Courses

First Aid/CPR/AED

Our first Aid/CPR/AED program helps participants recognize and respond appropriately to cardiac, breathing, and first aid emergencies and care for a suddenly injured or ill person until more advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.

The program is available in two delivery formats: classroom (instructor-led) and blended learning, featuring online simulation learning followed by an in-person skills session. The program offers the flexibility of selecting First Aid, CPR, and AED courses for adults, children, and infants depending upon your training needs. With a variety of course options and delivery formats, courses in the First Aid/CPR/AED training program range from 3 hours to 6 hours in duration.

Supplemental, add-on training modules are available for more advanced training and certification in key topics, including OSHA-mandated Bloodborne Pathogens Training, Anaphylaxis and Epinephrine Auto-Injector, Asthma Inhaler Training, and Administering Emergency Oxygen.

Instructor Training

Instructor courses train individuals to be able to teach the course(s) within a specific program. Most Red Cross instructor courses are in a blended learning format featuring an online introduction to the instructor course and an in-person portion. The online portion typically includes a review of the Red Cross mission and services, an overview of the training program and materials, and an introduction to the tools and resources available to instructors. Successful completion of the online introduction is required prior to attending the first session of the in-person portion of the instructor course.

The in-person portion is led by a certified Red Cross Instructor Trainer (IT) in the specific program area. It includes a pre-course skills assessment, a review of the training program and materials, and features one or more practice-teaching assignments, which allow instructor candidates the opportunity to practice teaching sections of the course they will be teaching.

Upon successful completion of the instructor course, individuals will be granted a Red Cross Instructor certification permitting them to teach the course or courses within the training program area for a specific period of time, which is usually two years. Newly certified instructors must affiliate with a Training Provider in order to teach Red Cross courses and submit training records.