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How to Become an AHA Instructor
  • Updated:Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:36:00 AM
   
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Are you ready to become an American Heart Association Instructor?  The process is simple. The rewards, immeasurable.

 
Just follow these five steps to become an AHA Instructor:

1. Have a current PROVIDER card in the discipline (i.e., ACLS, BLS, PALS, Heartsaver) you wish to teach

2. Align with an authorized American Heart Association Training Center that is accepting new instructors. Find a Training Center near you at www.heart.org/eccclassconnector
 
3. Complete the American Heart Association’s Core Instructor Course

4. Attend an AHA BLS, ACLS, PALS or Heartsaver Instructor Course

5. Be monitored teaching your first course
 

Find a Training Center near you!
 
Are you a current American Heart Association Instructor? For all the latest Instructor information, visit the AHA Instructor Network. 
 
Put your heart into training. Learn from the leader. Teach to save lives. 





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