VIRTUALCAMPUSFORPUBLICHEALTH(VCPH)Shorttutorialwithinstruc@onsonhowtoapplyforpar@cipa@oninVCPHcourseswithtutorsTutoredcoursespromotelearningandcollabora3onamongallpar3cipants.Generally,thesecoursesrequirespecific3mecommitments(usually8to10hoursperweek)tocompletetheac3vi3es(readings,assignments,forums,etc.).Informa3onaboutthesecourseswithtutorsispublishedintheVCPHPortal,intheCampussocialnetworks(Facebook,TwiJer)andthroughPAHOcountryoffices,includingthedeadlinestosubmitonlineapplica3onsforeachcourse.Theselec3onprocessisguidedbyPAHO’stechnicalcoopera3oncriteriaandthepar3cipantprofilethathasbeendeterminedforthecourse.Coursecoordinatorsmakeeffortstoensurepar3cipa3onbyalleligiblecountries.Inthefollowingslideswewillexplainhowtocompleteyourapplica3on.Ifyouhaveanyques3ons,pleasecontactusthroughtheCampusHelpDesk.

ACCOUNTCREATIONIfyoudon'thaveauseraccount,youmustcreateonebyclickingonthe"CreateAccount"linkintheVCPHwebsite(hJps://www.campusvirtualsp.org/en).Then,completetheformwithyourpersonalinforma3on.Followtheinstruc3onsinyoure-mailtocompletetheprocess.Youmustremembertheusernameandpasswordyouchoose,becauseyouwillneedthatinforma3onaWerwardstoaccessthecourses.

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USERLOGINOnceyouhavecreatedyouraccount,youcanlogintoaccessinforma3ononVCPHcoursesandtheapplica3onformforavailablecourses.

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“CALLFORAPPLICATIONS”COURSESOnthePortalhomepage,youcanseethedifferentcoursecategories:"Callforapplica3ons","Self-learning","Upcoming","Opencourses"and"Courseswithtutoring".Clickonthe“Callforapplica@ons”image.

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LISTOFCOURSESAWeryouclickonthe"Callforapplica@ons”image,youwillfindthelistofcourseswithtutorsthatarecurrentlyaccep3ngapplica3onforms.Ifyouareinterestedinanyofthesecoursesandmeettherequirements,youmayapply.Clickonthenameorimagetoreadinforma3onaboutthatcourse(objec3ves,contents,startandenddatesofthecourse,requirements,coordinators,deadlinetosubmitapplica3onsandcoursebrochure).

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LINKTOAPPLICATIONFORMINCOURSEINFORMATIONPAGEYouwillfindalinktotheapplica3onformatthetopofthepage.

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OPENAPPLICATIONFORMTHROUGHTHEUSERSPANELAnotherwaytoaccesstheapplica3onform,istoclickonthe"USERSPANEL”linkthatappearsinthePortalmainpage,onceyouarelogged-in.

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OPENAPPLICATIONFORMTHROUGHTHEUSERSPANEL-APPLICATIONFORMLINKInthe"Userspanel”,clickonthe“Applica@onform”link.

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APPLICATIONFORMTheapplica@onformmustbefilledonlybythepersonapplyingtothecourse.ThisisthemaininstrumentusedfortheCourseCoordinatorstoselectpar3cipants.Itisveryimportantthatyoufullycompletetheapplica3ongivingcompleteanswersthatdemonstrateyourinterestandabilitytobeapar3cipantofthecourse.

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APPLICATIONFORMIncompleteapplica3ons,orthosethatdonotprovidedadequateresponsestotheques3ons,willnotbeconsidered.Youmustcompletealltheinforma3onrequestedontheformandthenclick"Save”attheboJom.Youwillreceiveaconfirma3onemailonceyourapplica3onhasbeenreceived.

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COMMITMENTLETTERThecommitmentleJerisrequiredtopar3cipateincourseswithtutors.Thetemplate(availablefordownloadintheapplica3onform)mustbeprinted,signed,includingthesignatureandsealoftheins3tu3onwhereyouwork.ThenitmustbescannedandaJachedtotheapplica3onform.Youcaneitheruploaditwhenfillingyourapplica3onformoraWeryoureceiveconfirma3onthatyouwereselected.However,youmustuploadtheleJerbeforebeginningthecourse.

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SELECTIONPROCESSANDWELCOMEE-MAILCoursecoordinatorsandPAHOcountryofficeswillbegintheselec3onprocess.Ifyouareselectedtopar3cipate,youwillreceiveaWelcomee-mailwithinstruc3onsonhowtoenterthecourseintheVirtualClassroomandcompleteyourenrollment.

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FOLLOW-UPOFYOURAPPLICATIONSInthe“Userspanel”youcantrackyourapplica3onbyclickingonthe"Applica@onFollow-Up"link.YouwillseeallyoursubmiJedforms.Clickon"Edit”ifyouwanttomakechangesintheapplica3onform.

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FOLLOW-UPOFYOURAPPLICATIONSIfyouwerenotabletouploadyourcommitmentleJerwhenyousubmiJedyourapplica3onform,youcanalsousethe“Applica@onfollow-up”linkinthe“Userspanel”tocompletethisrequirement.AWeropeningyourform,lookforthefieldtouploadyourcommitmentleJer.Pressthe“Selectfile”buJontosearchforthefileinyourcomputerfoldersanduploadthescannedleJer.

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IMPORTANTNOTEABOUTAPPLICATIONFORMSRemember:•  Donotallowanyoneelsefilltheapplica3onformforyou.•  Makesureyouselectthecorrectcourseyouwishtoapplyfor.•  Writeyourfullname,asindicated.•  UsethesameemailthatyouusedtocreatetheaccountontheVCPH.•  Donotfilloutduplicateforms.•  RemembertofillouttherequiredfieldsonthecommitmentleJer.Donotleaveanyspacesin

blank.SigntheleJer,obtainsignatureofyoursupervisorandsealofyourworkins3tu3on.

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Ifyouneedassistance,pleasegototheCampusHelpDesk:

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