AHA ACLS Instructor Course

ACLS Instructor Essentials Course is an online, self-directed course that teaches information needed to instruct AHA’s ACLS classroom courses and to conduct skills practice and skills testing sessions for HeartCode® ACLS Part 1 eLearning courses.

Primary Audience
This course must be completed by candidates who wish to become AHA ACLS Instructors

Course Materials

ACLS Instructor Essentials Online (90-1432)

Upon successful completion of all steps, candidates receive an ACLS Instructor card, valid for two years.

Planning and preparation for courses
Instructing courses
Conducting written exams, skills practice and skills testing
Includes approximately 30 minutes of general information about instructing AHA courses, followed by ACLS course-specific information
Keeping your ACLS Instructor status current
Course information is available for 12 months following online activation

AHA ACLS Instructor Course

ACLS Instructor Essentials Course is an online, self-directed course that teaches information needed to instruct AHA’s ACLS classroom courses and to conduct skills practice and skills testing sessions for HeartCode® ACLS Part 1 eLearning courses.

Primary Audience
This course must be completed by candidates who wish to become AHA ACLS Instructors

Course Materials

ACLS Instructor Essentials Online (90-1432)

Upon successful completion of all steps, candidates receive an ACLS Instructor card, valid for two years.

Planning and preparation for courses
Instructing courses
Conducting written exams, skills practice and skills testing
Includes approximately 30 minutes of general information about instructing AHA courses, followed by ACLS course-specific information
Keeping your ACLS Instructor status current
Course information is available for 12 months following online activation

Course Prerequisites

Prior to taking this course, candidates must:
Have a current course completion card in ACLS
Have aligned with an AHA ACLS Training Center that is accepting new ACLS Instructors

Becoming a ACLS Instructor

Following successful completion of the ACLS Instructor Essentials Course, candidates must also:
Attend the in-person ACLS Instructor Course
Be monitored by faculty teaching their first course

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