Course Offerings

The ACLS Instructor Essentials Online is the self-directed, online portion of the ACLS Instructor Essentials blended learning Course. Course content covers steps for becoming an AHA ACLS Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. This course includes core information about instructing AHA ACLS Provider courses, followed by course-specific information.

The ACLS Instructor Essentials Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning ACLS Provider courses. It educates instructor candidates on 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. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses."