Become a CPR and First Aid Instructor

Course Description:

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

Course Prerequisites:

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 or WorldPoint using the links below.
    (Please note that the 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 or https://www.worldpoint.com/bls-inst-essentials-online

 Instructor Manual: https://www.worldpoint.com/bls-inst-manual


    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.