Rules and Guidelines

As an AHA Instructor you know that there are certain rules and guidelines that have to be followed to teach an AHA course. The rules aren't there to make things difficult. They are there to ensure that AHA courses are taught consistently and are of high quality, no matter where they are conducted. This is the reason why AHA certifications are held in high regard by many organizations around the world.

Part of our job as a training center is to ensure compliance with these rules for ourselves and our instructors. We as a training center are required to be audited once every two years. This auditing is performed by Regional Faculty members from around the area.

We will also be doing visits to instructors during classes. Our purpose is to assist in achieving the highest possible quality of classes that are conducted through our training center. One common misconception I hear is that we are the "CPR police"; intending to shut down instructors and training sites. That is not at all the intention of our visits. We are here to work with instructors to improve the quality of courses.

Did you ever wonder where all of these AHA rules can be found?

• Any course specific information and guidelines can be found in the Instructor manual for the specific course. 
• All other general AHA rules can be found in the Program Administration Manual; which can be found at the instructor network. After signing in, click on the "courses" link at the top. There will be a box that says "Program Administration Manual" at the bottom of the page. Click on that to download and view the PAM.