AED Instructor

The Lifesaving Society AED Instructor course prepares candidates to teach the Society's Automated External Defibrillation award.

Prerequisites: Lifesaving Society First Aid Instructor and Lifesaving Society AED and Advanced Instructor certifications (need not be current). Do you have the prerequisites to take this course?

Evaluation & certification: AED Instructor Trainers (or First Aid Instructor Trainers who hold the Society's Advanced First Aid Examiner status) teach, evaluate and certify AED Instructor candidates. The Lifesaving Society deems its certifications to be "current" for 24 months from the certification date.

Course length: Approx. 6-9 hr. classroom instruction.

Candidate recognition: Certification card.

Required reference material: First Aid Award Guide, Canadian First Aid Manual and First Aid Instructor CD.

Costs: In addition to the required reference materials, a certification fee is payable to the Lifesaving Society. Course organizers charge a fee to cover the costs of running the course.

Recertification: Instructors remain current by recertifying within 24 months of the last certification date. Recertification is through the Society's professional development credit system. Is it time to recertify?

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