CPR Instructor Development Course
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12/12/2025 Course | 12/17/2025 Course | 12/23/2025 Course | 1/7/2026 Course | 1/21/2025 Course
Are you a safety/security manager and have a large number of employees that you would like to train at your workplace? Or do you want to train the students & teachers at your school? Are you an HR pro and need an internal trainer to prepare fellow employees? We can help! Our Instructor Development Courses will certify you to teach Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED courses to your organization!
After completion, students will receive a 2-year Instructor Certification from the American Red Cross and will have the ability to teach Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED courses (and many variations of that course) to others! After a free bridge, you might qualify to teach BLS courses too!
RED CROSS AUTHORIZED TRAINING PROGRAM
HANDS-ON INSTRUCTOR COURSE
ISSUE CERTIFICATION CARDS
CONDUCTED BY CPR EXPERTS
The Instructor Development Course process consists of three parts:
Students must obtain and hold an unexpired Adult CPR/AED certification by the date of your in-person Instructor Course. Students may hold an equivalent or higher certification from the Red Cross or a similar agency. Click here for a full listing of acceptable certifications. If the certification is expired, from an agency not listed, or was an online-only course - it will not be accepted.
An online, self-paced pre-work session that lasts approximately 2-3 hours must also be completed ahead of the in-person course. This is an overview about teaching Red Cross courses and sets the foundation for your in-person class. Once enrolled in the Instructor Course, you will receive an access link to this online pre-work. You must also obtain a current copy of the Red Cross Instructor Manual. Your organization may already have one, or you can buy one through us at checkout, or free digital PDF versions are also available after registration.
An in-person Instructor Development course, which lasts approximately 8 hours, is the final component. This portion has a CPR practice & polish session, demonstrations by the trainer, training material review, and then practice teach back sessions for the instructor candidates. This portion will help ensure that candidates are ready to go out and teach on their own! Students will also leave class with a student level Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED certificate, in addition to their Instructor certificate.
Ohio CPR Certs supports affiliated instructors across all 50 states as a Primary Licensed Training Provider (PLTP). All instructors must be “affiliated” in some way before they can begin teaching classes. Learn more about affiliated with Ohio CPR Certs on this info page.
Be sure to check out this FAQ page that outlines many of the questions prospective Instructors have.