
Instructor Courses
We offer Instructor courses in ACLS, BLS, Heartsaver, PALS, PEARS, & ACLS EP through the American Heart Association. email the training director at info@emstrainingny.com for questions and off site training.
- Requirements:
- 18 year of age or older
- Be of Good Moral Character
- Current Healthcare person preferably but not required
- Current Provider Card in each discipline
- New Instructors will complete all forms via DocHub. Instructor application, Instructor Monitoring forms, and training site agreement.
- As part of Instructor training program new instructors will attend and pass a Provider level course and pass with a 90 or higher, observe, and assist in a full class, and then complete a full course under observation of BLS Training center faculty. Once cleared by TCF and TSC Coordinator, an instructor card will be provided. The training faculty are here to guide you and observe your classes throughout your tenure as an instructor.
- Instructor Essentials for ACLS, BLS or PALS
- Read and Follow AHA Program Administration Manual
- Teaching on your own you should have some form of liability insurance coverage. Hiscox or hpso.com
- Instructor Manual physical or ebook for ACLS, BLS or PALS you can purchase from shopcpr.heart.org. instructors must use and have the instructor manual available for use.
- All required equipment as per your Instructor Manual.
- Equipment can be purchased from the company, can also be rented to the instructor, and equipment can be financed to the instructor through our affirm partner.
- Attend Instructor Orientation Course
- monitored teaching a full course by yourself successfully.
- BLS Supplies if you Teaching any advanced course
- BLS Feedback Manikins and AED Trainers
- Monitored by TCF/Course Director every two years
- Must Sign Training Site/Center Compliance and Instructor policies
- American Heart Association Instructors can bridge over to American Red Cross for free once completed you can teach ARC Classes
- Instructor eCard Prices – Aligned Instructors Only
- Advanced Instructors must have an airway manikin, adult/infant, airway equipment and use Dart Sim or comparable EKG simulator and simulated medications Demo Dose https://www.diamedicalusa.com/Demo-Dose-Simulated-Code-Drug-Set-1
You can conduct full in person courses and heartcode blended courses. if you wish to teach ACLS, PALS, or heartsaver courses, you can become an instructor in those disciplines as well and teach your own courses or teach for the training site. Instructors are not permitted to misrepresent themselves.

Are you Ready to Schedule your Class pick from the list below
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Instructor Alignment and Transfer
Instructors can transfer to the training site by completing the appropriate transfer forms. AHA Instuctor Transfer form must be completed.
Alignment Process
Step 1: Be accepted by the training site. Complete Training Site Application linked below & Pay alignment fee (alignment fee is waved for transfers and veterans)
https://forms.gle/GD8NBqTqfhvwXgwy9 Training Site Instructor Application
Step 2: Accept alignment request on Atlas atlas.heart.org
Step 3: If your Provider card is going to expire this is your chance to renew it. Once your application is approved you will be contacted for phone, zoom, or inperson interview. New Instructors and Renewals You may need to be monitored teaching a class in our office.
AHA Instructor Network
You will be invited to align with us on instructor network, you will have to log on to confirm the invite.
- Please include you AHA 2020 Updates completion and Instructor essentials completion certificate with your transfer or secondary alignment paperwork.
- Instructors should have all equipment that is required to teach the disciplines for which they are certified to teach.
American Red Cross Instructor Bridge

Here is the link Free Online Instructor bridge you will need to upload your AHA Instructor Card EMT or Paramedic Card to bridge over to their programs.
Basic Life Support Instructor Bridge-OL
First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Bridge-OL-r.21
Click HERE for additional bridge courses.
To align with EMS Training for American Red Cross Courses, please email us your ARC Instructor certs and accompany certifications to info@emstrainingny.com you can also call us at 347-719-CPR1 (2771). Theres no cost or fee with alignment for ARC. ARC Does have a fee for ecards. A listing is available upon request.
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Instructors
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA materials, do not represent income to the Association.

