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Training Center for American Heart Association and American Red Cross
Training Center for American Heart Association and American Red Cross
CPR Instructor
How Do I Become an AHA Instructor_8_6_24.pdfHere are the steps to become a CPR instructor OSUFST
1) Once you have a currently activated provider eCard in the discipline that you want to teach, you will go to our website www.osufst.org and take the Instructor Essentials Online course. This course is located under the shop tab at the top, then click on Merchandise to purchase this course. Click here for the Merchandise section. You will also need to create a user account on our website.
2) The next step after you take the online Instructor Essentials course, you will then take a classroom session for the Instructor Essentials. You may take this with any of our Training Faculty Members across the state or with us in Stillwater.
3) All of our instructors will also need to create a user account on the IFSTA Resource One website.
4) We will need a copy of the course completion certificate of the online course. New instructors will need to fill out an AHA Instructor Application on our forms link when they submit the certificate. The forms link can be found here
https://app.goformz.com/s/RwISwpamSNi9YiUpW5
5) Once you have completed the online course and attended the classroom session of the Instructor Essentials, you will be monitored for your first class which will need to be done within 6 months.
6) Once a Faculty Member completes the monitor tool, either your site or you will need to purchase the instructor eCard on our website. The Training Faculty will need to submit the Monitor Tool form at this time.
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This is a Basic Overview to Become an AHA Instructor
This is a Basic Overview to Become an AHA Instructor
You must have a current AHA provider card in the discipline you are interested in instructing to complete the below steps.
Go to Atlas.heart.org
to find a TC near you to ask if they are accepting new instructor candidates. The TC will provide guidance on the steps you need to complete including required paperwork.
Successfully complete the online portion, the in-person portion, and the monitoring portion of the Instructor course.
Once you have completed the steps above and have been issued your Instructor eCard you will need to align with your TC/TS in Atlas.
As an Instructor, you will have access to the most current emergency cardiovascular care science, course updates, training resources and tools through atlas.heart.org
For a more in-depth step by step guide of how to become an AHA instructor from start to finish please follow this how to guide
This how-to guide and additional resources can also be found on the Atlas Information and Resources webpage
Any questions may be directed to our customer service email address: ahacpr@osufst.org
EMS Instructor
Oklahoma Emergency Medical Services Instructor Requirements
Oklahoma Emergency Medical Services Instructor Requirements
Oklahoma State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Division
Oklahoma State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Division
310:641-7-20. Instructor requirements (a) A registry of approved emergency medical services instructors shall be maintained by the Department. Each instructor candidate shall submit to the Department an application for initial instructor certification. The application shall be on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by current documentation of qualification. This application shall constitute authorization for any inspection or investigation by the Department.
The initial period for instructor certification will be concurrent with current Oklahoma Emergency Medical Personnel certification or licensure.
The initial renewal requirement will be pro-rated based on the remaining time to the expiration date.
(1) Qualifications for a Level 1 and Level II instructor certification include:
(A) A resume or letter documenting two
(2) years of direct field experience in emergency medical services within the previous five (5) years which meets or exceeds the level of training being taught;
(B) Successful completion of a Department approved EMS Instructor Training Course or Fire Service Instructor I and/or II, with the EMS Instructor Training Bridge (ITC) Course or equivalent within the previous two (2) years.
Applicants with credentials greater than two year old will need to provide documentation of classroom or instructor experience totaling eight (8) hours annually from the date their initial credential(s) was issued, or complete a sixteen (16 hour instructor refresher to update their credential(s);
(C) Current state certification or licensure; and (D) within three (3) years of the effective date of this regulation, the instructor identified as the lead instructor on a course authorization form of an initial paramedic course at an accredited program must possess a minimum of an associate's degree.
(2) To teach, a qualified instructor must have a letter from the director and medical director of a certified first response agency or ambulance service or the coordinator of an approved training institution, documenting affiliation.
Level 1 instructors can teach at training institutions, but will be required to renew as Level 2 instructors.
(b) Emergency Medical Service Lab Instructor.
(1) An individual file for each qualified Lab Instructor shall be maintained by each training program, licensed ambulance service, or certified emergency medical response agency including documentation of qualification.
(2) Qualifications for lab assistants include:
(A) Two (2) years of current experience in medical services which meets or exceeds the level of training being assisted or evaluated; and
(B) Any certification required for the skill being assisted or evaluated.
(c) Emergency Medical Service Level 3 Instructor certification.
(1) Instructor Training Courses (ITC) and Instructor Refresher Courses (IRC) shall be taught by a state certified Level 3 Instructor.
(2) An application for a Level 3 Instructor shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department and accompanied by current documentation of qualification.
(3) Qualifications for a Level 3 Instructor include:
(A) Affiliation with an approved training program
(B) Current Oklahoma licensure as an EMT or higher.
(C) Five (5) years experience as an EMS field provider.
(D) Current approval as an Oklahoma EMS Instructor
(E) Completion of the NHTSA/DOT EMS Instructor Training Course;
(F) Complete a minimum of 500 hours of didactic training as the lead or primary instructor in initial EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic courses; and
(G) Attendance at all mandatory meetings with the Department and other Instructor Educators.
(4) Level 3 instructor must maintain EMS instructor certification(s). A registry of approved emergency medical services instructor educators shall be maintained by the Department.
NAEMT Instructor
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
NAEMT education programs are conducted through a network of approved EMS training centers. NAEMT works with reputable EMS training centers which possess appropriate training facilities and experienced EMS faculty, maintain affiliation with an emergency medical institution, have a qualified medical director to provide medical oversight and guidance, and are committed to developing and sustaining a quality EMS training program at their center.
All approved NAEMT training centers are required to use approved NAEMT instructors to conduct NAEMT courses. NAEMT has specific requirements to become an approved instructor, as outlined below. To obtain approval, all of these requirements must be met.
Hold a current license or certification as an EMT or Paramedic.
Note:
a. Instructors may not teach content or skills they are not credentialed to perform. Some NAEMT courses, such as AMLS, require Paramedic level licensure.
b. For the U.S. military, must be currently certified by NREMT at the EMT, AEMT or Paramedic level or hold a military medic instructor credential issued by one of the U.S. Armed Services.
c. In other countries, instructors must meet the commensurate certification and licensure requirements.
d. Physicians, physician assistants, and nurses with commensurate prehospital experience may qualify for instructor status, provided they complete all of the requirements to become an NAEMT instructor.Successfully complete the full NAEMT provider course for the program for which you wish to serve as an instructor. (Refresher courses do not qualify.)
Be affiliated with at least one Authorized NAEMT Training Center, either as a current member of their faculty, or as an instructor candidate.
Complete and submit the online NAEMT Instructor Application.
Note: Please have any required documents available before beginning Instructor Application. See standard requirements, and view course-specific requirements and exceptions HERE.Successfully complete the NAEMT Instructor Preparation course (offered in English and Spanish online, and in other languages as a classroom course).
Note: This course is only required to be taken one time.
Note: NAEMT will recognize those individuals as NAEMT Instructor Candidates who have completed steps 1-5 above.Meet any other instructor requirements determined by your NAEMT training center.
Be monitored by an NAEMT Affiliate Faculty at your NAEMT training center as you teach your initial classroom provider course. Hybrid courses do not qualify for monitoring. Affiliate Faculty must submit Instructor Monitoring form to NAEMT indicating approval.
Note: Instructor Candidates must have successfully completed their provider course within the last 18 months to be eligible for monitoring. Current providers who completed their provider course prior to the last 18 months will need to retake the full provider course, take the refresher course, or take the 8-hour online continuing education modules as a prerequisite to monitoring.
Once a new edition of a course has been published, instructor candidates who took the previous edition of the provider course will need to complete the Instructor Update for the new edition before being monitored while teaching the new edition of the course.
When your instructor candidate monitoring form is submitted by Affiliate Faculty, NAEMT will issue your instructor card for the specific NAEMT education program.
Maintain your approved instructor status by:
teaching at least the minimum number of courses required to maintain instructor status for each course. (For AMLS, EPC, PHTLS, TECC and TCCC, the minimum is 1 of each course per year. For other courses, the minimum is 1 of each course per edition.) Course refreshers, hybrid courses and derivative courses (PHTLS for First Responders or TECC-LEO) may count as the minimum one course;
successfully completing all Instructor Updates, as required;
maintaining current contact information with NAEMT Headquarters by emailing new information to education@naemt.org.
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