Our AHA Basic Life Support Instructor Course prepares you to teach American Heart Association BLS Provider and Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED classes. As an instructor you will be able to teach classes within your workplace, host community classes or even start your own CPR business!
As an AHA Basic Life Support Instructor, You Will Be Able 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
You will also be able to:
- Teach BLS or HeartSaver courses at your place of employment or outside work teaching individual classes.
- Ability to issue AHA certification cards to students. We offer competitive eCard pricing.
- Post your classes on the AHA class locator (ATLAS)
- Teach anywhere in the US.
Requirements:
- Have a current AHA BLS Provider certification. If you do not have one, please let us know and we can help you.
- This certification must be valid at the time of taking the instructor class. Expired certification cards cannot be accepted.
- Complete the AHA BLS Instructor Essentials Online Course which can be obtained here-BLS Instructor Essentials Online | AHA (heart.org). MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE IN PERSON CLASS. Completion certificate should be emailed to info@chicagocpracademy.com.
- Instructor Manual is included and will be sent to your email upon completing registration.
- Attend the Instructor’s Course – Must be done in person.
- Student must teach a BLS course while being shadowed by our instructors.
- Once completed, paperwork will be completed and you will become affiliated with our Training Center, Affinity Institute CPR Training Center.
- Annual affiliation fee of $55.00. (This fee is waived for the first year!)
