Health Education Services offers a curriculum to achieve and maintain instructor certification with the American Heart Association

American Heart Association Prerequisites

  • Current completion card in discipline for the appropriate instructor course
    – Basic Life Support (BLS) for HealthCare Professionals
    – HeartSaver® for the workplace and/or community
  • Completion of American Heart Association Instructor Essentials Course
  • A Letter of Recommendation attesting to candidate’s ability to become a competent instructor
  • A letter from an American Heart Association Training Center confirming that candidate has been accepted into the training center

Course Segments

Complete a one day instructor course

Teach first class, while being successfully monitored by a Training Center Faculty member

Upon demonstration of instructor competency, receive American Heart Association Instructor Card