BEACON by Code One

BEACON is American Heart Association hybrid training designed to help you BE A CONfident rescuer. Learners complete a portion of their selected course(s) – Heartcode – online and then come to our center for an individual skills appointment. Appointments are offered at most locations Monday through Saturday between 8am and 8pm so it’s easy to find a convenient time to come in.

Code One has over 50 locations which offer Skills Sessions by appointment.  While the exact hours of operation vary by location, most Code One Training Centers accept appointments Monday through Saturday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. See our list of locations here.

A BEACON Complete Package includes the required Heartcode Online course plus a Hands-On Skills Verification appointment at Code One for the chosen course(s).  These are the courses that most learners require.

BEACON Skills Only is ONLY for learners who have already completed the American Heart Association Heartcode  course for their chosen certification(s) and have their certificate dated in the past year.

BOTH the Heartcode and the skills session are needed to satisfy certification even if you are renewing your certificate.

HeartCode is the American Heart Association’s blended learning option for BLS, PALS, and ACLS courses.  The Heartcode courses are adaptive and will adjust content based on the prior knowledge of the learner.

Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a learner completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, and a hands-on skills session.  In order to meet BEACON certificate requirements, learners are required to complete both the Heartcode course and the hands-on skills session for their chosen certification(s).

Learners arrive for their scheduled appointment to a Code One Training Center location and check-in using the instructions in their confirmation email. Our system will confirm your appointment and call you with a door code so you may enter the skills training room. You will be in a private room with your virtually connected 1:1 BEACON instructor on the TV screen who will guide and support you through your hands-on skills session. Watch a video of Youtuber Nurse Katherine going through her BEACON BLS Instructor Guided Skills Session.

Watch a video of Youtuber Nurse Katherine going through her BEACON BLS Skills Session to get an idea.

The BEACON Self-Guided Skills option is available to users who are familiar with the RQI equipment and are comfortable with technology. During your hands-on CPR skills session you will have the opportunity to independently perform skills on the high-tech RQI manikin. Our team will virtually supervise and will be available to assist if needed, but you will have your session without ongoing assistance from an instructor.

If you have never used the RQI platform before, we recommend that you schedule the Virtual Instructor Guided skills session.

Both formats will be available in your scheduling module on your Moodle account after you have registered and completed the appropriate Heartcode course (or uploaded your certificate if doing Skills Only).

Yes.  Code One’s Healthcare Provider Bundle Package allows you to complete the online portion of the Heartcode BLS, ACLS, and PALS programs and then come in for a single skills appointment to cover skills for all three courses.