READ BEFORE SCHEDULING AN INSTRUCTOR COURSE

1. PROCESS OF BECOMING AN INSTRUCTOR:

  • Be accepted by an AHA Training Center (TC) prior to enrolling in the Instructor Course and have a completed Instructor Candidate Application on file with that Training Center (Details below in section 6)

  • Have a current American Heart Association Provider Card and be proficient in all the skills.

  • Prior to class, complete the Instructor Essentials Online and print the Certificate of Completion (Details below in section 4)

  • Successfully complete the classroom Instructor Course

  • Successfully complete teaching a monitored course within three (3) months of completing the classroom Instructor Course (Details below in section 6)

2. PREREQUISITES:

  • Instructors must be at least 18 years of age

  • Have a current American Heart Association Provider Card and be proficient in all the skills.

  • Complete the Instructor Essentials Online and print the Certificate of Completion for the Instructor class. (Details below in section 4)

  • Align with an AHA Training Center accepting new Instructors (Details below in section 6)

3. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT:

  • Registration and payment for the Instructor Course MUST be received prior to class. Register early, classes fill up quickly. There are no reservations without payment. Class confirmation, directions, and Instructor Essentials keycode are sent by email. Because the Instructor Course covers a lot of material in a relatively short time, advanced preparation is required.

4. INSTRUCTOR ESSENTIALS ONLINE COURSE:

  • Completion of the Instructor Essentials Course is required to become an AHA Instructor.

  • The Instructor Essentials Course is designed to prepare the Instructor Candidate to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning courses, show how to adequately 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 Instructor Essentials Course is an online, self-directed, and discipline-specific course. A keycode is emailed to access the Essentials Course. The Instructor Essentials is a one-time-only requirement.

  • Continuing education credits are offered by AHA for the Instructor Essentials Course.

  • Upon completion of the Instructor Essentials Course, the Instructor Candidate prints a Certificate of Completion which must be brought to the classroom Instructor Course.

5. TEXTBOOK/ MANUAL POLICY:

  • AHA policy states, "Each student must have the current, appropriate textbook readily available before, during, and after the course." The HEARTSAVER Instructor Manual (20-1107) MUST be brought to the class.

  • The Instructor Manual may be purchased from EMskillz, LLC.

6. TRAINING CENTER ALIGNMENT:

  • American Heart Association requires Instructor Candidates to align with an authorized Training Center that is accepting new Instructors when signing up for an Instructor Course. EMskillz, LLC automatically aligns all Instructors who take Instructor Courses and does not charge an additional alignment fee.

  • If the Instructor candidate is aligned with another Training Center, please inform EMskillz, LLC in advance and bring a completed Instructor Candidate Application to class signed by that Training Center's Training Center Coordinator.

7. COURSE MONITORING:

Instructor status is granted, and an instructor card is issued after the instructor successfully completes the Instructor Course and demonstrates teaching skills while being monitored during a course. The monitoring must take place within three (3) months of completing the Instructor Course. If the Instructor is aligned with another Training Center, monitoring will be done, and the Instructor Card will be issued by that Training Center.