AHA BLS and Heartsaver Instructor Qualification Course,
includes textbook. $250 per person
Course Description
At the American Heart Association, time, effort and funding go to research, training and education in emergency cardiovascular care and the prevention of stroke and heart disease. AHA courses are universally recognized as the standard in ECC education. This instructor course offers the most current materials, based on cutting-edge research.
This course is designed to consolidate instructor qualification for both the AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR Instructor Program and the AHA Heartsaver First Aid Program. Ass a result, you will be qualified to teach and certify students in Heartsaver First aid and CPR with or without AED, BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR). Most industrial and construction organizations choose the Heartsaver programs. The instructor course is eight hours in length. The cost is $250 and includes the instructor manuals.
American Heart Association Heartsaver instructors teach lifesaving CPR, AED (automated external defibrillator) and first aid courses for the non-medical community. Heartsaver instructors are not required to have a medical background to teach. Some of the many audiences instructors teach include:
• Construction and industrial personnel as first responders
• Security staff
• Human resources
• Managers and employees of retail stores
• Hospitality staff
• Community members
• Students
• Teachers
• Family members
• Friends
When you qualify to be an instructor, you’ll have the support of the largest, leading organization dedicated to ECC.
General requirements to be an AHA instructor:
1. A current AHA provider card for the course you wish to teach.
2. A letter of recommendation to be an instructor from an affiliate/regional or course faculty
member (not required for BLS).
3. Letter from a Training Center Coordinator indicating that the TC will accept you as an instructor.
4. Willingness to teach the scientific and program guidelines of the American Heart Association.
5. Commitment to teach two courses per year according to AHA guidelines.
Written/Skills Exam: Required for completion of examinations and card.
