AHA BLS Virtual Skills Testing

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BLS Virtual Skills Testing (VST) Steps:
Step One: Go to the class calendar and register for a BLS VST session.
Step Two: Purchase & complete the AHA HeartCode® BLS online course.
Step Three: Send a copy of the completion certificate 7 days prior to your scheduled session date.
Step Four: A skills testing package will be shipped to you with all the required skills testing equipment.
Step Five: Attend the one on one Zoom meeting with the AHA instructor on your scheduled session date & time (see Step One).
Step Six: Receive your American Heart Association® certification card (same day as VST session).
Step Seven: Return skills testing equipment with included prepaid label (included with skills testing package).

Registration/Terms

Registration is closed 7 days prior to the skills testing session dates on the calendar.

- All Course Completion eCards are issued on the day of your successfully completed skills testing session.

NOTE: All AHA Virtual Skills Testing participants must complete the American Heart Association® HeartCode® online course (AHA Requirement).
- Purchase the AHAHeartCode® online course from the American Heart Association®:
  - BLS
A copy of the AHA HeartCode® Completion Certificate must be received using this link COMPLETION CERTIFICATE, ►7 DAYS◄ prior to your scheduled skills testing session.
Detailed instructions will be sent immediately after registration with your confirmation email.

Prior to your scheduled session, a skills testing package will arrive with your required skills testing equipment.
On the day of your skills testing session, you will receive an email (approximately 10 minutes prior) with a link to join the Virtual Skills Session, one on one Zoom® meeting.
The skills testing package includes a pre-paid label to return the package with all the original contents.

After registration, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions.
You can purchase the HeartCode® course directly from the AHA HERE.
NOTE: We need a copy of the HeartCode completion certificate 7 DAYS prior to your scheduled skills session. Send the completion certificate to: actnt.com/completion-certificate.
The VST option includes a skills testing session with an AHA instructor during a one on one Zoom meeting.
You will be shipped a skills testing package with all the required equipment. Prepaid return shipping label is included.

That is because the “Virtual Courses” they are referencing are the completely online courses that don’t include a physical skills testing session delivered by an American Heart Association® instructor.
An AHA instructor will visually (one on one Zoom meeting) monitor your skills testing using the required equipment (we ship to you) to prove competency.
This is not an all “Virtual Course”. It is still an American Heart Association® course and you will receive an American Heart Association® card upon completion.

All Providers (new or renewal) are required to complete the AHA HeartCode® Course to use the Virtual Skills Testing Option (AHA Requirement).
You may purchase the HeartCode® course directly from the AHA HERE.
- When purchasing from the AHA, you will receive an email from the AHA with access to the HeartCode® course immediately after purchase.
- We do not provide any tech support for the HeartCode® online course. You must contact AHA Tech Support at 888-242-8883 directly for assistance. You are purchasing this online course from the AHA, not A.C.T.N.T. Healthcare Services, LLC.
- A.C.T.N.T Healthcare Services does not receive any revenue from the purchase of any American Heart Association® products when purchased from the AHA website.

Not for the vast majority. Of course, defining difficulty is subjective (experience, prior training, etc.), but they no longer use the eSimulations (2015 version) in the HeartCode® Courses.
- Some students found the eSimulations difficult to navigate and had a hard time completing them in a reasonable amount of time.

The new 2020 HeartCode® courses are designed to use a personalized adaptive algorithm that sets students on the most efficient path to content mastery.
Students follow a continuously adapting learning path that is personalized by their own inputs: their performance, and their self-reported confidence level related to each probing question.
The HeartCode® course does not have to be completed in one session. You can stop and start at your convenience.
Students report that the BLS HeartCode® course is usually between 60-90 minutes. This may vary depending on the student experience and knowledge of the information.

Your American Heart Association® ecard will be issued on the day of your skills testing session (usually within 30 minutes).

Every employer can designate what they will accept, but we have been an American Heart Association® Training Center for 30 years and have never had the AHA card not accepted by any entity.
- The American Heart Association® is considered the “Gold Standard” for this type of training.
- If unsure, ask your employer for guidance.