Welcome to the American Red Cross, and thank you for being part of our mission of emergency prevention and preparedness. We'd like to congratulate you on your commitment to building a healthier, safer community by becoming an American Red Cross authorized provider and helping us reach even more people with lifesaving training.
As an American Red Cross authorized provider, you are leveraging more than 90 years of lifesaving expertise and a brand that is trusted and recognized as being the premier health and safety training organization. Red Cross training materials incorporate the most current standards of care that meet OSHA Guidelines for First Aid and the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines. And because Red Cross training is standardized and recognized by national, state and local authorities, proof and validity of training can easily be provided to regulatory agencies.
Your local American Red Cross chapter is committed to providing you with the highest level of customer service. Technical and programmatic support is just a phone call away, and marketing materials are available at little or no cost so that you can promote your training programs. Your local chapter also provides administrative support, including issuing course certificates and maintaining instructor and student records, so that you can focus on what's most important-providing lifesaving training. If you have any questions, please be sure to contact your local Red Cross chapter.
New First Aid/CPR/AED Program Course Combinations Provide More Training Options. The First Aid/CPR/AED Program reflects the Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) 2005 Guidelines and provides you with a broader range of training options than ever before, including adult CPR, automated external defibrillation (AED), injury control modules, and infant and child CPR. The modular design of the program allows customers to build the first aid and safety programs that are right for them.
The First Aid/CPR/AED Program Instructor's Manual provides course outlines and lesson plans for 14 courses and course combinations. We heard from instructors that course outlines for every possible course combination in the First Aid/CPR/AED Program would be valuable. We responded with the development of 15 additional course outlines designed to match the multiple course combinations that customers may request. The new course outlines (see MS Word file available below) provide you with clear directions to conduct each combination ensuring that all skills and information are covered uniformly without needless repetition. This expansion results in a total of 29 course combinations that can be taught from one instructor's manual to help you offer your course takers the training they need.
Thank you for the critical work you are doing in your community everyday. Each person to whom you teach lifesaving skills might have the opportunity to put those skills to use in a life-threatening emergency. Together, we can save a life.
1. What is an Authorized Provider?
An Authorized Provider is an individual who is or organization that has a Red Cross-trained instructor who can provide American Red Cross Health & Safety programs in-house. By becoming an Authorized Provider, you can build your own training team to teach Health & Safety courses to employees of your business or members of your organization. For more information about becoming an Authorized Provider, click here or contact the Shasta Area Chapter @ 530-244-8000 or 1-800-909-3021
2. When do I have to fill out an Authorized Provider Agreement?
All Authorized Providers must fill out an Authorized Provider Agreement as soon as they become instructors.
3. Do I have to make an Authorized Provider Agreement for myself as an instructor or the organization that I teach for?
If you are an American Red Cross instructor who teaches our courses at various sites, you can fill out an Authorized Provider Agreement in your name. When you submit Course Record Forms, you should note your name under "name of authorized provider." When you are going to teach in a new training site, contact Health & Safety Department at 530-244-8000 and ask to add the site to your agreement. If you are an instructor who teaches regularly in one location or if your organization has ARC instructors, you can fill out an Authorized Provider Agreement under the name of your organization.
4. What costs are involved in becoming an Authorized Provider?
There is no cost to become an Authorized Provider. The instructor must pay for the course materials, however, and must pay an Authorized Provider fee for each student taught.
5. My company contracts with other agencies for services. Can we offer classes to our customers as well as our employees?
Yes. The Authorized Provider system allows you to offer training as a service to your customers, clients, or others in your community. In order to do so, you need to make arrangements and sign an agreement with your local Red Cross chapter.
6. My company has offices in other cities that are outside the jurisdiction of my local American Red Cross chapter. Can I train employees in other cities?
Yes. Our nationwide network of American Red Cross chapters makes it easy for you to train employees throughout the country. For more information about training employees in multiple locations, contact your local American Red Cross chapter and inquire about signing a National Account Network Agreement or an Extended Instructor Authorization.