About the Course
Instructor Candidates who have completed Steps 1 through 4 of the First Aid Instructor Pathway and are now seeking to complete their in-class teaching experience with a teach experience supervising instructor are welcome to finish their journey with AHASTI.
Requirements:
Must have completed the Red Cross Fundamentals of Instruction, skills evaluation and Discipline-Specific components of the Instructor Pathway.
Must have a full set of lesson plans for the Intermediate/Standard First Aid with CPR level C/AED course.
AHASTI will connect instructor candidates with an AHASTI Teach Experience Supervisor and assign teaching topics.
Instructor candidates must attend both days of the course.
Teach Experience cancellations or no shows will be required to register for a new opportunity and pay fees again.
** AHASTI trained instructor candidates will receive up to one free teach experience. Additional teaching experience opportunities will be available if needed. If the first attempt was unsuccessful, they will be available at no charge, up to a maximum of three.
Pre-requisite:
Completed an Instructor Discipline Specific course
Certification:
* Completion paperwork will be completed by the Teach Experience Supervisor and given back to the instructor candidate. It will be the instructor candidates responsiblity to forward to their original Provider and/or Red Cross for completion.
After You Become a Certified Instructor
Becoming certified is only the first step. To teach Canadian Red Cross programs, you must either:
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Become a Red Cross Training Partner, or
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Teach under an existing Training Partner such as AHASTI
Instructor certification alone does not permit independent course delivery.