To become an AHA Heartsaver Instructor you need to complete the following steps.
Prerequisites: An Instructor Candidate must have a current American Heart Association (AHA) HS Provider certification or inquire with our Training Center (TC) about taking the HS Provider course prior to completing an Instructor Essentials Course. Must have a completed AHA Instructor Candidate Application on file with a TC, approved for alignment with a TC, and be monitored instructing an initial course. Upon meeting the prerequisites, candidates will be approved to conduct courses and issue certification cards.
STEP 1
The AHA Instructor Essentials Course is presented in a blended format that includes an online self-directed course and a hands-on skills test. Both must be successfully completed.
The HS Instructor Essentials Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning HS Provider courses. It educates instructor candidates on how to use AHA 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. Once you have completed the online Instructors Essential course, the certificate of completion must be email to certificates@tricpr.org.
The links to purchase the REQUIRED online course and materials are below:
https://shopcpr.heart.org/bls-instructor-essentials-online
To complete the Instructors Essential course, you will need a 2020 HS Instructors Manual (Product #20-1103) & a HS Provider Manual (Product #20-1102). The manuals may be purchased at Amazon.com or https://shopcpr.heart.org/courses/bls.
STEP 2
The classroom portion of the course covers instructor materials/resources, policies of both the AHA and Tri CPR, card processing, administration of a course, equipment maintenance, CPR updates, hands-on skills testing, a multiple choice exam, and more.
STEP 3
Includes being monitored teaching your first class. This can be done during one of our many courses or you can be evaluated at your own facility (depending on location) by an in-person or virtual Training Faculty. This monitoring must be done within 6 months after completion of part 2 (Note: There is a separate charge for monitoring an instructor’s course). Instructor must have their own equipment for the monitored course.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.