American Heart Association · Instructor Track
AHA ACLS Instructor Course
ACLS instructor certification for clinicians who already run codes and want to run the classroom.
- Course Length
- Instructor course plus a monitored teaching session
- Credential
- AHA ACLS Instructor certification following successful monitoring.
- Format
- In person, hands-on. On-site available.
- Issuing Body
- American Heart Association
Who this course is for
- Hospitals and health systems training clinical staff in-house
- EMS agencies and critical care transport services
- Educators supporting nursing and paramedic programs
- Experienced ACLS providers ready to teach
What you will learn
- AHA instructor essentials and course administration
- Delivering the ACLS Provider course to AHA standards
- Running and evaluating megacode scenarios
- Remediation and defensible skills testing
- Training Site alignment and eCard issuance
Prerequisites
A current AHA ACLS Provider card, strong rhythm recognition, and Training Center alignment. Contact us first — we will confirm current AHA instructor requirements before you purchase.
Need this for your whole team?
On-site training is our primary service. We bring instructors, manikins, AED trainers, and all course materials to your facility anywhere in Lee, Collier, or Charlotte County — and we can contract a recurring schedule so nobody's card ever lapses.
Request On-Site TrainingQuestions people actually ask
Do I need to be a BLS Instructor first?
Requirements shift with AHA program updates. Contact us and we will confirm the current pathway for your situation before you spend a dollar.
Why Care Chain CPR
Care Chain CPR is an American Heart Association Authorized Training Site and an American Red Cross Authorized Provider. Classes are taught by active firefighter-paramedics and credentialed healthcare providers — people who do this work on shift, not classroom-only educators. We serve Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Lehigh Acres, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda.