Materials are the resources your students receive when they register — like online course access, keycodes, eBooks, or physical items.
In Hovn, Materials do four important things:
Represent agency-issued products (AHA, ARC, HSI, and more)
Deliver assets automatically through the Student Portal
Control checkout behavior (pricing, required vs. optional)
Act as reusable building blocks for all your courses
The Material Catalog
Hovn includes a built-in Material Catalog that we maintain for major training agencies.
It includes:
Standard AHA, ARC, and HSI materials
Correct product mappings to each agency
Delivery method (keycode, link, or physical)
Reference pricing from the agency site
Preloaded titles and descriptions
This helps you set up courses faster and avoid manual errors.
Types of Materials You Can Use
Hovn supports the most common material types used by training centers:
Digital access
Online course access
Keycodes
Access codes
Reusable links
Reference links
Study guides
Instructor resources
Policy or prep pages
Physical products
Books
Masks
PPE
Equipment
NOTE: Hovn does not currently support shipping or add shipping prices to materials at checkout. If you plan on shipping your physical materials, we advise adding shipping costs into your material pricing.
Custom add-ons
Add-on courses
Rescheduling insurance
Any custom item you want to sell or include
How Materials Work at Checkout
Materials control how students see and pay for add-ons during registration.
That behavior is set by the Material Policy.
Material Policies
Each Material uses one of these policies:
Included
Bundled in the course price
No extra cost shown at checkout
Optional
Student can add it during checkout
Price is added to the course total
Required (Waivable)
Selected by default
Student can opt out if they already have it
Common for AHA keycodes
Price is added unless they waive it
Required (Bundled)
Mandatory
Student must purchase it
Price is added to the course total
For a deeper breakdown, see: Material Policies
Best Practices
Use the catalog version of materials whenever possible — it keeps agency mapping correct.
Use Required (Waivable) for AHA HeartCode and similar products.
Test checkout once before going live to confirm pricing and delivery.
Reuse the same Material across multiple courses instead of creating duplicates.