving on a State Service Commission.
The main modules include the following:
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This resource from the EnCorps collection addresses how passing along knowledge from one group of members to the next serves a number of purposes, including closure for the departing group, real-life...
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This resource from the EnCorps collection provides guidance on career development training; it reviews a career development session, gives advice on the steps involved in getting a job, and ends with...
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This toolkit from the EnCorps collection of resources reviews the planning and documentation of a successful job search. It includes resume-building tips, a self-assessment, and more.
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This page of the EnCorps collection offers many resources for helping members identify their career interests and skills, as well as practical advice for landing a job.
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This section of the EnCorps collection of resources offers tools to help members transition to life after service. Topics include: looking at the individual, getting the most from the Segal...
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This section of the EnCorps collection of resources offers information about creating portfolios and using them to reflect on work and share it with others.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers a variety of resources for building successful teams.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers a variety of resources around helping members work with and successfully manage community volunteers.
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This page from the EnCorps collection offers resources around effective project management, including visioning, project planning, and facilitation.
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This page from the EnCorps collection of resources discusses how a key component of training is to provide information and skills that will ensure members' physical and mental health.
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This page from the EnCorps collection provides leadership training resources that focus on building interpersonal skills.