Irish Heart Foundation Heartsaver Instructor Course

*This course is a core part of out Occupational First Aid Instructor Course but can also be done as a standalone Programme.*

Course Description:

The objective of the course is to enable participants to teach CPR for Family and Friends, teach Heartsaver CPR, teach Heartsaver AED (Adult and Paediatric for all courses), administer the above courses and keep appropriate records, to remediate skills and answer reasonable questions.

Pease Note: Candidates completing the Heartsaver Instructor Course will be qualified to teach at layperson level only, NOT at Healthcare provider level therefore this course is only applicable for those wishing to teach layperson CPR and AED courses. There will be NO upgrade course and anyone wishing to teach Healthcare Provider courses will still be required to complete the full BLS Instructor course.

Course Prerequisites
Candidates will be required to complete the full Heartsaver AED Course (including adult, infant and child modules) as a prerequisite to attend the Heartsaver Instructor Course. In addition to this candidates will also be required to complete a core instructor course which is a 6-8 hour interactive course which is completed on your home PC.

Post Course Certification Requirements
Once the Heartsaver Instructor Course is successfully completed, new Heartsaver Instructors must successfully demonstrate their teaching skills while instructing Heartsaver CPR/AED Courses. Monitoring must be done within 90 days of completing the instructor course and can be done with Safety Ireland.

Re-certification Guidelines
A Heartsaver Instructor is required to re-certify every two years in order to stay current as an instructor. Certification expires at the end of the month two years from the date of the initial training course or last re-certification course.

Re-certification must be done before current certification lapses otherwise the Instructor will be required to complete the full Heartsaver Instructor Course again. Instructors must teach a minimum of four courses within the two-year period of their certification and in order for a Heartsaver Instructor to re-certify the following must be completed:

• Provider Skills must be successfully demonstrated.
• Dates and venues of at least four provider courses taught in the past two years must be given.
• Instructor must be monitored within 90 days of completion of skills assessment.

Instructors can be monitored teaching a course and then their skills assessed following that course.

Booking For Individuals:

This course is available as an open course for individuals to join, just call us or join our email list for updates of new courses and check our main page for details of our next open course.

Need A Course Urgently:

If you require this course urgently for work or safety audit, we can arrange this course at any time and in any location. This is possible even if it's just for one person. Just contact us for a quote.

Equality, Access, Transfer and Progression

Place on the course are provided on a first come basis. If a course is full additional courses may be scheduled if there is adequate demand. Safety Ireland will at all times ensure equality in our service provision. We therefore ask any learner that has specific learning requirements to contact our office on callsave 1850 555 999 or at the time of booking the training and we will ensure that all possible measure are taken to meet requirements. English is the language that the training in provided in and participants must have a good understanding of the English language, in the case where this is not so participants are permitted to bring an interpreter they may do so but prior notice must be give to Safety Ireland. This course is a modular course and each module has a specific timetable. Participants are not encouraged to attend later modules or exam days on alternative course, but we will try to accommodate participants that cannot complete the course due to circumstances beyond their control on an alternative/ later course.