AHA Instructor Alignment with APHE TC

Align with a Full-Service American Heart Association Training Center

Many years ago, when I signed up to take an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Instructor class, the organization providing the training told me that I need to find a Training Center to align with. What? What does that mean?

In order to participate in an AHA Instructor class or teach AHA certification classes, you must be aligned with an AHA Training Center. Not only did the company that I signed up with not help me understand, they were teaching instructor classes but not allowing instructors to align with them.

I started Advanced Professional Healthcare Education LLC (APHE), in 2007 in Delafield, WI, where we are still based. Over 17 years, over 1,000 instructors and over 150,000 students later, we are an authorized AHA Training Center (TC). We provide training primarily in Wisconsin and the Midwest but instructors from over 30 states teach classes through our organization.

We understand how difficult the health and safety industry can be to navigate. We understand that becoming a certified instructor and aligning with a TC can be intimidating or even overwhelming. We especially understand that aligning with the right TC is critical to an AHA instructor’s success.

When you align with APHE Training Center, you are joining a true team. Our organization is structured so every aligned instructor and instructor candidate has a single, clear point of contact. We provide instructors with support and guidance to ensure that you achieve your teaching goals. We believe in our Mission Statement and Core Values; this is how we treat each other and work together; this is how APHE TC has thrived and grown into one of the largest Training Centers in America.

To discuss alignment with APHE TC, please complete the form below. A member of our team will be in touch with you.

I look forward to meeting and working with you!

- Adam

Advantages of Aligning with APHE TC

Teach in Any U.S. State

Competitive eCard Prices

All Fifty States

Competitive eCard Prices

Straightforward, Per Card Pricing

eCard Prices

No Hidden Fees

Competitive eCard Prices

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

No Transfer, Annual, Alignment, Roster or Any Other Hidden Fees

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

1. Set Up & Teach Your Class.

2. Complete Course Records.

3. We Handle the Rest.

All Digital Documentation

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

All Digital Documentation

Digital Sign In & Online Exams-No more scanning or faxing paper!

We Send Your eCards

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

All Digital Documentation

Emailed to Your Students for No Additional Charge!

We Support Your Students

Become an Instructor Trainer

We Support Your Students

Your Students Call Our Client Relations Team with eCard Questions!

Renewing Instructors

Become an Instructor Trainer

We Support Your Students

No Fee or Travel for Our Streamlined Virtual Instructor Renewal Process

Become an Instructor Trainer

Organized & Motivated Instructors May Qualify to Become Training Faculty (an Instructor Trainer)

APHE TC Mission & Values

Our Mission

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

To provide all participants in all courses with high-quality, engaging, informative, science-based medical training. Our friendly, knowledgeable and professional Team Members will provide an exceptional learning environment for all learners. Together, we will educate people who provide medical care in the communities that we live, work, and teach in.

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

At APHE, we set high standards of performance for ourselves and for others. We provide superior service to our clients. We continually strive to uphold and improve our reputation for excellence

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

At APHE, we treat each other with respect and promote a positive environment where people feel valued. We are honest and open in our relationships and straightforward in our communications.

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

At APHE, we are focused and decisive in achieving our objectives and helping others achieve theirs. We accept responsibility for our decisions and actions. We are accountable for using our time, talents, and resources effectively.

We are Team Players

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

At APHE, we work together to achieve company objectives. We do our share of the work on time and with superior quality. We share ideas and information. We give honest feedback and accept constructive criticism. We confront difficulties directly and maintain positive working relationships.

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

At APHE, we pride ourselves on finding creative solutions to meet challenges we encounter. We are open to change and handle pressure with poise. We are flexible, adaptable and learn from our experiences.

Instructor Alignment FAQS

Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Am I Required to Teach with Specific CPR Equipment?

We use Laerdal Little Anne CPR manikins; however, our TC will accept any adult manikins that meet AHA's requirements for Instrumented Directed Feedback Devices, which monitor the rate and depth of compressions. Most manikins have a clicker (depth) and some have a light that turns green when the rate is adequate (rate). If your manikin is missing the rate monitoring, we can easily add this with wrist bands that students wear while practicing compressions.

*For non-certification classes, such as Family & Friends® CPR, manikins without feedback are allowed.

Am I Required to Teach Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing and Pocket Mask Breathing?

AHA does not require that mouth-to-mouth breathing be practiced in any of your classes. Either use Hands-Only CPR (Family & Friends® CPR) or Pocket Masks (Heartsaver® & BLS). AHA does requires that each student practice with a pocket mask. Since COVID, we recommend that each student has his or her own pocket mask in training. Pocket masks can be sanitized and reused. Each student should definitely have his or her own training valve, which is disposable.

Am I Required to Have Infant Manikins?

Infant Manikins are only required if you are teaching infant CPR, which is not required in either Family & Friends® CPR or Heartsaver® CPR AED. Infant CPR is always required in BLS classes. For all manikins, please ensure that your student-to-manikin ratio does not exceed 3:1, which complies with AHA guidelines.

What is Your Paperwork Process?

In 2020, AHA transitioned to Online Exams for BLS, ACLS and PALS classes, and to make delivery of these exams easier, we transitioned to digital documentation for all classes. At first, it seems like it will take more work, but our process actually saves you time. The short version:

You have to let us know that you are having a class (each TC is required to approve each class). We use Jotform to get this information.
We reply to the email confirmation with your Class Number.
Pre-registration by students is not required. You post a sign with instructions and the Class Number. Each student signs in on his or her device as he or she arrives at class. The email from this sign in comes to the TC. You do not need to complete the official AHA roster ever again.
You teach your class. Exams are only required for BLS, ACLS & PALS. Skills practice and skills testing are required in all classes, like you have always done.
At the end of your class, you complete one additional JotForm that we call the Wrap Up, which lets us know how many students passed your class.
We email all eCards to your students directly.

AHA Instructor Alignment with APHE TC

Align with a Full-Service American Heart Association Training Center

Advantages of Aligning with APHE TC

Teach in Any U.S. State

Competitive eCard Prices

Competitive eCard Prices

Competitive eCard Prices

Competitive eCard Prices

Competitive eCard Prices

No Hidden Fees

Competitive eCard Prices

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

All Digital Documentation

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

All Digital Documentation

We Send Your eCards

You Teach Classes, We Handle the Rest

All Digital Documentation

We Support Your Students

Become an Instructor Trainer

We Support Your Students

Renewing Instructors

Become an Instructor Trainer

We Support Your Students

Become an Instructor Trainer

Become an Instructor Trainer

Become an Instructor Trainer

APHE TC Mission & Values

Our Mission

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We Deliver Superior Quality in All That We Do

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We Treat Others as We Would Like to be Treated

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Team Players

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

We are Results Oriented and Achieve Our Objectives

We are Resourceful in Overcoming Obstacles

Instructor Alignment FAQS

AHA Instructors - Apply Now to Align with APHE TC!

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