The 2007 ASHI Instructor
Development Course is now available. Materials for this course include
an Instructor Guide, Instructor Guide CD, PowerPoint© Presentation
and Student Handbook.
ASHI’s mission
is to continually improve safety and health education by promoting
high standards for members, principals of sound research for curriculum
development and the professional development of safety and health
instructors worldwide. ASHI ITs and RITs are training experts and
an important resource to ASHI, ASHI-authorized Instructors and Training
Centers. They are responsible for developing new instructors of sufficient
quality to teach, evaluate, and certify participants in ASHI training programs. Although the previous IDC served ASHI well for many years,
trends in the emergency medical education environment have evolved.
Research has shown that there is a need to increase the instructional
theory and knowledge base of people who teach emergency care and to
improve evaluation procedures and outcomes. We are asking all current
ITs and RITs to take an online exam to ensure mastery of the fundamentals
and a common instructional knowledge basis for all ASHI instructors
- from the top, down.
Once an ASHI It or RIT
has successfully passed the exam with a passing score of 70% or more,
they will be allowed to begin teaching the course and certify new
ASHI instructors