This is a coordinated Ascendant CPR instructor-development pathway, not a single combined AHA instructor credential. Candidates must satisfy the American Heart Association requirements for BLS, ACLS, and PALS instructor status, including current provider credentials, required Instructor Essentials/pre-course work, Training Center alignment or acceptance, discipline-specific teaching preparation, and successful monitoring.
Coordinated planning for the BLS, ACLS, and PALS instructor pathways
Discipline-specific instructor teaching methodology and course administration guidance
Practice using instructor materials, lesson plans, skills testing checklists, feedback, and remediation
Teach-back preparation and discipline-specific monitoring coordination
Separate BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor eCards after each discipline’s requirements are successfully completed
Core AHA instructor competencies and the instructional cycle
How to prepare, teach, test, remediate, close, and maintain course quality
Effective feedback, coaching, skills testing, and remediation techniques
BLS-specific instruction including high-quality CPR and team dynamics
ACLS/PALS facilitation of advanced learning stations, scenarios, and structured debriefing
This pathway is for experienced healthcare professionals who already meet provider-level prerequisites and want to teach BLS, ACLS, and PALS through an aligned AHA Training Center.
Experienced BLS, ACLS, and PALS providers
Clinical educators and staff-development professionals
Physicians, nurses, paramedics, and advanced practice clinicians
Training Center instructor candidates approved for all three disciplines
Healthcare organizations developing internal resuscitation education capacity
Existing instructors expanding into additional AHA disciplines
Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS Provider credentials
A valid photo ID
Instructor candidate paperwork and Training Center instructions
Completion documentation for required Instructor Essentials or assigned pre-course work
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Choose the individual BLS, ACLS, or PALS Instructor pathway when you do not need all three.
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Course Details
Format
Coordinated Instructor Development Pathway
Location
Ascendant CPR — New Orleans, LA
Certification
Separate AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS Instructor eCards after each discipline’s requirements and monitoring are completed
Card Issued
Typically within 1–2 business days after required monitoring and Training Center processing are complete
Price
$1,850 per person
Instructor status is discipline-specific; each discipline must be completed successfully.
Prerequisite
Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS Provider credentials plus applicable Training Center acceptance/alignment requirements
Pre-Work
Complete required Instructor Essentials and candidate preparation assigned for each discipline
