Workplace and community CPR training
Build the confidence to respond to cardiac arrest, choking, sudden illness and injury before professional help arrives. Train with Florida Training Academy in a supportive, hands-on environment.
Course options, formats and prices are listed on the registration calendar.
Is HSI right for you?
HSI CPR, AED and First Aid programs are primarily designed for people who are not healthcare providers or professional rescuers but want—or are required—to learn emergency-care skills.
Before registering: Ask your employer, school or licensing agency for the exact certification brand and course it requires. If your paperwork specifically says “AHA,” select an American Heart Association course.
Flexible certification options
HSI offers several combinations of CPR, AED and First Aid training. Review the live registration listing to confirm the ages, topics and format included in your selected class.
Designed for community and workplace responders who need adult CPR, AED and choking-response skills.
Provides CPR and choking-response preparation for multiple age groups when included in the selected certification option.
Adds essential first aid knowledge for common medical, injury and environmental emergencies.
What to expect
Your registration listing will identify whether the course is instructor-led or blended. All required components and skills must be completed successfully to earn the applicable HSI certification card.
Confirm the required ages, topics and certification brand before registering.
Attend the classroom instruction or complete the online portion if your listing is blended.
Practice and demonstrate the required CPR, AED and first aid skills.
Receive the applicable HSI certification card after successful completion.
Understand the certification brands
AHA and HSI are separate training organizations that issue different course completion cards. Their CPR programs draw from the same international body of resuscitation science, but the cards are not automatically interchangeable.
HSI is a nationally accredited emergency-care training organization offering CPR, AED, First Aid and professional-rescuer programs.
The AHA develops its own Heartsaver, BLS, ACLS and PALS course systems and issues its own course completion cards.
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation—ILCOR—reviews global resuscitation science and publishes consensus treatment recommendations. The AHA is an ILCOR member. HSI states that its emergency-care programs reflect current ILCOR science and conform to current AHA CPR and ECC guideline updates. This aligns core lifesaving skills while the organizations, course systems and certification cards remain different. Learn more from HSI’s compliance information and ILCOR.
Important: CAPCE accreditation and national recognition do not guarantee that every employer or licensing agency will accept every HSI course. The organization requiring your training makes the final decision.
CPR course versus professional-rescuer course
CPR is the lifesaving skill. HSI CPR AED and BLS are different course pathways created for different responders and job requirements.
Healthcare worker or student? Check whether your employer or school requires BLS. A workplace CPR card may not satisfy a BLS requirement.
Nurse-owned training since 2008
Nurse Eunice and the Florida Training Academy instructional team focus on clear explanations, hands-on practice and the confidence to respond when every second matters.
Frequently asked questions
HSI stands for Health & Safety Institute, a nationally accredited emergency-care training organization that offers CPR, AED, First Aid and professional-rescuer training programs.
No. HSI and the American Heart Association are separate organizations that issue different certification cards. Both use internationally reviewed resuscitation science, but your employer or licensing agency determines which card it accepts.
Both draw from international resuscitation science reviewed through ILCOR. The AHA is an ILCOR member, while HSI states that its programs reflect current ILCOR recommendations and conform to current AHA CPR and ECC guideline updates. Their course systems and cards remain different.
Many employers and organizations accept HSI training, but acceptance depends on the specific employer, school, regulator or licensing agency. Confirm the exact certification requirement before registering.
Online learning can provide the knowledge portion of a course, but online-only training may not meet requirements that call for hands-on practice and skills evaluation. Review your registration listing and employer requirements carefully.
HSI CPR AED is primarily intended for workplace and community responders. BLS is designed for healthcare professionals, trained first responders and healthcare students and includes a greater focus on ventilation, professional team response and two-rescuer skills.
Prices vary according to the selected certification option and course format. View the current registration calendar for available dates, formats and prices.
Florida Training Academy is located at 631 Cassat Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32205. Review your confirmation email for course-specific arrival instructions.
Review the current HSI certification options, class formats, prices and available dates before reserving your seat.