CPR BLS Classes offered by Safety Training Seminars are designed to equip healthcare professionals, first responders, and public safety personnel with the skills necessary to perform high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as part of Basic Life Support (BLS). These classes align with American Heart Association (AHA) CPR & ECC Guidelines, ensuring participants gain the most up-to-date, evidence-based techniques for saving lives in clinical and emergency settings.
American Heart Association® BLS CPR Classes are designed for healthcare professionals and first responders who need high-quality, hands-on life-saving training. Our courses follow the latest AHA guidelines and focus on real-world skills you can confidently apply in emergency situations. Whether you’re a nurse, doctor, EMT, dental professional, or part of a clinical team, our BLS CPR certification ensures you meet workplace and regulatory requirements.
CPR BLS Classes are intended for anyone whose professional duties may involve responding to life-threatening emergencies. Typical participants include:
These classes are often required by employers, licensing boards, and healthcare organizations for both initial training and recertification.
CPR BLS Classes focus on the core life-saving skills essential to responding effectively to cardiac and respiratory emergencies. Participants gain both knowledge and hands-on experience in:
Hands-on practice, scenario-based learning, and instructor guidance ensure participants are confident and competent in applying CPR skills in real-life emergencies.
Safety Training Seminars offers flexible training formats to accommodate different schedules while maintaining AHA compliance:
Instructor-led classroom sessions combine lectures with hands-on skills practice. This format is ideal for participants who prefer a traditional learning environment with real-time feedback from certified instructors.
Blended learning combines self-paced online instruction with a required in-person skills session, allowing participants to learn theory on their own schedule while still demonstrating practical CPR and BLS skills under instructor supervision.
Both formats result in official AHA BLS certification and prepare participants to respond effectively in clinical or emergency scenarios.
Upon successful completion of CPR BLS Classes, participants receive an official AHA BLS Provider eCard, which is:
This certification confirms that the participant has mastered CPR and other critical BLS skills according to AHA standards.
Safety Training Seminars emphasizes hands-on skill mastery and real-world preparedness, not just certification. Our courses are designed to help healthcare professionals and first responders:
Our goal is to ensure every participant can act decisively and competently when a life is at stake.
CPR in BLS classes is more advanced and clinical, including team-based resuscitation, AED use, airway management, and response to special patient populations (infants, children, and adults). Standard CPR courses are typically aimed at the general public.
No. While knowledge modules can be completed online in a blended format, hands-on skills verification is mandatory to meet AHA requirements and receive official certification.
AHA BLS Provider certification, including CPR skills, is valid for two years. Renewal ensures that your knowledge and skills remain up-to-date with the latest guidelines.
Safety Training Seminars offers American Heart Association® BLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS & NRP certification classes across a wide network of locations throughout Northern and Central California. Our training centers make it easy for healthcare professionals, first responders, and workplace teams to find convenient, local BLS CPR classes with flexible scheduling and same-day certification.
We currently provide BLS CPR classes in Alameda, Antioch, Bakersfield, Berkeley – Downtown, Berkeley – Solano, Brentwood, Campbell, Carmichael, Chico, Citrus Heights, Concord – Treat, Concord – Willow Pass, Daly City, Danville, Davis, Dublin, Elk Grove, Fairfield, Folsom, Fremont, Fresno, Hayward, Livermore, Lodi, Los Gatos, Martinez, Millbrae, Milpitas, Modesto, Morgan Hill, Napa, Newark, Oakland – Fruitvale, Oakland – Lake Merritt, Oakland – Piedmont, Palo Alto, Petaluma, Pleasant Hill, Redding, Redwood City, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento – Arden, Sacramento – Midtown, Sacramento – Oak Park, Sacramento – Rosemont, San Francisco – Bayshore, San Francisco – Mission Bay, San Francisco – Mission District, San Francisco – Nob Hill, San Francisco – Parnassus/UCSF, San Francisco – Sunset, San Francisco – Telegraph Hill, San Jose – Downtown, San Jose – Japantown, San Jose – South, San Jose – Willow Glen, San Leandro, San Mateo, San Pablo, San Rafael, San Ramon, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa – Downtown, Santa Rosa – Larkfield-Wikiup, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Tracy, Vacaville, Vallejo, Visalia, Walnut Creek – Downtown, Walnut Creek – Shadelands, and Woodland.
Each location follows the latest AHA guidelines, offering a streamlined format that includes an online course combined with hands-on skills testing. With daily classes, multiple time slots, and convenient neighborhood locations, Safety Training Seminars makes earning or renewing your BLS, CPR, ACLS, PALS & NRP certification Classes simple, efficient, and accessible wherever you’re located.