American Heart Association

ACLS Instructor

INSTRUCTOR COURSE: A one-day Classroom Course with an AHA Training Faculty

FEE: $435 class TEXTBOOK: $78 ESSENTIALS: $56 (only required once)

Receive AHA Instructor Card
Receive AHA Instructor Card after course monitoring

Register Early!
Enrollment is limited. Classes fill-up quickly.
Registration and payment required prior to class.
Schedule subject to change without notice.

Confirmation by Email!
Class confirmation, class preparation work, and driving directions are sent to you by email.

Course Length

• ALL DAY 9:00AM to 5:00PM - about 8 hours

Course Content

• Overview of New Science-2020 Guidelines
• Atlas
• Instructor Materials and Equipment
• Organizing and Teaching Course
• Written Exam/ Skills Testing
• Course Director
• Instructor Renewal
• Training Center Specifics
• HeartCode ACLS and Blended Learning

CEs Available! The CPR Lady Training Center has been accredited as an Authorized Provider to offer CEs to Dentists (DDS or DMD), Paramedics (Medic), Pharmacists (RPh), Physicians (MD), Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP), Respiratory Therapists (RT), Registered Nurses (RN), and Nurse Practitioners (NP)

Students must request CEs from The CPR Lady at the time of class, state their profession, give their license number, and sign the CE Roster. CEs cannot be issued after the class is completed and closed.

1. PROCESS OF BECOMING AN ACLS 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 current American Heart Association ACLS Provider Card and be proficient in all the skills. ACLS Provider may NOT be taken online-MUST BE CLASSROOM COURSE.
• Prior to class complete the ACLS Instructor Essentials Online and print the Certificate of Completion (Details below in section 4)
• Successfully complete the ACLS classroom Instructor Course
• Successfully complete being monitored teaching an ACLS Course within six (6) months of completing the classroom Instructor Course (Details below in section 7)

2. PREREQUISITES:

• ACLS Instructors must be at least 18 years of age and licensed or certified in a healthcare occupation where the skills are within the provider's scope of practice
• Have current American Heart Association ACLS Provider eCard and be proficient in all the skills.
• Complete the ACLS Instructor Essentials Online and print the Certificate of Completion to the Instructor class. (Details below in section 4)
• Align with an AHA Training Center accepting new Instructors (Details below in section 6)
• All ACLS Instructors aligning with The CPR Lady must also be aligned as BLS Instructors

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

4. ACLS INSTRUCTOR ESSENTIALS Required:

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

The ACLS Instructor Essentials is designed to prepare 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. The ACLS Instructor Essentials is purchased from The CPR Lady for $56. A keycode is emailed to access the Essentials Course. The ACLS Instructor Essentials is a one-time only requirement. The Essentials are mailed about 2 weeks prior to class.

Student MUST have ACLS Instructor Manual to complete ACLS Instructor Essentials.

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

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

All keycode sales are final. Keycode cannot be returned once it is issued. 

5. TEXTBOOK/ MANUAL POLICY:
AHA policy states, "Each student must have the current, appropriate textbook readily available before, during and after the course." The ACLS Instructor Manual (20-1107) MUST be brought to the class.

The ACLS Instructor Manual may be purchased from The CPR Lady. The Manual can be picked up prior to class or mailed for an additional fee. The Instructor Manual is mailed about 2 weeks prior to class.

Student MUST have ACLS Instructor Manual to complete ACLS Instructor Essentials. 

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. The CPR Lady Training Center automatically aligns all Instructors who take The CPR Lady Instructor Courses and does not charge an additional alignment fee.

If Instructor is aligned with another Training Center, please inform The CPR Lady Training Center 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 an ACLS Provider or ACLS Provider Update Course. The monitoring must take place within three (3) months of the ACLS Instructor Course. If Instructor is aligned with another Training Center, monitoring will be done and Instructor Card issued by that Training Center.

8. COURSE DIRECTOR:
American Heart Association policy states new ACLS Instructors MAY NOT teach classes on their own until they become a Course Director. An ACLS Instructor may do Skills Testing for ACLS and act as an assisting Instructor in an ACLS Course. 

The process to become a Course Director involves 3 steps.

1. Application
2. Complete ACLS Precourse Self-Assessment (PSA
3. View Course Director Orientation