So, you are looking to become an instructor–You are in the right place! We look forward to working with you on your journey!
I have been an American Heart Association (AHA) Instructor for almost 20 years. Without question, becoming certified as an instructor is one of the best decisions of my life.
My name is Adam. I am a firefighter and paramedic and the Training Center Coordinator of Advanced Professional Healthcare Education (APHE) AHA Training Center. My team and I will be helping you become certified as an instructor and begin teaching lifesaving skills to others.
Whether you are becoming an instructor to teach for your employer, school or another organization or looking to start your own training business, we have the complete program so you can become certified quickly and begin training students. As an authorized AHA Training Center, our comprehensive instructor training and certification program provides you with AHA Instructor certification and enables you to certify others in AHA’s Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED and BLS. You will learn to train individuals on when, why and how to correctly use the critical skills that save lives.
We may not have the easiest or fastest instructor training. Although we are very easy to work with and can get you certified quickly, what you will be teaching is important. We have an obligation to our students and the victims who they encounter in the future to ensure that what we are delivering is engaging, remembered and correctly implemented when it is needed. I don’t want you just to be a certified instructor–I want you to be THE BEST instructor! I remind every instructor class–one of your students may need to do CPR on me or someone in my family someday. One of your students may need to use these lifesaving skills on someone in your family someday. It is in all of our best interests for our students to skip the quick, cheap online course and take a hands-on course that focuses on high-quality resuscitation skills with an exceptional instructor.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about becoming an instructor. I look forward to meeting you soon!
- Adam
You must have a current certification as a provider for the discipline that you intend to teach (ex: a BLS Provider can take the BLS Instructor class). Sign up for a Provider Class
AHA requires all Instructor Candidates to complete the approximately 2-hour online Instructor Essentials prior to attending the instructor class.
Join Adam in a live, virtual or in-person Instructor Class. This 6-7-hour program provides an overview of everything you need to know to teach an AHA class.
After your Instructor Class, you will observe a certified AHA instructor teach an AHA class. Your mentor will provide suggestions and insight.
When you are ready, a Training Faculty member of our team observes you teaching and certifies you as an AHA Instructor!
As a certified instructor, you teach your own classes. In order to certify students, you must be aligned with a Training Center. Click here to learn more.
Teach American Heart Association BLS Provider and Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED classes and skills sessions.
BLS (Basic Life Support) classes are for students who are healthcare providers; Heartsaver® classes are for students who are not in healthcare or any student who needs First Aid certification.
Teach American Heart Association Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED classes and skills sessions. Heartsaver® classes are for students who are not in healthcare or any student who needs First Aid certification.
The AHA BLS Instructor Course prepares Instructor Candidates to teach American Heart Association BLS Provider and Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED classes and skills sessions.
The AHA BLS Instructor Course is a blended-learning (online and in-person) program. Students who take the Instructor Course (Instructor Candidates) must be a current BLS Provider, complete an online BLS Instructor Essentials Online course, participate in a live, virtual or in-person instructor class and finally be monitored by an instructor trainer (Training Faculty).
The course content includes:
- AHA BLS and Heartsaver® materials
- HeartCode® BLS and Blended Learning
- Required equipment and decontamination
- Organization of an AHA class
- AHA materials, and how they improve student retention
- The AHA Instructor Network website
- AHA exams and skills testing
- Completing your instructor certification
- Renewing your instructor certification
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be AHA BLS Provider certified with current (not expired) eCard
- Must be proficient in BLS skills (Adult, Child & Infant CPR AED)
- Must complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Online course
1. Have a current AHA BLS Provider eCard.
2. Complete online precourse assignment (BLS Instructor Essentials Online).
3. Review BLS Instructor Manual and BLS Provider Manual.
4. Complete Live, Virtual or In-Person Instructor Class with Adam.
5. Be monitored by Training Faculty within ninety (90) days or sooner of attending the Instructor Class.
**Currently, most Instructor Candidates outside Wisconsin must have their own BLS equipment (manikins, AED trainers & barrier devices) to be monitored by Training Faculty.
Once you are a certified AHA BLS Instructor, your certification is valid for two (2) years.
- AHA BLS Provider Manual or eBook
- AHA BLS Instructor Manual or eBook
- BLS Instructor Essentials Online Course
Any person participating in any AHA Instructor Course must be aligned with an AHA-Authorized Training Center. When you register for the BLS Instructor Course with APHE TC, you are automatically aligned with APHE TC.
- Government-Issued Photo Identification (Proof that you are at least 18 years old),
- Current AHA BLS Provider eCard,
- Certificate from BLS Instructor Essentials Online course,
- AHA Instructor Candidate Application.
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 BLS Instructor certification (eCard) is issued to the now-certified AHA BLS Instructor.
- AHA BLS Provider classroom classes,
- AHA HeartCode® BLS skills sessions,
- AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED,
- AHA Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED,
- AHA Heartsaver ® Bloodborne Pathogens,
- AHA Family & Friends® CPR.
The AHA Heartsaver® Instructor Course prepares Instructor Candidates to teach Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED classes and skills sessions. If you will also be teaching BLS Provider classes and skills sessions, please take an AHA BLS Instructor Class.
The AHA Heartsaver® Instructor Course is a blended-learning (online and in-person) program. Students who take the Instructor Course (Instructor Candidates) must be a current Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Provider, complete an online Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online course, participate in a live, virtual or in-person instructor class and finally be monitored by an instructor trainer (Training Faculty).
The course content includes:
- AHA Heartsaver® materials
- Heartsaver® Blended Learning
- Required equipment and decontamination
- Organization of an AHA class
- AHA materials, and how they improve student retention
- The AHA Instructor Network website
- AHA exams and skills testing
- Completing your instructor certification
- Renewing your instructor certification
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED certified with current (not expired) eCard
- Must be proficient in Heartsaver® skills (Adult, Child & Infant CPR AED)
- Must complete the Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online course
1. Have a current AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED eCard.
2. Complete online precourse assignment (Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online).
3. Review Heartsaver® Instructor Manual and Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook.
4. Complete Live, Virtual or In-Person Instructor Class with Adam.
5. Be monitored by Training Faculty within ninety (90) days or sooner of attending the Instructor Class.
**Currently, most Instructor Candidates outside Wisconsin must have their own Heartsaver® equipment (manikins, AED trainers & barrier devices) to be monitored by Training Faculty.
Once you are a certified AHA Heartsaver® Instructor, your certification is valid for two (2) years.
- AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Student Workbook or eBook
- AHA Heartsaver® Instructor Manual or eBook
- Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online Course
Any person participating in any AHA Instructor Course must be aligned with an AHA-Authorized Training Center. When you register for the Heartsaver® Instructor Course with APHE TC, you are automatically aligned with APHE TC.
- Government-Issued Photo Identification (Proof that you are at least 18 years old),
- Current Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED eCard,
- Certificate from Heartsaver® Instructor Essentials Online course,
- AHA Instructor Candidate Application.
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 Heartsaver® Instructor certification (eCard) is issued to the now-certified AHA Heartsaver® Instructor.
- AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED,
- AHA Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED,
- AHA Heartsaver® Bloodborne Pathogens,
- AHA Family & Friends® CPR.
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PO Box 180062, Delafield, WI 53018
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