Class Enrollment

BLS Instructor Essentials
Date/Time:	Call to schedule
Location:	Call to schedule
Class Price:	$275.00

The BLS Instructor Essentials 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 an approved AHA Training Center. BLS instructor candidates must be successfully monitored by BLS Faculty within six months to receive their AHA BLS Instructor card.

This course will prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA instructor-led and blended-learning course formats. This Instructor Essentials course educates participants on how to adequately use 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.

Requirements:

1. Be accepted by an AHA Training Center by enrolling in a BLS Instructor Essentials Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with the accepting Training Center.
2. Have current BLS Provider status and be proficient in all the skills of that discipline. 
3. Successfully complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Course (both the online and classroom/hands-on portions). Students must print the certificate of completion from the online portion for entry into the classroom/hands-on portion.
4. Successfully be monitored teaching their first course within six months of completing the discipline-specific classroom Instructor Course (Training Center Coordinators can require additional monitoring if needed).
5. Register on the AHA Instructor Network and be confirmed by your primary Training Center for issuance of your Instructor ID number, which must be used to issue provider eCards.

A few tips about being an instructor:

• As an instructor, you will be teaching advanced concepts that save lives. It is important that you understand these concepts, and effectively teach them to others. You will need to use your experiences to teach others.
• You will need to complete the required initial paperwork, Online Essentials course, and in-person training for the discipline you are teaching.
• As an instructor, organization and efficiently are important. You will need to maintain course records, and submit copies to our Training Center when you complete each course.
• You will need to stay up-to-date with required trainings and updates when published by the AHA or Training Center.
• AHA requires all instructors have their own Instructor Manual, course DVD, and Provider Manual (prices varies depending on the discipline).
• Other equipment will be necessary depending on the discipline. Manikins, AED trainers, and barrier devices are the minimum.
• To maintain your instructor status, you will be required to teach 4 courses of the discipline you are certified (HeartSaver, BLS, ACLS, PALS) in 2 years by your renewal date.

Next Steps:

1. Either choose a date below or choose "I will call to schedule my classroom session" option and complete the registration form.
2. Send the completed AHA Instructor Application Form and a copy of your Provider certification in the discipline you are pursuing to medical@lofton.jobs. Your registration will be held until you have sent in the required documents.
3. Once received, our team will review your application. The link to the online Instructor Essentials course will be included in your confirmation email.
4. Once you have completed the online course, you will schedule and complete the in-person Instructor Essential course. Further instructions will be sent with the online course link on how to schedule the in-person training. 
5. After your in-person training and before you can teach a course, you must be monitored by our team within 6 months of course completion to receive your instructor ID and card.