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Become a Certified AHA BLS Instructor Serving Tampa

Train smarter. Teach with confidence. Change lives — including your own.

Tampa-based healthcare workers are invited to earn their BLS Instructor certification through CPR Buddy’s St. Petersburg classroom — just a short drive across the bridge.

Teach BLS and Earn More – Flexible, Profitable, Rewarding!

Group of students receiving BLS Instructor training near Tampa, Florida at an American Heart Association (AHA) certified CPR Buddy course.

​Course Highlights:

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✅ Transparent pricing — no alignment fees or hidden charges
✅ One-day, in-person BLS Instructor class held weekly
✅ Includes your AHA-required monitoring session
✅ Get aligned with an authorized AHA Training Center
✅ Qualify to teach CPR, BLS, First Aid, and HeartSaver® classes

​Competitive Pricing on Certification Cards

Save more with affordable card options that won't break the bank.

No Alignment Fees

Start teaching without the hassle of extra fees for aligning with a training center.

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Flexible Teaching Options:

Teach in-person or virtually to fit your schedule and your students' needs.


Certification Process

 

  1. Completion of the BLS Instructor Essentials Online course. Sold separately $41.20. Duration:1 hour.​

  2. Participation in the in-person Instructor-Led  AHA BLS Instructor class.  $350. Duration: 5 hours.

  3. Successful demonstration of BLS skills and understanding of administrative responsibilities.

  4. Mentored teaching experience under the supervision of an experienced AHA Instructor in our St Petersburg office within six months.


Prerequisites

 

​1. Completion of the BLS Instructor Essentials Online course. Sold separately $41.20. Duration:1 hour.

2. 2020 BLS Instructor Manual. Sold separately.

eBook $47.05

Print Manual $49.75 plus shipping​

3. Current American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification.

4. Strong understanding of BLS skills and concepts.

5. 18 years of age.

​Teach More, Earn More: 7 Course Options for
BLS Instructors

1. BLS for Healthcare Providers

2. Heartsaver® CPR AED

3. Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

3. Heartsaver® First Aid

4. Heartsaver® Pediatric First Aid CPR AED

5. BLS Renewal

6. Bloodborne Pathogens Training

7. Infant CPR​

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AHA BLS Instructor eCard – Sample Certification for Tampa – CPR Buddy
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