Teach BLS and every Heartsaver course. Instructor Essentials online, a classroom day with Training Center Faculty, then a monitored first class.
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The AHA path to teaching BLS. Get accepted by an AHA Training Center through an Instructor Candidate Application, complete BLS Instructor Essentials Online and Core, attend this hands-on classroom session with Training Center Faculty, then be monitored teaching your first BLS course within six months. BLS Instructors may also teach every Heartsaver course. Tuition covers the classroom session and monitoring of your first class. The Instructor Essentials online course (AHA 25-1653) and the BLS Instructor Manual are bought separately.
Current BLS Providers, 18 or older, who want to teach BLS and Heartsaver courses.
Schedule
Pick a session and reserve your seat, or ask us about a private class for your crew.
Instructor Classroom Session
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM MDT
Sample Date
Instructor Classroom Session
Sat, Dec 19 · 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM MST
Sample Date
Sessions marked Sample Date show a typical schedule. Request one and we will confirm a real date with you.
FAQ
After the classroom session you must be monitored teaching your first course within six months. Your instructor eCard is issued after a successful monitoring, and it is valid for two years. Renewal requires teaching at least four courses in those two years.
Open a course, pick a session and select Reserve Seat, then pay on our secure payment page by card or bank account (ACH). Paying online adds a processing fee, and you see the exact total before you pay. Your seat is confirmed as soon as the payment goes through. To pay by card over the phone or an agency purchase order instead, reserve your seat, then contact us. If no date works for you, request one.
Cancellation and reschedule terms depend on the course and are shown before you reserve. Contact us as early as you can and we will help you move to another date when seats are open.
Instructors across the USA · At your station or ours
Pick a scheduled session, or request a private class for your crew at a time and place that works for you.
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.