Heartsaver Instructor Essentials Online is the self-directed, online portion of the Heartsaver Instructor Essentials blended learning course. Course content covers steps for becoming an AHA Instructor and steps of the instruction cycle: Prepare, Teach, Test & Remediate, Close, and Keep Current. This course includes core information about instructing AHA Heartsaver courses, followed by course-specific information.

The Heartsaver Instructor Essentials Course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach AHA Instructor-led and blended learning Heartsaver courses. It educates instructor candidates on how to use AHA Instructor teaching materials, ensure that students meet learning objectives, offer student coaching skills, provide an objective skills performance evaluation, and follow AHA Instructor and course policies. The course covers core content and discipline-specific content required to teach AHA courses.