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BLS Instructor Course

American Heart Association BLS Instructor Training

Become a Certified BLS Instructor

The BLS Instructor course prepares you to teach your own BLS and Heartsaver courses. The course includes American Heart Association BLS Instructor essentials, virtual instructor training, and observation of in-progress courses at a Code One Training Center.

Intended Audience

The American Heart Association BLS Instructor course trains healthcare professionals to teach American Heart Association BLS and Heartsaver courses.

Course Topics

  • Adult learning theory
  • AHA program information
  • Course and equipment preparation
  • Classroom management

Certification

Receive a two year American Heart Association BLS Instructor eCard when you successfully complete the course requirements

Available Registrations

Select the course you’d like to register for from the available locations and times below.

  • Code One East Hartford, CT

    121 Roberts Street
    East Hartford, CT 06108

    Saturday, December 14, 2024
    10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

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  • Code One Virtual Live Training Room 16

    Thursday, January 9, 2025
    6:00 PM to 9:30 PM

    Register Now
  • Code One Stamford @ Northeast Medical Institute

    135 Bedford Street
    Stamford, CT 06901

    Saturday, January 25, 2025
    9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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  • Code One Stamford @ Northeast Medical Institute

    135 Bedford Street
    Stamford, CT 06901

    Saturday, February 22, 2025
    9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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  • Code One Stamford @ Northeast Medical Institute

    135 Bedford Street
    Stamford, CT 06901

    Saturday, March 22, 2025
    9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

    Register Now

BLS Instructor Certification Process

Download our instructor certification guide and follow the step-by-step certification process.

Step-by-Step Process

American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification

You’ll need a copy of your current American Heart Association BLS Provider card. Most cards can be downloaded from the AHA My Cards portal. If you need to renew your card, Code One’s BEACON BLS Complete provides a fast and convenient way to get this done.

Affiliate with an American Heart Association Training Center

Complete an Instructor Candidate Application and get it signed by your accepting Training Center. You’ll need to upload the completed form during registration. If you need suggestions for Training Center alignment, please see this article.

Register for your BLS Instructor Course

Choose a date from the Program Registration list below for your instructor training course.

Online BLS Instructor Essentials

An enrollment key for Code One’s Moodle Learning Management System will be emailed to you once you are registered.  Complete the Online BLS Instructor Essentials course on Moodle prior to attending your instructor course.

BLS Instructor Virtual Live Training

BLS Instructor training is conducted by Code One’s national faculty in our Zoom virtual conference room. This is a live, online component which participants must attend at their scheduled time. Instructor Candidates learn about the Mission of the American Heart Association, goals for Emergency Cardiovascular Care, affiliation with a Training Center, and the programs that they will be able to instruct as an AHA instructor. Participants will evaluate skills being performed by video to become familiar with the skills testing process.

Instructor Testing

Complete the BLS Provider and BLS Instructor written exams on your Moodle account.

Course Observation

Observe instructor-led class(es) being taught at a Code One Training Center. You may attend as many as you need to be comfortable teaching independently.  Instructor-led classes are only offered at certain Code One Training Centers – view the schedule of instructor-led courses to see where and when courses are available for monitoring.

Course Monitoring

Get monitored by Code One Faculty while you teach an instructor-led course at a Code One Training Center. Instructor-led classes are only offered at certain Code One Training Centers – view the schedule of instructor-led courses to see where and when courses are available for monitoring.

Instructor Certificate Issued

You’ll be issued your BLS Instructor eCard and will be able to start teaching AHA Heartsaver and BLS Provider courses under your affiliated Training Center.

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