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UPDATE

Getting vaccinated prevents severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. Unvaccinated people should get vaccinated and continue masking until they are fully vaccinated. With the Delta variant, this is more urgent than ever. CDC has updated guidance for fully vaccinated people based on new evidence on the Delta variant.

UPDATE

Given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant, CDC has updated the guidance for fully vaccinated people. CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. Children should return to full-time in-person learning in the fall with layered prevention strategies in place.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training and Resources

Updated May 25, 2021

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Training Modules
Team Lead Sample Training Plan
Training Scenarios
Additional Resources

Training Modules

These trainings are for public health professionals who are interested in becoming a COVID-19 contact tracer or case investigator, as well as for public health professionals who already serve in these roles and are seeking to improve their knowledge.

Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers

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Target Audience: General public
Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Description: Introductory online course for entry-level COVID-19 contact tracers, for use by health agencies in rapid training of new contact tracers. The training will be augmented by state-/local- specific training required to orient individuals to jurisdiction-specific protocols. This training focuses on building knowledge for remote contact tracing; a subsequent release will include a module on field services.

paper icon Learn about CDC-funded trainings for the COVID-19 contact tracing workforce. pdf icon[533 KB, 1 page]

National COVID-19 Virtual Skills-Based Training for Case Investigation & Contact Tracing

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Target Audience: Persons who will be conducting COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing activities in their designated jurisdictions. (Although not required, participants are encouraged to complete the ASTHOexternal icon training or the Johns Hopkinsexternal icon online, knowledge-based course prior to taking this skills-based course.)
Source: National Network of Disease Intervention Training Centers (NNDITC)
Description: In the Case Investigation (CI) Virtual Skills-Based Training, participants will learn how to conduct a case investigation interview including determining the contact elicitation window, eliciting close contact information, providing recommendations and guidelines for isolation, and addressing common concerns persons with COVID-19 may experience during isolation. Foundational and enhanced interviewing skills will be reinforced and applied throughout the CI practice sessions. In the Contact Tracing (CT) Virtual Skills-Based Training, participants will learn how to conduct a contact tracing interview including notifying contacts of exposure, determining the quarantine period, providing information and recommendations for quarantine, and addressing common concerns exposed persons may experience during this time. Foundational and enhanced interviewing skills will be reinforced and applied throughout the CT practice sessions.

Team Lead Sample Plan

The sample training plan includes training topics that may be helpful for state and local public health jurisdictions to consider when designing their own training plans for COVID-19 team leads pdf icon[PDF – 35 pages]. Suggested training modalities and formats are provided, as well as information about existing sample trainings and resources.

View Team Lead Training pdf icon[PDF – 35 pages]

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Scenarios

These scenarios can be used by trainers and team leads to build skills for contact tracers and case investigators:

Disclaimer: All names and events included in these scenarios are fictitious and intended for training purposes only. These scenarios are not based on real people or events.