The European Resuscitation Council has developed and Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider course based on ERC guidelines. The ALS course teaches the theory and the practical skills required to prevent the early stages of cardiopulmonary arrest in adults.
The ALS provider course lasts two days and is very intensive. The ERC ALS manual will be issued to the particpants one month before the course, together with pre-course multiple choice question papers.
Competence in Basic Life support is a prerequisite.
The ERC Generic Instructor Course is limited to candidates who have passed the ERC ALS Provider Course or the ERC EPLS Provider Course AND who have been recommended as having Instructor Potential (IP) by the faculty at the end of the course.
The course provides instruction in lecturing skills, teaching a practical skill, and running a scenario and closed and open discussions. The principles of adult learning and assessment are included together with the requirements of being a mentor, and methods of giving feedback to candidates. The role and qualities of an ERC Instructor are discussed and defined in line with the ethos of the ERC courses. Successful applicants for the course will be sent an Instructor manual by the ERC for re-course study when they are accepted as candidates.
The majority of the course is conducted on a small group interactive basis and candidates will be expected to adopt an Instructor Role when required.
