ACLS Instructor Course
Earn your ACLS Instructor credential with a structured pathway: complete Instructor Essentials, attend the in-person session, and complete monitored teaching with confidence.
Blended + practical
Online essentials, then hands-on classroom coaching.
Supportive monitoring
Practice teaching with a monitor to sharpen flow and facilitation.
Hospital-ready
Great for educator teams building internal training capacity.
- Price: $450
- Format: Blended (online + in-person)
- Includes: Monitoring/assisting a provider course (often same day)
Requirements
To enroll and be successful, plan for the standard AHA instructor candidate expectations.
- Current AHA ACLS Provider status
- Strong skills proficiency (team roles, megacode flow, high-quality CPR)
- Completed ACLS Instructor Essentials (certificate required)
- Instructor candidate paperwork (as applicable)
What to bring
- Instructor Essentials completion certificate
- Provider card verification
- Notebook/laptop for notes
- Professional, teach-ready mindset
Steps to completion
Do I have to be an expert to become an instructor?
You need strong provider-level performance and readiness to teach. Monitoring is designed to help you refine facilitation.
Is monitoring included?
Monitoring/assisting a provider course is part of the pathway. Scheduling varies and may be same day when available.
Where do I book?
Use the centralized booking page: Book here.
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses 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 course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.