Our AHA Basic Life Support Instructor Course, located at our training facility at 1901 Raymond Dr, Unit # 4, Northbrook, IL 60062, prepares you to teach American Heart Association BLS Provider and Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED classes. As an instructor, you will be able to teach classes within your workplace, host community classes or even start your own CPR business!
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As an AHA Basic Life Support Instructor, You Will Be Able to Teach:
- BLS Provider
- HeartSaver CPR/AED
- HeartSaver First Aid CPR/AED
- HeartSaver Pediatric First Aid CPR/AED
- HeartSaver for K-12 Schools
- HeartSaver First Aid Only
- HeartSaver Bloodborne Pathogens
You will also be able to:
- Teach BLS or HeartSaver courses at your place of employment or outside work teaching individual classes.
- Ability to issue AHA certification cards to students. We offer competitive eCard pricing.
- Post your classes on the AHA class locator (ATLAS)
- Teach anywhere in the US.
Requirements:
- Have a current AHA BLS Provider certification. If you do not have one, please let us know and we can help you.
- This certification must be valid at the time of taking the instructor class. Expired certification cards cannot be accepted.
- BLS Instructor Essentials Course MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE IN PERSON CLASS. Completion certificate should be emailed to info@chicagocpracademy.com.
- Attend the Instructor’s Course – Must be done in person.
- Student must teach a BLS course while being shadowed by our instructors.
- Once completed, paperwork will be completed and you will become affiliated with our Training Center, Affinity Institute CPR Training Center.
- BY TAKING OUR INSTRUCTOR COURSE, IT IS REQUIRED TO BECOME ALIGNED FOR 2 YEARS WITH AFFINITY INSTITUTE CPR TRAINING CENTER.
- BLS Instructor Essentials Online | AHA (heart.org).
- BLS Instructor Manual eBook | or BLS Instructor Manual | AHA (Hard Copy)
- BLS Provider Manual eBook | AHA. or BLS Provider Manual | AHA (Hard Copy)
Refund Policy:
Instructor course payments are non-refundable within 14 days of the scheduled class date.
Instructor courses are limited to 6 seats, and your enrollment reserves a spot that cannot be replaced on short notice.
Rescheduling:
If you contact us more than 14 days before your class, we will gladly reschedule you to another available instructor course at no additional cost.
No-Show Policy:
Participants who do not attend their scheduled instructor course and did not request a reschedule in advance will forfeit their payment.
What Our Clients Are Saying
MOBILE training was very convenient for my busy schedule. Mike did a great job with explaining everything in detail. I highly recommend this class!
”We had a Great experience from scheduling to certification. The class was very informative, and the instructor Mike was amazing. He was very knowledgeable, thorough, and made it an enjoyable experience for us. Highly recommend their service.
”Very informative and convenient. Mike P. Did a great job. Will definitely use again for recertification
”Michael Pacocha was amazing, professional, worked with our schedule. He took his time with us, very detailed, made us feel comfortable and confident in what we were learning. We walked out knowing how to perform CPR on adults, children and infants. I will for sure continue my certification with him and refer to everyone I know! Thank you Michael!
”Mike was very punctual, professional and accommodating. He responded quickly and sent cards to all of my staff immediately after training. Will definitely use him again!!
”We had the best time with Mike getting CPR certified. He’s extremely communicative and accommodating with scheduling and made the class fun and informative. It’s such a breeze to have him come to you and bring everything. Would highly recommend!
”Chicago CPR Academy provides excellent and affordable classes for CPR, BLS and AED. They offer on-site training (mobile) and flexible hours which is important especially for busy healthcare workers. Mike is very knowledgeable, and he takes his time to answer all of your questions. I definitely recommend him and will be taking his class for recertification.
”I no longer have to dread CPR recertification time! Mike’s teaching approach was informative and fun. Also, his mobile service made it very convenient! I will definitely be using Chicago CPR Academy again in the future and you should too!
”Mike is a very efficient and thorough cpr instructor. He is very flexible, easy-going, and made class fun. I highly recommend him and will be taking his class again the next time I need to be certified.
”The agent was very professional and detailed oriented and very helpful to our entire team when training us on CPR and the AED
”Mike’s class was very informative. He answered all my questions and was very helpful. I will definitely be calling him when I need re-certification.
”It was a good class & I learned a lot. Sometimes these classes can drag and go so slow, but Mike managed to cover everything Efficiently & time did not drag. I feel confident with the skills I learned.
”Instructor Mike Parocha did a super job on training, was well-understood, and very knowledgeable. Thank you.
”Very informative and comfortable class. Provides great detail and evidence based techniques. Will definitely use again for recertification.
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