Alva · For real estate & finance trainers

Exam-prep · Licensing quizzes · drip · certificates

Alva Courses for real estate & finance trainers

Your curriculum is scattered across PDFs, webinar recordings and a quiz bank in a spreadsheet — and a structured, assessed program is hard to deliver from a generic store. Learners need a clear path, practice questions and proof they finished. Alva Courses is a Shopify app that lets real estate and finance trainers deliver structured exam-prep, licensing and professional-development courses with assessment — quizzes inside every lesson, sequential gating, drip-scheduled study plans, access deadlines and a completion certificate on the finish line.

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★★★★★ 5.0 ·

· 10 App Store reviews · 14-day free trial · By Tom Rushmore, Founder

Quizzes

In lessons

Assess readiness per module

Drip plan

Paced

Study schedule, week by week

Certificate

On finish

Auto-awarded, optional email

Lives in

Shopify

Your store, one checkout

A day in the life

How a trainer's Shopify + Alva Courses exam-prep program runs itself.

08:00 · BUILD

Map the syllabus into sections.

Open the course builder in the Shopify admin. The eight exam domains become eight sections; each topic becomes a lesson. Drop in a video lecture, a PDF case study and an end-of-module quiz. Drag to reorder. The whole licensing-exam syllabus is structured before the first coffee is cold.

08:40 · GATE

Price it and set the study path.

Bind the course to a Shopify product at $349. Turn on "Require completion before next lesson" so learners pass each module's quiz before unlocking the next, set drip so one domain opens per week, and set an access deadline at the exam date so it's tracked on each learner's member page.

13:05 · ENROL

A learner buys. Onboarding fires itself.

The order is paid and Alva Courses enrols the learner instantly. With enrolment emails switched on, a branded welcome email arrives from study@yourtraining.com, the thank-you page invites them to start, and module one is waiting in their Shopify customer account. No manual handover, no spreadsheet to update.

18:30 · TEACH

Run the webinar already briefed.

Before the weekly live review you open the Members Overview: who passed module two's quiz, who is stuck, who hasn't started. You spend the webinar hour on the questions learners actually missed instead of re-reading the syllabus. Learners post follow-ups in the lesson discussion afterwards.

What trainers actually use

Alva Courses, re-angled for real estate and finance training.

01 / 06Assess

Quizzes and assessments inside every lesson.

Structured training is nothing without a way to check it landed. Build a quiz into any lesson to test knowledge, drop a bank of practice questions at the end of each domain, and let learners gauge their exam readiness as they go. For licensing and finance courses, this is the difference between a video library and a real prep program.

Pair quizzes with "Require completion before next lesson" so a learner clears each module before the next unlocks — the same sequential, gated structure as the exam they're studying for. Everything is built in the rich lesson editor in the Shopify admin.

02 / 06Certify

Completion certificates on the finish line.

When a learner finishes the course, Alva Courses automatically awards a custom-designed completion certificate they can download, and you can switch on an email that sends it as a PDF. Edit the template to carry your training brand. This is a completion certificate confirming the course was finished — not an accredited qualification or continuing-education credit — and it gives learners proof of the work and you a record of who completed which program.

03 / 06Pace & deadlines

Drip schedules and access deadlines.

A self-paced exam-prep course works best on a steady plan. Drip scheduling releases a domain a set number of days after enrolment, so each week's material lands on schedule rather than all at once. Run a live cohort by scheduling lessons to publish on fixed dates, keep future modules as Draft, and set an access deadline for the exam or licensing window. Alva Courses tracks it on the member page; when the window closes, end access by removing learners or with Shopify Flow's Revoke course access action.

04 / 06Manage cohorts

Member management and progress tracking.

The moment an order is paid, module one is in the learner's customer account and, once you switch it on, a branded enrolment email welcomes them — no manual handover. The per-course Members Overview shows progress bars, completion rate and status for every learner; from the main Members page, add a member by hand, bulk-import a cohort by CSV, or export the roster. You walk into each webinar already knowing who's keeping up and who's behind.

05 / 06Structure

Build a structured syllabus, your way.

The drag-and-drop builder mirrors how an exam syllabus is laid out: a course holds sections, sections hold lessons. Map each exam domain to a section and each topic to a lesson, then fill it with the rich editor — video lectures, PDF case studies, audio briefings, a quiz. Duplicate lessons to spin up a "core" and a "premium" version of the same prep course, and reorder anything by dragging.

06 / 06Support & deliver

Discussions and branded delivery, in your store.

A native per-lesson comment system lets learners ask questions where the content lives, with moderation tools and an optional email ping when someone posts — ideal for clarifying a tricky regulation or calculation. Enrolment and certificate emails send from your own custom domain, and learners watch lessons in a branded storefront course player inside your Shopify customer account — no second login, no third-party platform.

The course builder — your exam syllabus as sections and lessons, with drip, scheduled and draft controls per item.

Pricing, trainer-sized

What plan does a training business actually need?

Alva Courses has no per-sale fee and no per-student fee — both plans carry unlimited courses, members and comments. So the only real question for a trainer is your video. Slide-and-talk lectures and short explainers sit fine within Shopify's hosting on the Unlimited plan. Long, high-quality lecture footage that exceeds Shopify's 1 GB / 10-minute-per-video file limit is the one thing that points you to Pro.

PLANPRICEFITS

Unlimited$9.99/moMost real estate and finance trainers. Unlimited courses, learners and discussion comments, quizzes, drip scheduling, certificates, access deadlines and branded email. Video hosted on Shopify within a 1 GB / 10-min-per-video limit. 14-day free trial.

Unlimited Pro$14.99/moEverything in Unlimited plus Alva Video Hosting — 50 GB and no per-video limits. The right plan once your lecture catalogue is long-form HD that outgrows Shopify's native file caps. 14-day free trial.

Both plans include the full builder, quizzes and assessments, drip scheduling, certificates, member & progress management, CSV import/export, discussions, instant delivery and the custom email domain. See the full breakdown on the pricing page. Each plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

Migration path

Move from Kajabi or Thinkific to Shopify in 4 steps.

You already have the curriculum, the videos and the quiz bank on a standalone platform. The migration is rebuilding that structure inside your Shopify store so learners get one checkout, one login and you stop paying a separate platform fee.

01
Rebuild the syllabus as sections.
In the course builder, recreate your Kajabi or Thinkific structure — one section per exam domain, one lesson per topic. Use "Create Multiple" to add a batch of lessons at once. Get the skeleton in first, matching the modules learners already know, then fill each lesson with the rich editor.
02
Re-link video and rebuild the quizzes.
Re-upload each lecture to Alva, or paste a YouTube, Vimeo or Loom link if your footage already lives there. Attach your PDF case studies, rebuild the end-of-module quizzes, and turn on "Require completion before next lesson" for sequential gating.
03
Bind it to a Shopify product and set drip.
Connect the course to a Shopify product and set the price you charged on the old platform. Turn on drip so domains release week by week, set an access deadline if the prep window ends at the exam date, and switch on the enrolment and certificate emails, then edit them to send from your domain.
04
Import your existing learners and launch.
Export your roster from Kajabi or Thinkific and bulk-import it via CSV so current learners keep access from day one. New learners enrol automatically when they buy. Watch the Members Overview fill with progress, then point your email list and product page at the Shopify store.

Shopify App Store reviews

What merchants say

“Cannot recommend it enough. Finding Alva Courses after migrating to Shopify was the best thing I’ve done — the support is second to none and Tom is exceptional.”
— Matt Jackson Photography, United Kingdom · Shopify App Store review

“So glad I found this app. It integrates with Shopify, building my courses was clear and easy, and Tom has been a great help throughout.”
— Kim Knoll Art, United States · Shopify App Store review

“Very easy to use and customizable, and it works seamlessly for selling online courses on Shopify. The support is outstanding and genuinely responsive.”
— Tokos, Canada · Shopify App Store review

FAQ for trainers

Questions real estate and finance trainers ask.

Can I add quizzes and assessments to test exam readiness?

Yes. Alva Courses lets you build a quiz into any lesson to test knowledge, so learners can check their grasp of a topic before moving on. Trainers running exam-prep, licensing or finance courses use quizzes at the end of each module as practice questions and a readiness check. Combine them with 'Require completion before next lesson' so learners pass each section before unlocking the next, mirroring the structure of the real assessment.

Do learners get a certificate when they finish the course?

Yes. Alva Courses automatically awards a custom-designed completion certificate when a learner finishes the course. Learners can download it, and you can switch on an email that sends it as a PDF. You edit the template to carry your training brand. This is a completion certificate confirming the course was finished — it is not an accredited qualification or continuing-education credit. If your program carries formal accreditation, the certificate documents course completion alongside that, not in place of it.

Can I drip-release modules and set a study deadline?

Yes. Drip scheduling releases lessons or sections a set number of days after enrolment, so an eight-week exam-prep plan unlocks one module a week and keeps learners on a steady study schedule. You can also schedule lessons to publish on fixed dates for a live cohort, keep future modules as Draft, and set an access deadline on the course or on each learner. Alva Courses tracks the deadline on the member page; to close a licensing-window course, remove learners from the member page or use Shopify Flow's Revoke course access action.

How do I structure a course so learners follow it in order?

Alva Courses uses a drag-and-drop builder: a course holds sections, and each section holds lessons. Map each topic to a section and each concept to a lesson, then fill it with the rich editor — video lectures, PDF case studies, a quiz. Turn on 'Require completion before next lesson' so learners work through the curriculum sequentially, which matters when later finance or regulation topics build on earlier ones.

How do I manage cohorts and track each learner's progress?

Each course has a Members Overview showing total members, active enrolments, completions, completion rate and a progress bar per learner with enrolment date and status. From the main Members page you can add a learner manually, bulk-import a cohort via CSV, or export the roster. Once you switch them on, branded enrolment emails welcome learners the moment their order is paid, and the global Members view tracks everyone across every course from one screen.

Can I move my course from Kajabi or Thinkific to Shopify?

Yes. Most trainers migrating from Kajabi or Thinkific rebuild the curriculum in the Alva Courses builder, re-upload or re-link the videos, and bulk-import their existing learner list via CSV so no one loses access. Everything then runs natively inside Shopify: learners buy through your existing checkout and watch lessons in their customer account — no second login, no separate platform, and a flat $9.99 or $14.99 per month instead of a standalone platform's higher fees.

Guides for trainers selling courses on Shopify.

Feature spotlight

Add course completion certificates on Shopify

How to award a custom completion certificate when a learner finishes — and pair it with quizzes and assessments.

Guide

The online course launch checklist

Everything to check before you open enrolments — structure, assessment, pricing and delivery — in one list.

Guide

Drip-feeding course content: when and how

Why dripping a study plan week by week keeps learners on schedule — and lifts completion.

Install in 90 seconds

Launch your prep course this week.

Install Alva Courses from the Shopify App Store, build your syllabus into sections and lessons, add a quiz to each module, bind it to a Shopify product, switch on enrolment emails, and place a test enrolment — watch the welcome email land and module one appear in the customer account. Sell structured exam-prep, licensing or finance training from the store you already run. The 14-day free trial starts when you do.

✓ Quizzes and assessments inside every lesson ✓ Drip schedules and access deadlines ✓ Completion certificates, awarded automatically

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