Description
How does this course work?
HeartSaver First Aid CPR-AED Instructors
How the HS Instructor Essentials Course works
The HS Instructor Essentials Course is taught in a blended-learning format. To become an AHA HS Instructor, candidates must complete the online portion, followed by the hands-on session, which is classroom based. The online portion of the course contains both core content and discipline-specific modules to prepare the instructor candidates for the hands-on session. In the classroom, our Faculty will continue preparing instructor candidates to become AHA instructors by focusing on the in-depth material about the HS disciplines that candidates will be teaching. The hands-on session includes instruction, practice, and an exam, allowing instructor candidates to successfully use their instructor materials and skills. As a BLS Instructor, candidates will also be able to teach the following courses:
- Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED
- Heartsaver CPR AED
- Heartsaver First Aid
- Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR AED
Who Can Take This Course
The HS Instructor Essentials Course is for instructor candidates who have already successfully completed the HS Provider Course.
You do not need to be a healthcare provider to teach this course!
Teaching life-saving skills is not only rewarding, but becoming a CPR instructor is also great for:
- Building your resume while supplementing your income
- Develop in-house training for your company
- Childcare Providers – certify your parents & colleagues
This course is also a great option for current AHA HS Instructors who want to enhance or update their teaching skills.
Prerequisites for Instructor Candidates
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have a current American Heart Association HS Provider course completion card (no other HS certifications will be accepted)
- Be proficient in the skills of HS
- Complete the HS Instructor Essentials Online
- Be aligned with an American Heart Association Training Center (Please note: Community Medical Training does charge an alignment fee that is not included in the cost of this course.)
- Community Medical Training Instructor Membership*: $35/mo. *Membership includes American Heart Association (AHA) alignment with Superior Life Support. All American Heart Association Instructors are required to align with an authorized Training Center like Community Medical Training.
- To align with Community Medical Training, please contact our office at admin@traininggroup.org or call us at 8. Login information will be created for you to sign up for our membership plan.77.349.1181
- If you do not plan to align with our AHA Training Center, please bring a signed Instructor Candidate Application showing that another Training Center has accepted you per the prerequisites set by the AHA. Please Note: The Training Center that you choose to align with will be the issuer of your Instructor card.
Steps to Become an Instructor
- Be accepted by a AHA Training Center (Community Medical Training) by enrolling in an Instructor Course and completing an Instructor Candidate Application with that Training Center.
- 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 of completing the hands-on session of the Instructor Essentials course.
Fee Includes:
- HS Instructor Essentials online course access code
- Classroom instruction
- 2-year AHA Instructor Certification (upon successful completion of all requirements)
Additional Course Fees:
- Heartsaver Instructor Manual (required if teaching HeartSaver disciplines): $60
- Heartsaver DVD Set (suggested but not required to take the course): $165
- Heartsaver CPR/AED and First Aid Provider Manual (unless previously owned from provider course): $16
**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.**
