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A course on FirstRespondersHub can do two different jobs:
  • Teach with lessons you build here (videos, text, PDFs).
  • Hand out access details for a site you do not host, such as Jones & Bartlett or the American Heart Association.
Those access details are what this section calls student access. They might be a 10-digit code, a one-time Course URL, a shared Course ID, a login page, or all of those together.

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Lessons vs access from another provider

Pick a delivery model on the course. This tells the platform what students should get.
You set the delivery model in Course setup. See Set up a course.

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Example: lessons only

You record your own airway videos and quizzes. Students complete them inside FirstRespondersHub. You do not need Student access.

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Example: access from another provider

You sell AHA Heartsaver eLearning. Each student needs a unique Course URL from Training Central. You do not build lessons here. You import the URLs and the platform sends one to each student.

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Example: both (hybrid)

Your EMT class uses Jones & Bartlett Navigate for the textbook, plus your own skills videos on FirstRespondersHub. Students get:
  • Navigate: course website, Course ID, and a unique access code
  • FirstRespondersHub: your modules and lessons

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What one student actually receives

Think of one student’s access as a set of fields. Some fields are the same for every student in that course or class. Example: the Navigate Course ID BLST2026. Some fields are one per student. Example: a 10-digit access code 4829103756. Those come from the codes you import. When the platform sends access, the student gets the full set: shared values plus their unique code or link.
The platform always holds and sends a whole set for one student. It does not send “just the Course ID” to one person and “just the access code” to another.

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Where the unique codes come from

Vendors usually sell you a list of unused codes or links. Common names:
  • Keycode bank
  • Access codes
  • Pre-authorized Course URLs
  • License keys
You upload that list under Access codes. Each row becomes one unused set, ready for the next student. See Import and manage codes.

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What this is not

Student access is not the same as: It is only the details they need to open the vendor course.

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Can a course do both enrollment and standalone sales?

Yes. You can assign the same course to a program offering and sell it as a standalone course.
  • Enrolled students get access when they join a cohort (on the enrollment timing you set).
  • Buyers get access when they purchase (on the standalone timing you set).
Those two timings can be different. See When students get access.