AHA PALS Instructor Course

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

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

Course Materials

PALS Instructor Essentials Online (90-1430)

Upon successful completion of all steps, candidates receive an PALS 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 PALS course-specific information
Keeping your PALS Instructor status current
Course information is available for 12 months following online activation

AHA PALS Instructor Course

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

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

Course Materials

PALS Instructor Essentials Online (90-1430)

Upon successful completion of all steps, candidates receive an PALS 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 PALS course-specific information
Keeping your PALS 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 PALS
Have aligned with an AHA PALS Training Center that is accepting new PALS Instructors

Becoming a PALS Instructor

Following successful completion of the PALS Instructor Essentials Course, candidates must also:

Attend the in-person PALS Instructor Course
Be monitored by Faculty teaching their first course

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