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AVIRT Instructor Development Course

AVIRT Instructor Development Course (IDC) Classes

The AVIRT Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the one day class that authorizes you to teach Active Violence Immediate Response Training, HSI's active shooter response and emergency bleeding control program. It is built for the trainer who will stand in front of a staff meeting or a church group and teach people what to do in the first minutes of a violent incident.

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AVIRT blends two subjects that are usually taught apart: how to recognize warning signs and decide whether to escape, evade or defend, and how to control life threatening bleeding with tourniquets and wound packing. Teaching it well means running scenario practice safely, correcting technique under pressure, and staging realistic drills with training equipment rather than live gear. That is what the IDC classroom day is for.

The class is a blended course. The course material is developed online, then you spend a day in a classroom practicing instruction, scenario setup, safety briefings and skills evaluation with an instructor coaching you. Course days run all over the country, including weekends, and new dates are added through the year.

Completing the IDC authorizes you to teach AVIRT within your own organization or to your customers, and the fee includes the AVIRT Instructor Training Kit: training tourniquets, wound simulators with gauze, distraction objects, orange rifle and handgun replicas, a TAC+PAC bleeding control kit and a carry case. HSI is not the only option for workplace violence training, but its AVIRT program is one of the few with a national instructor course and a schedule you can search by state.

Classes on this page are listed by the providers that run them, each with its date, city and state. Where a provider publishes a contact form for the class, the form opens already tagged with that course, date and location. Registration, the instructor kit and your authorization all come from the provider.

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AVIRT Instructor Development Course at a glance

Class length
One day in the classroom, roughly 6 to 8 hours, after the online portion of the blended course.
Class format
Blended learning: online course material followed by an in-person, instructor-led day.
Typical cost
$495 for the HSI AVIRT IDC, which includes the AVIRT Instructor Training Kit. Discounts are often available for groups and private classes.
Instructor kit
15 training tourniquets, 15 wound simulators with gauze, 10 distraction objects, orange rifle and handgun replicas, a TAC+PAC bleeding control kit and a backpack style carry case.
Prerequisites
None. No prior medical, teaching or law enforcement background is required; the course is written for anyone responsible for other people's safety.
Student to instructor ratio
The AVIRT student course is written for up to 15 students per instructor with a full set of equipment, which is what the IDC prepares you to run.
Authorization valid for
2 years, in line with the 2 year AVIRT student certification you will issue.
After the course
You can teach AVIRT to your own organization or to customers. Organizations with a whole team to certify can also ask for a private IDC on their own site.

Who the AVIRT Instructor Development Course is for

These are the students who most often book this course, and the requirement that usually sends them looking.

  • Safety officers and EHS staff

    The person who owns the workplace violence plan and would rather train colleagues in house than book outside trainers every year.

  • Corporate trainers

    Learning and development staff who already deliver CPR, first aid or emergency response training and want to add active threat response.

  • School and campus safety staff

    District safety coordinators, campus supervisors and trainers who run lockdown and reunification practice for staff.

  • Healthcare educators

    Nurse educators and clinical instructors responsible for the annual workplace violence training hospitals are required to provide.

  • Security and law enforcement trainers

    Guards, off duty officers and academy staff who train others to survive the first minutes before police arrive.

  • Faith and community leaders

    Volunteers and staff at churches, camps and community centers who want a trained responder on site every week.

What the AVIRT Instructor Development Course covers

  • Teaching situational awareness

    How to explain pre incident indicators, reporting concerns and the mindset shift that gets people to act rather than freeze.

  • Escape, evade and defend

    Coaching the decision to run, secure in place or intervene, and correcting students through scenario practice.

  • Bleeding control instruction

    Tourniquet application, wound packing and pressure dressings, taught and evaluated the way the AVIRT student course expects.

  • Scenario design and safety

    Setting up a safe drill with props, replicas and distraction objects, briefing participants and keeping the exercise controlled.

  • Running the class

    Course timing, materials, video use, room setup and the student to instructor ratio the program is written around.

  • Instructor authorization

    Issuing student certificates, ordering kits, keeping your own authorization current and representing the program to clients.

Find a class near me

AVIRT IDC dates are spread across the country and most run on a weekend. If nothing is listed near you, check the next state over or widen the search area.

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Other ways students search for this course

Students look for this training in a lot of different ways. This page covers the searches below, and every class in the directory is listed under one of these course names.

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  • active shooter response instructor training
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  • stop the bleed instructor certification
  • workplace violence trainer certification

FAQ

AVIRT Instructor Development Course questions, answered

The questions students ask before booking this course. The provider you book with is the last word on their own agency's rules.

  • What is the AVIRT Instructor Development Course?

    It is HSI's one day course that authorizes you to teach AVIRT, the Active Violence Immediate Response Training program. It combines active shooter response, escape and evade decisions, and emergency bleeding control, and it prepares you to run that class for your own organization or for clients.

  • How do I become an AVIRT instructor?

    Complete the online portion of the blended course, attend the one day in-person IDC, and pass the teaching and skills evaluation. You then teach under the authorization the course grants, and your kit arrives with the course fee.

  • What does the AVIRT Instructor Development Course cost?

    HSI lists the AVIRT IDC at $495 per participant, and that covers the blended training plus the AVIRT Instructor Training Kit, which includes training tourniquets, wound simulators, replicas, a TAC+PAC bleeding control kit and a carry case. Ask the provider about group and private class discounts.

  • Do I need a medical or teaching background to become an AVIRT instructor?

    No. The course is open to anyone responsible for safety, including corporate trainers, safety officers, healthcare staff, security personnel, first responders and educators. No prior medical or law enforcement experience is required.

  • How long does the AVIRT instructor authorization last?

    Two years, matching the AVIRT student certification you will issue. Renew through your provider before it lapses so you can keep teaching without a gap.

  • Can an organization host a private AVIRT instructor class?

    Yes. Organizations certifying several staff can ask the provider about a private IDC on their own site, which usually reduces the per person cost and lets the whole team train together.

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