Heartsaver CPR & First Aid Instructor Training Course Details and Prerequisites

Thank you for your interest in American Heart Association Heartsaver Instructor Training with CPR Seattle. To enroll in a class, or view our current schedule click here. The following information outlines course prerequisites, required skill proficiencies, required course materials (which are not included in the cost of the class session), and how to prepare. To find out more about the time and cost involved with becoming an AHA instructor / AHA Training Site, click here. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions via phone (206-504-3280) or email (cpr@cprseattle.com).

Course Prerequisites

Current American Heart Association (AHA) Heartsaver Adult, Child, Infant CPR and First Aid provider certification card. Certification cards from non-AHA programs will not be accepted (see this link for a guide to AHA certification cards). Important note: A BLS Provider certification does not meet this prerequisite. An ASHI American Safety and Health Institute blended learning certification card does not qualify.
Completion of the online AHA Heartsaver Instructor Essentials course
Obtain a copy of the AHA Heartsaver Instructor Manual and read through
Obtain the AHA Heartsaver First Aid and CPR course video (DVD or streaming version) and watch the entire video
Exemplary Heartsaver Adult, Child & Infant CPR/AED and First Aid skills (see list of skills below)
Ability to pass the Heartsaver CPR, AED and First Aid provider written exam
Instructors are required to join the AHA Instructor Network (use this link) and request alignment with an AHA Training Center. Instructor will have their alignment approved after completing their Instructor Course. CPR Seattle welcomes those who attend our Instructor Course to align with us. Please speak with any CPR Seattle staff for details.

How to Prepare for the AHA Heartsaver Instructor Course

Practice, practice, practice your skills! Part 4 of the Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Instructor Manual contains skill check-off sheets and skills descriptors that you will use to evaluate your own students. Skills are explained step by step. Study the skills checklist and practice the skills yourself until you have mastered them. You can even practice watching a friend performing the skill and check off the steps they have performed correctly as they do the skill. An additional way to practice is by watching the AHA Heartsaver videos. You can also audit a Heartsaver course by contacting CPR Seattle. Students who cannot correctly perform these skills at the beginning of the instructor course will not be permitted to continue the course and will be asked to attend the next session.
Read through the entire Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Instructor Manual.
Read through the entire Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Student Manual.
Read the Program Administration Manual (available on the AHA Instructor Network)
Complete the online Heartsaver Instructor Essentials Course and email your completion certificate to CPR Seattle.

Course Monitoring

A CPR Seattle Training Center Faculty must monitor instructor candidates teaching an actual CPR class before receiving an instructor card. Candidates must enroll in a Heartsaver Course Monitoring Class within 6 months of their instructor course. If the candidate does not complete the course monitoring session within 6 months of completing the instructor training, the instructor course must be taken again. Click here to see upcoming course monitoring dates and to enroll in a session. NOTE: There will be only one or two monitoring session dates available for each Instructor class. Please make sure you can attend one of the scheduled sessions before you enroll in the Instructor course.

Required Instructor Course / Teaching Materials (NOTE: these must be obtained from CPR Seattle or https://shopcpr.heart.org/ before your course start date)

To order from CPR Seattle call 206-504-3280 or email cpr@cprseattle.com.

Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Instructor Manual (required to complete the pre-course online training)
Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Course Video (DVD or streaming version)
Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED Student Manual