Qualifications for New Instructors
Flexible
Criteria
Qualify as an instructor through any one of our versatile options.
To become an approved instructor, you must meet one of the options for qualification criteria by state-mandated course area. Apply through the instructor dashboard with your relevant qualification. Please be prepared to pay a $115 new instructor application fee as part of the application process.
Course Areas
Fire Safety
To qualify as a fire safety instructor, you must meet ONE of the following options for qualification criteria:
1. Licensed Professional
You are certified by Wisconsin Technical College (WTC) Fire Service Certification Program (minimum Fire Fighter 1), or you have American Red Cross/American Heart Association Certification and have two years' experience teaching adult learners.
2. Train-the-Trainer
You are on the Registry as having completed a Registry-approved Train-the-Trainer course in fire safety. Search the Registry.
3. Accreditation
You are an instructor employed by WTC to teach at least one course within the accredited fire safety curriculum.
4. Education
You have successfully completed at least six hours of instruction related to teaching or training adults and can provide documentation.
5. Experience
You have two years’ experience working full-time in a health care setting, and you are on the Registry as having completed fire safety with an approved instructor, and you list a professional certified by WTC Fire Service Certification Program (minimum Fire Fighter 1) to act as consultant. Search the Registry.
Apply as an instructor in the Instructor Dashboard.
First Aid & Choking
To qualify as a first aid and choking instructor, you must meet ONE of the following options for qualification criteria:
1. Licensed Professional
You are a physician, RN, LPN, NP, PA, Fire Fighter 1, EMT or paramedic, or you are certified by the American Red Cross/American Heart Association and have two years' experience teaching adult learner.
2. Train-the-Trainer
You are on the Registry as having completed a Registry-approved Train-the-Trainer course in first aid and choking. Search the Registry.
3. Accreditation
You are an instructor employed by WTC to teach at least one course within the accredited first aid and choking curriculum.
4. Education
You have successfully completed at least six hours of instruction related to teaching or training adults and can provide documentation.
Apply as an instructor in the Instructor Dashboard.
Standard Precautions
To qualify as a standard precautions instructor, you must meet ONE of the following options for qualification criteria:
1. Licensed Professional
You are a physician, RN, NP, PA or registered pharmacist or you are certified by the American Red Cross/American Heart Association and have two years' experience teaching adult learner.
2. Train-the-Trainer
You are on the Registry as having completed a Registry-approved Train-the-Trainer course in standard precautions. Search the Registry.
3. Accreditation
You are certified in Infection Control and Epidemiology and have two years’ experience teaching adult learners.
4. Education
You have successfully completed at least six hours of instruction related to teaching or training adults and can provide documentation.
5. Experience
You have two years’ experience working full-time in a health care setting, and you are on the Registry as having completed standard precautions with an approved instructor, and you list a licensed professional in good standing to act as a consultant. (The consultant must observe and complete a written evaluation of the first class you teach under this approval and one training annually thereafter.) Search the Registry.
Apply as an instructor in the Instructor Dashboard.
Medication Administration
To qualify as a medication administration instructor, you must meet ONE of the following options for qualification criteria:
1. Licensed Professional
You are a physician, RN, LPN, NP, PA, Fire Fighter 1, EMT or paramedic, or you are certified by the American Red Cross/American Heart Association and have two years' experience teaching adult learner.
2. Train-the-Trainer + Accreditation
You are on the Registry as having completed a Registry-approved Train-the-Trainer course in medication administration, and you are an instructor employed by WTC to teach at least one course in the medication administration curriculum. Search the Registry.
3. Train-the-Trainer + Experience
You are on the Registry as having completed a Registry-approved Train-the-Trainer course in medication administration, and you list a licensed professional in good standing to act as a consultant. (The consultant must observe and complete a written evaluation of the first class you teach under this approval and one training annually thereafter.) Search the Registry.
Apply as an instructor in the Instructor Dashboard.
Contact the Registry
If you have any inquiries or require assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to the Registry. Our staff members are available to provide guidance and support.