AHA BLS Instructor Course

The BLS Instructor Essentials Course is an intensive course for instructor candidates who have already successfully
completed the BLS Provider Course.  Instructor candidates should
exemplify integrity, demonstrate strong ethics, communicate clearly, and model a dedication to quality of training.

Qualifications for AHA BLS Instructor:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be aligned with an AHA TC [this paperwork will be completed as part of your Instructor Application packet]
− Instructor candidates must have a TC that has agreed to accept them as an instructor once they have completed
Instructor Essentials and their monitoring is completed.
• Have a current AHA BLS Provider course completion card
• Be proficient in the skills of BLS
− To measure the proficiency of the BLS skills, you will be observed during the course. 
• Complete an Instructor Candidate Application
• Successfully complete the online portion of Instructor Essentials [This course will need to be purchased through the AHA website through a link provided, completed and completion certificate provided prior to or upon arrival to the scheduled Instructor Course.

There are 4 steps to become an AHA Instructor. For successful completion, instructor candidates must
1. Be accepted by an AHA Training Center (TC) before enrolling in an Instructor Essentials Course and have a completed
Instructor Candidate Application on file with that TC
2. Have current AHA Provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Essentials Course and be proficient in all the
skills of that discipline
3. Successfully complete the Instructor Essentials Course, including both the online and hands-on session
4. Successfully be monitored teaching within 6 months after completing the hands-on session of the Instructor
Essentials Course (Training Center Coordinators [TCCs] may require additional monitoring, if needed)

Please contact me to schedule a class and receive further instructions on the Instructor Application process.  When we schedule your class, we need a class size of 4-7 students in order to be time efficient and maximize team dynamics.  The in-person portion of the class will take approximately 6 hours.