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Becoming an Authorized Training Center

ACLS Certification Association is Accredited by the AMA, ANCC, ADA, and ACPE and Offers Continuing Education Credits for our Courses.

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Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and ACLS Certification Association.

Ready to become an ACLS Certification Association Authorized Training Center and help support the CPR.com Initiative? We certify both brick-and-mortar instructors and online centers. Here is the process:

Join Our Mission

Transform the way you teach life-saving skills by partnering with ACLS Certification Association and our parent company CPR.com. Our comprehensive and tech-forward curriculum offers more value to your customers while decreasing your costs and maximizing your margins. Whether you teach at a physical location or online, we make partnering with us seamless and rewarding. Just fill out our contact form, and let’s embark on a journey to enhance healthcare education together. Getting started is simple and quick.

Brick-and-Mortar Instructors

Local instructors play an essential role in our training model. If you’d like to become an ACLS Certification Association Authorized instructor and teach in-person classes at a brick-and-mortar location, please fill out the contact box at the bottom of this page. When you become an ACA Authorized Training Center instructor, you will have access to our educational platform to provide enhanced life-saving medical training to more people and scale your business. After our customer service team reviews your application, we will contact you with more information.

Online Training Centers

For consideration as an online ACLS Certification Association Authorized Training Center, you need to fill out an application. Fill out the contact box at the bottom of this page to get started. After reviewing your application, our customer service team will contact you regarding the next steps.

ACLS Certification Association Authorized Training Centers take pride in improving patient outcomes through better education. To ensure our students receive the most up-to-date information, all training materials are carefully peer-reviewed by our expert team of healthcare professionals and medical review board.

What is an ACA Authorized Training Center?

The ACLS Certification Association at www.aclscertification.org created its online training network structure to allow training sites to offer you more options for providing ACA training online and reach a wider audience of first responders and healthcare providers.

Instructors can now use the ACA curriculum and digital training platform to improve patient outcomes through better education. Educating students and providing quality online training is scalable with this model.

Requirements for ACA Authorized Training Centers

An Authorized ACA Training Center operates with the authorization of the ACLS Certification Association (ACA) and CPR.com Medical Review Board and meets the following requirements:

  • Has a legal business name with supporting legal documents.
  • Teaches ACA courses in accordance with the latest official ILCOR Guidelines for CPR and ECC.
  • Maintains at least two (2) ACA instructors who train more than a combined 200 people each year. Each Instructor must complete the ACA Instructor Training Program and pass with a minimum 85% score. Instructors must agree to the terms and conditions of the ACLS Certification Association Medical Review Board standards and editorial process.
  • Acknowledges that the ACLS Certification Association and CPR.com own all rights to digital content and training material. The ACA Training Center must supply all equipment needed for teaching ACA courses, including mannequins that meet feedback device requirements, if using the ACA platform at a brick-and-mortar location.
  • Follows minimum technical requirements:
    • Utilizes the most recent version of the top three Internet browsers.
    • Maintains knowledge of and effectively uses ACA Authorized Training Center applications, such as the ACA free learning center, eCards, video library, study guides, etc.

Thank you for your continued support in spreading the ACLS Certification Association’s mission of improving patient outcomes through better education.

Supporting the CPR.com Initiative

Powered by CPR.com, the ACLS Certification Association is dedicated to the development of high-quality training programs in efforts to spread the ACA mission of improving patient outcomes through better education around the world. A portion of proceeds from each course sale goes towards the CPR.com Initiative of providing free CPR education and training to everyone worldwide via the CPR.com online educational platform.


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    Expanding Your Impact as an Affiliate

    Expand Your Impact

    For individuals and organizations passionate about lifesaving education but not looking to become Authorized Training Centers, our Affiliate Program offers a compelling alternative to contribute and scale your business, regardless of your background in healthcare. This initiative is designed for those who wish to make a significant impact within their communities and networks by promoting CPR and advanced life support training, all while generating revenue and growing their business.

    Benefits of Joining the Affiliate Program

    As an affiliate, you’ll have the unique opportunity to connect your audience with essential lifesaving courses and resources, benefiting from a partnership that supports your growth objectives. Whether you’re an influencer, a blogger, an educator outside the healthcare sector, or simply someone with a passion for promoting health and safety, our program provides the tools and support needed to succeed. By leveraging our comprehensive suite of educational products and resources, you can offer value to your network, helping to spread vital knowledge and skills that can save lives.

    Creating a Community of Lifesavers

    Our Affiliate Program is not just about business growth; it’s about building a community of lifesavers. It’s an ideal platform for those who, while not directly involved in healthcare, are eager to contribute to the widespread availability of critical emergency care education. By joining us, you not only amplify the reach of these important training opportunities but also open up new avenues for your own business development, all grounded in the noble cause of saving lives.

    Join the Lifesaving Community

    Let’s work together to scale your business and make a lasting impact. Discover how becoming a CPR.com and ACA affiliate can transform your reach and contribute to a safer, better-prepared world.