CLASS DISCLAIMERS:
Courses will require a minimum number of students. If the number is not met, we reserve the right to postpone the class to another later date. Your class reservation will provide precidence over new registrations.
Refunds are only available prior to 24 hours of scheduled class time. Any cancellations after that will not receive a refund.
BLS Instructor Course
This Instructor Essentials course educates participants on how to adequately use instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses.
Steps to Become an Instructor
There are 4 steps to become an AHA Instructor. For successful completion, instructor candidates must
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- Be accepted by an AHA Training Center (TC) before enrolling in an Instructor Essentials Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with that TC
- Have current AHA Provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Essentials Course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline
- Successfully complete the Instructor Essentials Course, including both the online and hands-on session
- Successfully be monitored teaching within 6 months after completing the hands-on session of the Instructor
Essentials Course (Training Center Coordinators [TCCs] may require additional monitoring, if needed)