Course organiser flowchart
Faculty:
Course Director, Course Director Candidate, Full Instructors, Instructor Candidates, Instructor
Trainers, Instructor Trainer Candidates, Educators and Educator Candidates make up the faculty
of ERC courses.
Provider (P):
A Provider is an individual who has successfully completed a provider course (BLS, BLS/AED, ILS,
ALS, EPILS, EPALS, NLS).
Instructor Potential (IP):
An Instructor Potential is an individual who has completed a provider course or recertification
course successfully and
has shown an aptitude to teach.
Instructor Candidate (IC):
An Instructor Candidate is an individual who has passed an Instructor Course successfully
(BLS/AED Instructor Course or Generic Instructor Course).
Full Instructor (FI)
A Full Instructor is an individual who has successfully completed his/her FI training and
Instructor Candidacy as described in the “Faculty”
section (and has recertified when required). Full Instructors teach on provider courses.
Instructor Trainer Candidate (ITC):
A Full Instructor from a relevant course type who is invited to teach on an Instructor Course,
is called an Instructor Trainer
Candidate until upgraded to Instructor Trainer.
Instructor Trainer (IT)
Instructor Trainers teach on an Instructor Course after successfully having completed their
Instructor Trainer Candidate
training and after having recertified if required.
Course Director Candidate (CDC):
A Course Director Candidate is an experienced instructor for that course type who is invited to
shadow the Course
Director.
Course Director (CD):
A Course Director is a senior instructor who takes overall responsibility for the course and
ensures that the course is run
according to ERC guidelines and rules.