American Heart Association Training Courses

We are Florida’s leader in CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) training and education. You never know when you’ll need to save a life. We can help make sure you are ready with a variety of courses designed to prepare you for real life situations. With convenient training available throughout Florida, we offer blended learning and in person classroom options. Join our mission to save lives and create safer communities.

American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Instructor Process

Proud Provider of American Heart Association (AHA) First Aid, CPR and AED Training

Want to Become An American Heart Association Instructor?

Benefits:

1. Make a difference in the community
2. Earn extra Income
3. Flexible hours
4. Leadership
5. Career Growth

How to Become an AHA Instructor

Becoming an American Heart Association instructor is easy after consulting with our American Heart Association Training Site to find out whether our Training Site (TS) is accepting new instructors and the TCF’s (Training Center Faculty) preferred course delivery. AHA requires Instructors to be aligned with an AHA Training Site/Center for training, records maintenance, program oversight, support, and student card certification source.

Pre-requisites:

In order to qualify for becoming an instructor candidate with our AHA Training Site, you must:

1. Have a current BLS Provider certification card
2. Demonstrate proficiency in BLS skills and in the ability to teach the programs offered by the AHA.
3. Have a current state healthcare or educator licensure.
4. Be 18 years of age or older.
5. Complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Online

Process to become an AHA Instructor:

1. Submit copy of current BLS Provider certification card. Copy must show front and back of card on one page.
2. Complete AHA Instructor Essentials Online Course and submit certificate of completion. (When registration payment is received, an online key will be emailed to you to take this course)
3. Request registration for our BLS Instructor course via email to finishstrongcpr@gmail.com. Once payment is received, we will confirm your registration and email you course details.
4. Finish Strong CPR & Medical Training, LLC will confirm ordering of your AHA BLS Provider Instructor materials if you do not already own/have access to them through your employer.
5. After receipt of your AHA Instructor Manual and course video package, read and review your materials prior to the Instructor course.
6. Complete the in-class hands-on session conducted by BLS Training Center Faculty.
7. Successfully complete instructor candidate monitoring {LINK TO INSTRUCTOR MONITORING TOOL] (teaching a course) within 6 months of completing the hands-on session BLS Instructor

BLS Instructor Course Content: 

• Overview of New Science-2020 Guidelines
• Heartsaver Instructor Materials and Equipment
• BLS Instructor Materials and Equipment
• Organizing and Teaching Courses
• Written Exam/ Skills Testing
• Instructor Renewal
• AHA Program Administration Manual
• Training Site Policies/Procedures
• HeartCode BLS and Blended Learning
• Instructor Resources: Instructor Network, PAM, ATLAS, Enrollware
• Manikin Maintenance and Decontamination

INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE FORMS: 

• AHA Candidate Application 
• AHA Instructor Monitoring Tool 
• AHA PAM 
• AHA Instructor Essential Instructor Candidate Workbook  

The steps are simple – get started today!

1. Be accepted by your local AHA Training Center before enrolling in an Instructor Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with that Training Center
2. Have current AHA provider status in the discipline for that Instructor Course and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline. Disciplines include BLS and Heartsaver®.
3. Successfully complete the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course.
4. Successfully be monitored teaching your first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course. Training Center Coordinators can require additional monitoring.

Once you become an 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. You will also be able to post class dates and times to reach more students through our public website.

*Finish Strong CPR & Medical Training, LLC is a private for-profit organization that offers the curriculums of the American Heart Association. Finish Strong CPR & Medical Training, LLC only accepts high-quality instructors willing to abide by the guidelines of the AHA and the standards of our Training Site We reserve the right to deny instructor certification to anyone who does not meet our quality standards. Our goal is to support instructor candidates through training to offer quality workplace and community programs that save lives.