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Heart CPR is proud to offer comprehensive instructor training in American Red Cross and American Heart Association Instructor level courses. If you are passionate about saving lives, and have a desire to teach others about first aid, CPR, AED, and cardiovascular care, becoming a CPR Instructor may be perfect for you.

Our team of experienced training educators guide Instructor candidates through a combination of hands-on in classroom and e-learning sessions. Our goal is to maximize Instructor engagement while facilitating effective teaching techniques.

Heart CPR is proud to offer comprehensive instructor training in American Red Cross and American Heart Association Instructor level courses.

The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor course has been updated to include the latest ECC Guidelines and provides instructor candidates with the skills and knowledge to teach the American Red Cross basic-level First Aid, CPR and AED courses.

Class Date Jun 27, 2022

Schedule Mon 8:30AM – 2:00PM

Location Orange, CA 92868

Class Fee $350 on sale $295

Class Date Jul 25, 2022

Schedule Mon 8:30AM – 2:00PM

Location Orange, CA 92868

Class Fee $350 on sale $295

Class Date Aug 29, 2022

Schedule Mon 8:30AM – 2:00PM

Location Orange, CA 92868

Class Fee $350 on sale $295

First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Class FAQs

The American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED instructor course trains instructor candidates to teach the First Aid/CPR/AED  courses.

The First Aid/CPR/AED instructor course r.21 is a blended learning offering with the following: 

To be eligible to participate in the course a First Aid/CPR AED instructor candidate must: 

Upon successful course completion, candidates will receive an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor certificate valid for 2 years.

Prior to the in-class session, all participants must complete an online Instructor course thru the Red Cross Learning Center.

You will receive a separate email from the Red Cross with information to complete the online portion of the class. Please read the email carefully and follow the link in the email to complete the online portion before the classroom session.

If you signed up for the class last minute and did not receive the online course information, please reply to your registration confirmation email or call our office immediately. Otherwise, we will assist you at the start of the class.

Links to all course materials will be emailed to instructor candidates when you register for a class.   Participants may bring the materials to class in either digital format on a laptop, iPad or tablet, or printed hard copy.  Print versions of these materials are available for purchase from the  Red Cross Store.

Each Instructor Candidate must complete two Practice Teaching Assignments during the class.

You will receive an email with your assigned Practice Teaching Assignments and instructions to prepare for teaching your assigned topics/skills. If you do not receive the email at least 3 days before your scheduled class please contact our office at 800-916-1213.

Note: We are not required to provide your practice teaching assignments before the class, we do this as a courtesy to help Instructor Candidates prepare ahead of time. Not receiving an email or not checking your email is NOT an acceptable excuse for rescheduling a class. Practice teaching assignments will be assigned at the start of the class for those who didn’t receive the email.

If you decide to leave the class for any reason, you will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be eligible to transfer to a different class.

The following items are REQUIRED for the class:

Program Policies for Instructor Courses

Refund Policy: Class fees are nonrefundable and no refunds will be issued once fees have been submitted. Class materials and supplies such as course manuals and textbooks, CPR masks and all other class supplies are nonrefundable.

Transfer Policy: The class transfer fee is $150.00 and registered participants are required to complete a Online Transfer Request at least 72 hours prior to the class date in order to be eligible to transfer. Transfers will only be granted if space is available in a future class with-in 60 days of the original class date. Only (1) transfer is allowed per registration.

No Show Policy: If a registered participant is a no-show and absent from their scheduled class, the participant will not receive a refund of any kind and is not eligible for a class transfer.

Class Space is Limited: If a registered participant decides to leave the class for any reason, they will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be eligible to transfer to a different class.

Cancelled Class Policy: Heart CPR reserves the right to cancel classes as needed. In the event a class is canceled registered participants will be offered a transfer to a different class at no additional charge or a full refund.

Visitor Policy: Only registered class participants are allowed in the classroom during training. All visitors must wait in the parking lot.

AHA TC ID: CA20982

The BLS Instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach American Heart Association (AHA) BLS Provider and Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED courses. Instructor candidates learn how to use AHA Instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. 

Class Date Jul 10, 2022

Virtual Session Sun 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Jul 18, 2022

Virtual Session Mon 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Jul 24, 2022

Virtual Session Sun 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Aug 1, 2022

Virtual Session Mon 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Aug 15, 2022

Virtual Session Mon 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Aug 21, 2022

Virtual Session Sun 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

Class Date Aug 29, 2022

Virtual Session Mon 9AM-1PM (PST)

Class Fee $225 on sale $185

BLS Instructor Class FAQs

The American Heart Association BLS Instructor Course is taught in a blended-learning format. Instructor candidates must complete the BLS Instructor Essentials Online course followed by an Instructor-Led virtual class session.

Course Content:

As a BLS Instructor, candidates can teach the following courses:

Candidates who successfully complete the steps listed below will receive an American Heart Association BLS Instructor certification, valid for two years.

Required Materials:

The American Heart Association requires Instructor candidates to align with an authorized Training Center (TC). All Instructors who complete the BLS Instructor course will automatically be aligned with Heart CPR.

The following items are REQUIRED for the class:

All Instructor candidates must complete a class monitor session with Training Center Faculty with-in 90 days of alignment.

Instructor candidates must have AHA compliant equipment including Manikins, AED trainer, BVM and course videos to teach a course for the monitor session.

During the monitor session instructor candidates will be evaluated on several key competencies including:

Upon successful completion of the monitor session, the instructor will receive their Instructor card. Should remediation be required, a new monitor session must be completed with-in the 90 days of alignment.

Program Policies for Instructor Courses

Refund Policy: Class fees are nonrefundable and no refunds will be issued once fees have been submitted. Class materials and supplies such as course manuals and textbooks, CPR masks and all other class supplies are nonrefundable.

Transfer Policy: The class transfer fee is $75.00 and registered participants are required to complete a Online Transfer Request at least 72 hours prior to the class date in order to be eligible to transfer. Transfers will only be granted if space is available in a future class with-in 60 days of the original class date. Only (1) transfer is allowed per registration.

No Show Policy: If a registered participant is a no-show and absent from their scheduled class, the participant will not receive a refund of any kind and is not eligible for a class transfer.

Class Space is Limited: If a registered participant decides to leave the class for any reason, they will NOT receive a refund and will NOT be eligible to transfer to a different class.

Cancelled Class Policy: Heart CPR reserves the right to cancel classes as needed. In the event a class is canceled registered participants will be offered a transfer to a different class at no additional charge or a full refund.

AHA TC ID: CA20982

We train in award winning programs by the American Red Cross and American Heart Association.

We are a team of top rated professional educators with a passion for teaching health and safety training.

We offer private group classes at your location or ours.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies, including a heart attack or near drowning, in which a person has stopped breathing.

When the heart stops, lack of oxygenated blood can cause brain damage in only a few short minutes and cause death within 8 to 10 minutes. CPR can keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other organs until more definitive medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association , nearly half a million Americans die from a cardiac arrest every year and more than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year.

In the event of a cardiac arrest, an automated external defibrillator (AED) can aid is saving a life. However, only about a quarter of Americans say there is an AED at their workplace.

Effective CPR and AED care can more than double a person’s chance of survival. A person faced with an emergency such as a heart attack, cardiac arrest, stroke, or choking may be saved if someone at the scene have had the lifesaving skills and techniques that can be acquired through CPR training.

Heart CPR offers affordable CPR and AED certification classes taught by expert instructors. CPR and AED certification options include Instructor Led (classroom only training), Blended Learning (online + in-person skill training) and Online only CPR courses.

During our CPR and AED class, you will learn how to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies. Skills include:

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If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at 1-800-916-1213 and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

Many people do not have the knowledge to aid others when it comes to First Aid and CPR emergencies, and often don’t know the proper way to help themselves.

Everyone can learn how to provide First Aid, CPR and AED care. However, many people feel helpless to act during an emergency because they either do not know how to administer care or their certification has lapsed. The life you save could be someone you love because more than 80 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home.

First Aid and CPR in the Workplace: According to a report from OSHA, First Aid emergencies often happen at work and nearly 10,000 cardiac arrest situations occur in the workplace each year, yet less than half of U.S. employees have been trained in First Aid, CPR and AED.  Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees and this includes proper training in First Aid, CPR and AED.

Heart CPR offers affordable First Aid, CPR and AED certification classes for individuals and groups throughout Southern California. We offer certification courses by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association and American Safety.

Class delivery options include Instructor Led (classroom only training), Blended Learning (online + in-person skill training) and Online only courses.

Some of the First Aid, CPR and AED skills taught during a training include:

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If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at 1-800-916-1213  and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

BLS refers to Basic Life Support which is a type of care that first-responders, healthcare providers and public safety professionals provide to anyone who is experiencing cardiac arrest, respiratory distress or an obstructed airway. It requires knowledge and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using automated external defibrillators (AED) and relieving airway obstructions in patients of every age.

Heart CPR teaches American Heart Association BLS Provider and BLS Renewal certification classes, as well as BLS classes from the American Red Cross.

The AHA BLS certification course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings.

BLS Providers learn to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) .

BLS class skills include:

Do you need BLS or CPR? The difference between BLS and CPR is that the BLS class is an advanced CPR/AED course used by healthcare professionals. If you are not a medical/healthcare professional, the best class for you would be a standard CPR/AED class or CPR/AED with First Aid class .

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If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at 1-800-916-1213 and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED is a certification class designed specifically for California State Licensed Childcare Providers.  This course is approved by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) and satisfies Title 22 requirements for CPR & First Aid Training for Childcare Providers.

Heart CPR teaches the American Heart Association Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED course which trains participants how to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in a child or infant in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. This course reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and the 2015 AHA/Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.

Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED is the ideal class for childcare workers, preschool teachers, camp counselors, and anyone who works with infants and children or has an interest in keeping children who are in their care safe and healthy.

Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED class meets EMSA requirements and teaches:

Who should take this course? If you work in childcare this is the right class for you. If you are not a childcare professional, the best class for you would be a standard CPR/AED class or CPR/AED with First Aid class .

Register for a Class

If you have any questions or need help finding the right certification class for you, please call our office at 1-800-916-1213 and a member of our staff will be happy to help you.

Heart CPR offers a full suite of training and certification course by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross and American Safety Association.

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Heart CPR provides CPR, BLS and First Aid training and certification classes for businesses, groups and individuals.

Taught by local First Responders, our certification classes focus on CPR and AED skills and first aid knowledge to help people manage real life emergencies.

Use of American Heart Association materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. 

Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the Association.