The BLS Instructor Course is taught in a blended learning format. AHA BLS Instructor candidates must complete the online portion, followed by the hands-on session conducted by BLS Training Faculty. This course is designed to teach participants the fundamentals of teaching Basic Life Support to various audiences. The program offers a two-year instructorship through the American Heart Association. Successful completion of this course allows the participant to teach CPR and offer AHA course completion cards to lay rescuers and health professionals.
Prerequisites for BLS Instructor Course
Before taking this course, candidates must have a current course completion card in BLS issued by the American Heart Association.
1. We recommend that you review the AHA BLS provider materials. The Instructor course will not teach you the course materials but how to teach the content to students with different learning styles. It is expected that you have a strong provider knowledge of the Basic Life Support guidelines.
2. Course registrants will be required to complete the BLS Provider exam in person at the training center at a designated date/time prior to your course date and achieve the minimum score set forth by the training center in order to attend the instructor course.
3. You will be mailed your BLS Instructor Manual unless you notify the training center that you want to pick it up from our training center.
4. You will receive an email to complete the AHA BLS online Instructor Essentials. This will be your ticket into the BLS instructor-led portion of the course.
5. Please know that completing this instructor course does not mean you will be teaching as an employee of Cooper Center for Resuscitation Education & Community Engagement, but would be an aligned instructor with our training center.
The cost of this course includes:
- Online Instructor Essential course
- Instructor-led course
- Instructor manual
- Course monitoring
- Training center alignment
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We look forward to welcoming you to this BLS Instructor course.