AHA ACLS EP Instructor Certification

The AHA ACLS EP Instructor Course is a blended-learning (online and in-person) program. Students who take the Instructor Course (Instructor Candidates) must be a current ACLS Provider, complete an online ACLS EP Instructor Essentials Online course, participate in a live, in-person instructor class and finally be monitored teaching by an instructor trainer (Training Faculty).

The course content includes:

- AHA ACLS EP materials,

- Required equipment and decontamination,

- Organization of an AHA class,

- AHA materials, and how they improve student retention,

- The AHA Atlas website,

- AHA exams and skills testing,

- Completing your instructor certification, and

- Renewing your instructor certification.

- Must be at least 18 years old,

- Must be AHA ACLS Provider certified with current (not expired) eCard,

- Must be proficient in BLS skills (Adult, Child & Infant CPR AED) and ACLS EP course content, and

- Must complete the ACLS EP Instructor Essentials Online course.

1. Have a current AHA ACLS Provider eCard.

2. Complete online precourse assignment (ACLS EP Instructor Essentials Online).

3. Review ACLS EP Instructor Package and ACLS EP Provider Manual.

4. Complete Live, In-Person Instructor Class.

5. Be monitored by Training Faculty within ninety (90) days or sooner of attending the Instructor Class.

Once you are a certified AHA ACLS EP Instructor, your certification is valid for two (2) years.

1. Current AHA ACLS Provider eCard = 7-15 hours

2. ACLS EP Instructor Essentials Online = 1-2 hours

3. Review ACLS EP Instructor Package and ACLS EP Provider Manual = varies

4. Live, In-Person Instructor Class = 6-7 hours

5. Be monitored by Training Faculty = 5 hours

Total Time Commitment = 19-30 hours

- AHA ACLS EP Provider Manual Textbook -or- eBook

- AHA ACLS EP Instructor Package

- AHA ACLS Instructor Essentials Online Course

- AHA ACLS EP Instructor Class = $509.99

- AHA ACLS EP Provider Manual Textbook -or- eBook

- AHA ACLS EP Instructor Package

- AHA ACLS Instructor Essentials Online Course

- Government-Issued Photo Identification (Proof that you are at least 18 years old),

- Current AHA ACLS EP Provider eCard,

- Certificate from ACLS EP Instructor Essentials Online course,

- AHA Instructor Candidate Application.

Any person participating in any AHA Instructor Course must be aligned with an AHA-Authorized Training Center. When you register for the ACLS EP Instructor Course with APHE TC, you are automatically aligned with APHE TC.

Each Instructor Candidate is required to teach a class while being monitored by an instructor trainer (AHA Training Faculty) within ninety (90) days or less after the instructor class. The Training Faculty is evaluating use of required AHA materials, course delivery, feedback from Instructor Candidate to students, testing of students, and professionalism of Instructor Candidate. 

Once the monitored class and the required documentation is successfully completed, an AHA ACLS EP Instructor certification (eCard) is issued to the now-certified AHA ACLS EP Instructor.  

- AHA ACLS EP classes.

Once you are a certified AHA ACLS EP Instructor, your certification is valid for two (2) years. To recertify, you must:

1. Teach at least four (4) ACLS EP classes = 24-32 hours

2. Complete ACLS Provider Exam = 0.5-1 hour

3. Review APHE TC Update Video = 1 hour

4. Be monitored teaching (in-person or virtual) by Training Faculty = 1-3 hours

5. Complete renewal documentation = 0.5-1 hour

Total Ongoing Time Commitment (every two years) = 27-40 hours