MyVIN: MyCE
Revised: April 28, 2020
Published: November 13, 2012

Laura Schwartz

Access Your Course Records and CE Certificates Using MyCE

What is MyCE?

MyCE is a simple and easy tool you can use to keep track of both your VIN and non-VIN continual education participation.  With MyCE you can review a list of your past, present and future VIN CE courses as well as any non-VIN courses you have taken, so you can see your entire CE history in one convenient place.

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Where is MyCE?

MyCE is located in the upper left corner of the CE portal page (https://www.vin.com/CE/).

From www.VSPN.org:

  • Click the CE button on the main navigation bar at the top of the page.
  • Or, click on the MyVSPN tab on the left side of the page, then select Stuff > Continual Education.

From www.VIN.com:

  • Log in to VIN.
  • Click the CE button on the main navigation bar at the top of the page.
  • Or, click on the MyVIN button on the main navigation bar, then select Stuff > Continual Education.

NOTE: Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off!


The MyCE Console

MyCe includes four panels: Previous Courses, Current Courses, Upcoming Courses, and Non VIN Courses.
The panels provide the following information for each course listed:

COLUMN    DEFINITION
Year The year in which the course was taken.
Course Code The 12 character alphanumeric course code.
Course Title     The course title.
Credits The credit value of the course.
Certificate Either PENDING, N/A, NONE, or an icon that acts as a link to the course certificate (a PDF document). For more information, refer to Understanding MyCE Certificate Status
Site URL This is a link that takes you to the course area.
Since you "logged in" to get to MyCE, you are still logged in for anything pertaining to your course (such as accessing the course area). However, when you use the Site URL link, please make sure that the course area main page says "Welcome (your name) to (name of course)."

Current Courses Panel

Click on Current Courses tab to open the Current Courses panel.

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The Certificate column will display one of the following:

PENDING    - The certificate has not yet been earned.
N/A - A certificate is not being issued for this course.

 green arrowClicking on the green arrow in the Site URL column will take you straight to the course main page for that course.


Previous Courses Panel

Click on the Previous Courses tab to open the Previous Courses panel. All the courses you have taken in the past, their credits, and whether or not you earned a certificate will show in the expanded panel.

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The Certificate column will display one of the following:

adobe icon - An image that acts as a link to the certificate earned for this course.
PENDING - The certificate for the course has not yet been issued.
NONE - The requirements to earn a certificate were not met.
N/A - A certificate was not avaliable for the course.

green arrowClicking on the green arrow in the Site URL column will take you straight to the archived course main page for that course (no more searching for archived classes!). 

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Clicking on the PDF icon in the Certificate column will open the Acrobat ReaderTM and allow you to view your certificate. You can save the certificate to your computer or print it anytime you want using Acrobat ReaderTM.


 

 

Get Acrobat ReaderTM

Download and install Acrobat ReaderTM on your computer.  
Once the software is installed, you can click the PDF icon (adobe icon) in the Certificate column on the Previous Courses panel to download your certificate.


View Certificate Outside of Browser

The default Acrobat ReaderTM setting is to open the PDF file within Acrobat ReaderTM running in a browser window.

Some users have had difficulty viewing PDF files in their browsers. To change the Acrobat ReaderTM settings so the PDF file is opened in Acrobat ReaderTM outside of the browser window:

  1. Close all open browsers.
  2. Open Acrobat ReaderTM.
  3. From the "Edit" menu select "Preferences" and then "Internet."
  4. Clear the "Display PDF in browser" check box.
  5. Open a new browser window, navigate to the MyCE page, and download your CE certificate.
  6. Use Acrobat ReaderTM to save the certificate to your computer.

Upcoming Courses Panel

Click on Upcoming Courses (top left side of the screen in the following image) to see the courses you are enrolled in that have not yet started.

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The Certificate column will display one of the following:

PENDING    - The certificate has not yet been earned.
N/A - A certificate is not being issued for this course.

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Notice the arrow in the Site URL column is grey. This is because the course area has not been opened for access yet. The course area should be open approximately a week before the start of the class.


Non VIN Courses Panel

 

Click on the Non VIN Courses tab to open the Non VIN Courses panel.

  • Click "Add Course" to add your Non VIN courses

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  • Type the pertinent information you want to store in the corresponding sections.
  • Click "Add" to save.

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Credits Summary

Click on "Credits Summary" to use filters to view summaries of your earned CE credits.

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Other MyCE Connections

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Contact Us

If you have any problems using the MyCE page or you have a suggestion on how we might improve the MyCE page, please contact us:

VIN
Email: email:CEonVIN@vin.com or select the Contact VIN link located at the bottom of the MyVIN Console.
 
VSPN
Email: email:help@vspn.org    or select the Contact VSPN link located at the bottom of the MyVSPN Console.
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