Standard CPR/AED & First Aid for Adults, Children & Infants
Our most complete emergency care course. CPR, AED and full First Aid in one certification, with a 30 minute hands-on skills check in Herndon.
A hybrid certification course covering CPR and AED for adults, children and infants, with no First Aid component. Complete the online classroom portion at your own pace, then meet an instructor at our Herndon, VA Training Center for a 15 minute skills assessment.
Sign up on the VAHSI Online Academy and start the same day. Nothing to download.
Complete the classroom portion from any device, pausing and resuming whenever you need to.
Pick a time at our Herndon Training Center. You get a 1-on-1 refresher with an instructor first.
Pass the 15-minute hands-on skills assessment and receive your certification card.
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Most people finish the online portion in well under an hour, then book a 15 minute skills assessment. You can often be certified within a couple of days of signing up, depending on availability.
No. This course is CPR and AED only. If your employer or regulator asks for First Aid as well, take the Standard CPR/AED & First Aid course instead.
You get a 1-on-1 refresher with an instructor first, then demonstrate compressions, rescue breaths, AED use and choking response on adult, child and infant manikins. It is a check that you can do it, not an exam designed to catch you out.
Yes. We run on-site group sessions across Northern Virginia. Contact us with your group size and location and we will quote it.
Yes. VAHSI is an ECSI Authorized Training Center and a Red Cross Training Provider, and our certifications are accepted by employers, licensing boards and regulators across Virginia. If your employer has named a specific certifying body, send us the requirement before you enroll and we will confirm we meet it.
It varies by course and by whoever is asking for it. CPR, AED and First Aid cards typically run two years. Virginia compliance courses follow whatever period the regulator sets. The exact validity is printed on the certificate you receive, and we will tell you before you enroll if you ask.
Get in touch with the name and rough date you certified and we will reissue it. For online courses your certificate is also stored in your Online Academy account, so you can download it again any time by signing in.
Yes, for every course we run, and it is usually simpler than having each person sign up individually. Group rates and discounts are available for teams of any size. Contact us with your headcount and we will set it up and help you track who has completed it.
Yes. Every online course saves your progress as you go, so you can work through it in as many sittings as you like, on any device. Nothing expires part way through.
A device with a web browser and an internet connection. Phone, tablet or computer all work. There is nothing to download and no special software.
Yes. Tell us your billing details when you get in touch and we will arrange an invoice, which is usually easier for organizations putting several people through at once.
The skills assessment for this course takes place at our training center at 205 Van Buren St, Suite 120, Herndon, VA 20170, a short drive from Reston, Chantilly, Sterling and Fairfax. For groups we also travel to your site anywhere in Northern Virginia.
Tell us what your employer, regulator or license asks for and we will point you at the right one. Most requests get a response the same business day.