AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CPR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

Would you enjoy teaching CPR and First Aid? 

How about ACLS, BLS, or PALS? Are you outgoing and professional? If yes… then consider becoming an American Heart Association Instructor! 

What Are The CPR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PRE-REQUISITES?

Here are the steps.
A. Complete an AHA Instructor Candidate Application.
B. Have current AHA provider status in the discipline of the Instructor Course, and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline. Disciplines include ACLS, BLS, PALS, PEARS® and Heartsaver.
C. Successfully complete the discipline-specific Instructor Essentials online course, and print the course completion certificate. The AHA Instructor Essentials course can be found by clicking on the following link:
American Heart Association Instructor Essentials.
D. Successfully complete the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course; BLS CPR for HCP Instructor Course, Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Course, BLS/Heartsaver Dual Instructor Certification Course, ACLS Instructor Course, or the PEARS and/or PALS Instructor Course.
E. Successfully be monitored teaching one to two courses within six months after completing the Instructor Course (We will coordinate this with you during the Instructor Training).
F. We encourage Instructors to obtain professional liability insurance. This insurance offers personal protection to CPR, AED and First Aid Instructors who may find themselves vulnerable to a lawsuit or claim. Your reputation and personal finances could be at risk, even if a claim is unjustified. Each Instructor determines whether liability insurance is right for their business and where to gain coverage.

Once you become an AHA Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources and tools through the online AHA Instructor Network. In addition, you will have the freedom to provide AHA certification and non-certification (dependent on Instructor certification) classes in Texas and nationwide and will also be able to post class dates and times to reach more students through the American Heart Association ATLAS website.​
With our main training site in San Antonio, Texas; our BLS CPR/AED, Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid, BLS & Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Dual Instructor, ACLS Instructor, and PALS/PEARS Instructor training dates are varied and usually flexible to accommodate small groups.
We also facilitate Instructor training throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas on a regular basis with scheduled Instructor Training dates in Albuquerque, Ashville, Austin, Raleigh/Durham, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Ft. Worth, El Paso, Little Rock, McAllen, Nashville, Knoxville, Oklahoma City, San Angelo, and Texarkana. Check out our training schedule for additional information as well as American Heart Association ATLAS.

The goal of Help-A-Heart's Instructor Training guidelines is to walk you through the steps and provide you with all the material and guidance needed to not only to become an instructor but give high quality instructions to save a life!
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Includes:
A. 6.5 to 8.5 Hours of Classroom Instruction in small classroom environment with one-on-one interaction with AHA Training Faculty Member
B. Instructor Mentoring and Coaching
C. BLS CPR for HCP and/or Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Manual ($39.25 and $54.95 value per manual)
D. ACLS or PALS Instructor Manual ($50.00 value per manual)
E. Initial Training Records Fee
F. Numerous Instructor Handouts
​G. Instructor Binder
H. 2 Year Certification (Instructor Must Renew Certification Every 2 Years)
I. Training Center Alignment
J. Instructor Card (This will be emailed to each instructor upon successful completion of Instructor course)

Private and/or One-on-One BLS, Heartsaver, and/or Dual Instructor Certification is also now available! If you are seeking to become an American Heart Association BLS or CPR and First Aid Instructor but would rather take the course in the comfort of your own home, then now you can. If you prefer to not take a training course in a group with other individuals and would rather have that individual attention; then now you can. Call us for additional information!

BLS Instructor certification

Prerequisites for AHA BLS Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA BLS CPR Provider card
  2. Complete AHA Online BLS Instructor Essentials (Purchase online on AHA website)

Heartsaver cpr/aed/fIRST aID iNSTRUCTOR Certification

Prerequisites for AHA Heartsaver Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Provider card
  2. Complete AHA Online Heartsaver Instructor Essentials (Purchase online on AHA website)

BLS and Heartsaver Dual Instructor Certification

Prerequisites for AHA BLS and Heartsaver Dual Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA BLS and Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Provider card
  2. Complete AHA Online BLS Instructor Essentials (Purchase online on AHA website)

ACLS INstructor Certification

​Prerequisites for AHA ACLS Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA BLS Provider card
  2. Current AHA ACLS Provider card 
  3. Complete AHA Online ACLS Instructor Essentials (Purchase online on AHA website).
  4. Be licensed or certified in a healthcare occupation in which ACLS skills are within the scope of the candidates' practice (examples include: paramedic, MD, RN, NP, PA).

PALS INstructor Certification

​Prerequisites for AHA PALS Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA BLS Provider card
  2. Current AHA PALS Provider card
  3. Complete AHA Online PALS Instructor Essential (Purchase online on AHA website)
  4. Be licensed or certified in a healthcare occupation in which PALS skills are within the scope of the candidates' practice (examples include: paramedic, MD, RN, NP, PA).

PEARS insTructor certification

Prerequisites for AHA PEARS Instructor Certification:
  1. Current AHA BLS Provider card
  2. Current AHA PALS and/or PEARS Provider card
  3. Complete AHA Online PEARS Instructor Essentials (Purchase online on AHA website)
  4. Be licensed or certified in a healthcare occupation in which PALS skills are within the scope of the candidates' practice (examples include: paramedic, MD, RN, NP, PA).

CPR INSTRUCTOR CLASS COSTS

The cost of all American Heart Association Instructor courses includes a printed copy of the required American Heart Association Instructor Manual.
BLS Instructor Course: $505.00 
Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Course: $505.00 
BLS and Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Dual Certification Instructor Course: $625.00 (Includes both the BLS and Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor Manual)
ACLS Instructor Course: $550.00 
PALS Instructor Course: $550.00 
​PEARS Instructor Course: $505.00

$95.00 additional per student we travel to your site and conduct the 8.0 hour training at your location (30 miles perimeter of San Antonio)
$100.00 Annual Training Records Fee
$275.00 Bi-Annual Instructor Renewal Fee (BLS, Heartsaver, ACLS, PALS)
​$75.00 Transfer Records Request Fee