Become a CPR and First Aid Instructor

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Course Description:

The American Heart Association CPR Instructor course is designed to certify individuals to teach BLS and/or Heartsaver courses. 

Course Prerequisites:

Obtain a Provider Card in the discipline that you would like to teach.

  • BLS Instructors must have a current BLS provider card.
  • Heartsaver Instructors must have a current Heartsaver CPR/AED and First Aid provider card.
  • Current provider cards must be AHA issued. Certification from other organizations are not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.

Training center alignment

  • All instructor candidates must align with and receive approval from an authorized AHA Training Center prior to taking the instructor course.
  • Candidates are automatically approved to align with us upon signing up for the course or can align with the training center of their choice.

3 Steps to Getting Certified:

  1. Complete the American Heart Association Online Instructors Essentials Course
  • This course along with the required Instructor manual may be purchased from the AHA website using the links below.
    (Please note that a print copy or ebook Instructor manual is necessary for the completion of the Online Instructors Essentials course and the in-person class)

 Essentials Course: https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-essentials-online 

 Instructor Manual (Physical Copy): https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-manual?srsltid=AfmBOooc4vE9H-lEeQuD9O2Gnwj_nXdBcZYokHIaJP2uHiXddSNKIZ3v 

Instructor Manual (Ebook): https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-manual-ebook

2. Attend our Instructor Course.

  • This in-person portion of the course last 5-7 hours
  • Candidates must pass a 25 question written exam with a score of 84% or higher

3. Get monitored teaching a class

  • Instructor candidates must be monitored teaching a class by a training center faculty member within 6 months of course completion.
  • Instructors are graded during the monitored course and are issued an AHA instructor card upon successful completion.

Once certified, instructors are able to teach classes for Med-Cert or independently on their own.

 

Cost: $500 per participant. Register for this course by filling out the form below.