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BLS (CPR) Instructor Course

November 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
$350.00 – $500.00

The 2026 BLS Instructor Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning BLS Provider courses. It educates instructor candidates on how to use AHA Instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses.

Course Learning Objectives:
After successfully completing the BLS Instructor Course, students should be able to:

  • Identify the prerequisites to becoming an AHA Instructor
  • Describe the usability of the Program Administration Manual (PAM)
  • Describe the core competencies of an AHA Instructor
  • Describe the 5 steps of the AHA Instruction Cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current
  • Identify resources available to an AHA Instructor
  • Describe how to use discipline-specific AHA Instructor materials: the Instructor Manual, Lesson Plans, course videos, and skills testing checklists
  • Identify discipline-specific course formats available to students for completion of the course
  • Describe discipline-specific course completion requirements
  • Describe discipline-specific flexibility options available to an AHA Instructor within the course
  • Describe the requirements for how to maintain an AHA Instructor status
  • Describe effective AHA Instructor feedback and remediation techniques
  • Demonstrate the administration of skills testing with the use of the skills testing checklists

 

We have a monthly training center fee based on which instructor level you select:

Mobile is $12/month with:

  • Standard eCard pricing
  • Direct Access to all course completion ecards
  • Discounts on all items
  • Tax-Free ecard purchases

Mobile Plus is $15/month and adds:

  • Instructor eCards access
  • My American Heart Instructor ecosystem
  • Reduced recertification costs
  • Quarterly discount coupons

Training Site Partnership is $208/month, and adds:

  • Preferred eCard pricing
  • Free discipline recertification every two years
  • Updated teaching content
  • Additional 1.5% purchase discount after 10 instructor alignments

Details

  • Date: November 13
  • Time:
    10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • Cost: $350.00 – $500.00
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BLS Instructor Mobile
Designed for independent instructors who want the freedom to build a CPR training business on their own schedule. The Mobile Partnership provides the essential Training Center alignment, eCard access, purchasing discounts, and support you need to teach at businesses, schools, organizations, or other locations in your community. It’s a straightforward way to move from being a CPR instructor to operating your own mobile training business.
$ 350.00
8 available
BLS Instructor Mobile Plus
Mobile Plus is designed for instructors who are ready to do more than teach individual classes. In addition to your mobile training capabilities, you gain access to additional instructor resources, the My American Heart Instructor ecosystem, instructor eCards, quarterly discount opportunities, and reduced recertification costs. This option gives you additional tools to grow your brand, develop instructors, generate more opportunities, and build a repeatable training business.
$ 425.00
8 available
Training Site Partnership
Designed for established training businesses that want to operate from a fixed facility while maintaining the flexibility to provide mobile training. This partnership level provides enhanced eCard pricing, instructor development opportunities, included recertification across disciplines, updated teaching content, and additional purchasing benefits. Most importantly, this level creates a pathway to grow beyond your own classes by developing and aligning instructors who can purchase eCards through your Training Site—helping you build a larger, repeatable training operation.
$ 500.00
8 available
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