BLS Initial Certification – In-Person Classroom Course

The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Initial Certification Course is an instructor-led classroom program designed for healthcare professionals who are learning BLS for the first time or whose certification has expired. Through hands-on practice, scenario-based learning, and instructor feedback, students gain the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to life-threatening emergencies.

This in-person course includes full skills practice and skills testing with an AHA Instructor. Upon successful completion, students receive an official AHA BLS Provider eCard.

What the BLS Initial Course Covers

This course follows the current AHA BLS Provider curriculum, including:

• High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
• 1-rescuer and 2-rescuer CPR techniques
• Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Bag-mask ventilation for all age groups
• Team-based resuscitation concepts
• Relief of choking for adults, children, and infants
• Recognition of respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Safe and effective emergency response behaviors

Why Choose the In-Person Classroom Format?

Instructor-led BLS training provides:

• Hands-on practice with immediate instructor coaching
• Scenario-based learning stations to build confidence
• Guided feedback to help master high-quality CPR and AED use
• A structured learning environment ideal for first-time BLS students
• A supportive format for students who prefer direct interaction and explanation

Certification

• Official AHA BLS Provider eCard issued upon successful completion
• Certification is valid for two years
• Accepted by hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, EMS agencies, and other healthcare employers

Textbook Requirement

• Students are required to have the current AHA BLS Provider Manual for this course.
  If you already own the textbook, you may bring it with you. Otherwise, it may be purchased during registration.

Training Locations

This BLS Initial course is taught in person at:

• Oakland Campus
• Sacramento Campus

(These are the only two campuses offering instructor-led BLS.)

Prefer a convenient location option for your group of 8 or more?

Project Heartbeat makes every effort possible to provide classes available throughout the entire Bay Area.

In addition to classes conducted at one of our facilities, Project Heartbeat understands that it is much more convenient to send 1 instructor to your facility rather than sending all your students to ours. Therefore, any of our classes can be personalized to your needs and conducted at your home, workplace, school, hospital, or other healthcare facility.

Onsite classes can be scheduled 7 days a week during the morning, afternoon, early evening, or even during an extended work lunch break.

We will make every effort to tailor a class specific to your needs!