Breathing Hearts, LLC

Instructor Course Information

American Heart Association Curriculum

Bayside CPR & AED Training Center-TC Alignment

You can become a(n):

Corporate CPR Instructor: Your business finds it easier and cost effective to have instructors onsite.

Independent CPR Instructor: Be your own boss, make your own schedule.

BLS Instructor: Healthcare Providers

Heartsaver: Non-healthcare providers

Prerequisites:

  • Hold an American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS Basic Life Support CPR card OR Heartsaver CPR/AED/First Aid card (non healthcare)

If you are a BLS Instructor you can teach all BLS Basic Life Support healthcare provider courses and Heartsaver courses.

If you are a Heartsaver Instructor you can only teach Heartsaver courses.

To order BLS the Instructor’s manual (teaching healthcare)

To order Heartsaver’s Instructor’s manual (teaching lay persons)

  • Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED Instructor Manual

To order other materials:

  • Create an account at www.worldpoint.com/newcustomer

Once you complete the class you will be entitled to discounts. The information will be provided once you are an official instructor.

Some topics discussed in the AHA CPR Instructor Course:

  1. Understanding the American Heart Association CPR Instructor Network
  2. The Instructor’s Manual and how to use it
  3. Reviewing the PAM (Program Administration Manual). The PAM provides information about how to administer courses in general. It has the overall rules and guidance.
  4. How to get course completion cards for students. Course completion card and how to issue to students
  5. What paperwork is needed in each class
  6. Exams and how to use them
  7. Skills checks and how to administer them
  8. How to identify and correct weak skills by using the critical skills descriptors and offering positive and corrective feedback
  9. Using Lesson Plans in the Instructor’s Manuals
  10. Skills testing and remediation
  11. Maintaining Instructor Status
  12. Required equipment
  13. Preparing for the course
  14. Materials and forms needed to teach a class.

After the class and prerequisites are complete, you will co-teach a class at one of our Houston/Cypress locations. You must have access to all required materials for training and show proof of access during training monitoring. If you will be teaching at your own location, there will be an additional $50 travel fee for monitoring if more than 10 miles from our main office location.

 

Instructor Alignment Requirements for Instructor Alignment

An instructor candidate must complete all requirements and align with an approved primary AHA TC that is authorized by the AHA to teach in that territory before teaching a course other than the initial monitored course.

Only instructors aligned with a TC are authorized to teach courses and issue course completion cards.

The following are requirements for instructor primary alignment:

  • No fees are paid to the AHA for this alignment. Any fees charged for instructor alignment are solely at the discretion of the TC.
  • The TCC may require a meeting with or monitoring of the instructor applicant before acceptance. The course monitoring will be done by designated TF. The TCC decides whether to accept the instructor for alignment. This decision is final.
  • TCs may cancel the alignment (deactivate) of an instructor with their TC who fails to act in accordance with AHA course policy or TC policy. TCs are not obligated to accept all instructors who apply for alignment. The TC has the sole right to determine which instructors to keep on its roster based on its criteria.
  • The primary TC is responsible for instructors’ adherence to AHA guidelines. This includes instructors with multiple alignments.

 

What IS included in the payment?

  • Instructor Course, American Heart Association Curriculum (4-6 hours)
  • Instructor Monitoring (must complete within 6 months of course completions)
  • Review of Instructor Essentials
  • Instructor Certification Card (after all requirements are met)
  • Up to 2 class shadows
  • Join a network of CPR professionals.

What's NOT included in the payment?

  • BLS or Heartsaver Certification (needed prior to class). If you don't have it, you can register here.
  • Instructor Essentials (online portion)
  • Instructor Manual(s)
  • Any other materials needed to instruct classes like manikins, other manuals, pocket masks etc.

 

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