Certification Courses for Professional CPR/First Aid Instructors

This comprehensive certification prepares you to instruct multiple AHA BLS courses.

Course Components:  Online BLS Instructor Essentials module; 4 hours of in-person classroom instruction; Hands-on skills assessment; Initial class monitoring (scheduled within 6 months)

What's Included:  Online BLS Instructor Essentials Course (emailed after registration); BLS Instructor Manual (e-book); BLS Student Provider Manual (hard copy or e-book); Alignment with AHA National Training Center; 2-year certification

Courses You'll Be Certified to Teach:  BLS Provider; Heartsaver CPR/AED; Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED; Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED; Heartsaver for K-12 Schools; Heartsaver First Aid Only; Heartsaver Bloodborne Pathogens

This comprehensive combo course certifies healthcare professionals to teach BLS, ACLS, and PALS programs nationwide. This is an 8-hour, onsite course.

Prerequisites: Current provider certification in all 3 courses. All provider certifications must be valid (unexpired) at the time of the course

What's Included:

• Onsite BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor Essentials training
• Instructor manuals for all three disciplines (e-book format)
• Student provider manuals
• Initial class monitoring for each discipline
• 2-year instructor certification for all three courses

Become an American Heart Association ACLS Instructor and teach Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support courses throughout California and the United States. This is an onsite instructor training and skills assessment with initial class monitoring.

Prerequisites:

• Current AHA ACLS Provider certification (must be valid and unexpired)
• Complete pre-course assessment at https://elearning.heart.org/course/423 

What's Included:

• AHA ACLS Instructor Essentials onsite training
• ACLS Instructor Manual (e-book or printed)
• Instructor Essentials ACLS exam
• Initial class monitoring
• Alignment with Golden State Health and Safety Solutions Training Center
• 2-year ACLS Instructor certification

Important Policies:

• Non-refundable: This instructor course is non-refundable. If you do not complete all certification steps, you are not eligible for a refund.
• Location requirement: In-person instruction, skills assessment, and monitoring are required.
• Training center commitment: Instructors may not transfer to a different training center for the first 18 months per the Instructor Contract.

Questions? Watch our ACLS Instructor video for more information about becoming an ACLS Instructor, or contact us at 707-514-0546.

Become an American Heart Association PALS Instructor and teach Pediatric Advanced Life Support courses throughout the United States. This is an onsite instructor training and skills assessment with initial class monitoring.

Prerequisites:  Current AHA PALS Provider certification (must be valid and unexpired); Complete pre-course assessment at https://elearning.heart.org/course/427

What's Included:

• Onsite PALS Instructor Essentials training
• PALS Instructor Manual (e-book or printed)
• Instructor Essentials PALS exam
• Initial class monitoring
• Alignment with Golden State Health and Safety Solutions Training Center
• 2-year PALS Instructor certification

Important Policies:

• Non-refundable: This instructor course is non-refundable. If you do not complete all certification steps, you are not eligible for a refund.
• Training center commitment: Instructors may not transfer to a different training center for the first 18 months per the Instructor Contract.

Questions? Watch our ACLS/PALS Instructor video for more information about the instructor job market and what to expect, or contact us at 707-514-0546.