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Online CPR Class Warning:
Please be cautious of companies offering online only classes & certification, "no skills check required!" The American Heart Association (AHA) does NOT offer online certification in this manner. We are contacted daily by people who have paid money and spent hours taking an online class only to find that it is not accepted by their employer, including hospitals and colleges, or comply with OSHA or Health Department Standards. It is not a true AHA Certification. The truth is in the fine print. These sites create their own courses and certification using AHA material as a guideline. The card they provide will have their company name on it and is in no way affiliated with the AHA.
In order to receive an actual, genuine certification with the American Heart Association you must be taught using their current 2015 ECC guidelines and course material. You must also be evaluated in person by an AHA Instructor. This is called blended learning, where the online portion takes the place of the lecture part of the class. Genuine American Heart Association (AHA) certification cards are issued after the hands-on session, upon successful completion of course requirements. The card is the same for blended learning or purely classroom courses. Save time and money by training with an American Heart Association approved provider.
A portion of all AHA courses IS offered online; but many AHA vendors do not explain that before being issued a card your skills must also be evaluated in person by an AHA Instructor (called a hands-on, or skills session). This often turns into a logistical nightmare for many medical offices and consumers, who are now left paying twice as much. These vendors also don't explain that the online portion of courses can be purchased directly from the Heart Association's website, and we have seen them mark up the cost of the online portion by up to 60% in order to make a profit on the online course key.
At Carpenter CPR Solutions, we allow you to purchase your own approved American Heart Association online courses directly from onlineAHA.org. We attempt to clearly explain the process every step of the way, and make arrangements with you for the skills check at your convenience, or offer the full courses and certification at your location, often for the same price as the online version.
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Please be cautious of companies offering online only classes & certification, "no skills check required!" The American Heart Association (AHA) does NOT offer online certification in this manner. We are contacted daily by people who have paid money and spent hours taking an online class only to find that it is not accepted by their employer, including hospitals and colleges, or comply with OSHA or Health Department Standards. It is not a true AHA Certification. The truth is in the fine print. These sites create their own courses and certification using AHA material as a guideline. The card they provide will have their company name on it and is in no way affiliated with the AHA.
In order to receive an actual, genuine certification with the American Heart Association you must be taught using their current 2015 ECC guidelines and course material. You must also be evaluated in person by an AHA Instructor. This is called blended learning, where the online portion takes the place of the lecture part of the class. Genuine American Heart Association (AHA) certification cards are issued after the hands-on session, upon successful completion of course requirements. The card is the same for blended learning or purely classroom courses. Save time and money by training with an American Heart Association approved provider.
A portion of all AHA courses IS offered online; but many AHA vendors do not explain that before being issued a card your skills must also be evaluated in person by an AHA Instructor (called a hands-on, or skills session). This often turns into a logistical nightmare for many medical offices and consumers, who are now left paying twice as much. These vendors also don't explain that the online portion of courses can be purchased directly from the Heart Association's website, and we have seen them mark up the cost of the online portion by up to 60% in order to make a profit on the online course key.
At Carpenter CPR Solutions, we allow you to purchase your own approved American Heart Association online courses directly from onlineAHA.org. We attempt to clearly explain the process every step of the way, and make arrangements with you for the skills check at your convenience, or offer the full courses and certification at your location, often for the same price as the online version.
You can read even more on this topic here...
