# Letting joiners pay for their own key

> HTT Schools training, step 11 of 49. For: People new to HTT and teachers.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/joiners-pay-for-their-own-key · Updated 2026-10-15

No key from the office? Pay your own. In this training, a school lets newcomers pay their own commitment fee, and a new teacher pays for a key and asks to join.

## What you will be able to do

- A school letting newcomers pay their own commitment fee
- A new teacher at Hilltop paying
- Getting a key
- Asking to join

> **Note:** You need an HTT account for this. If you do not have one yet, the HTT Tech trainings show you how to create it.

## Step by step

### 1. Join the school

A new teacher goes to the school’s address and signs in. Under I am a, they choose Teacher. With no key from the office, they press Pay the commitment fee.

![HTT Schools: join the school — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/8BBGBQCR8TCPJHXWEHHT3CWTXN17FXPW)
*Step 1: Join the school*

### 2. Checkout

You are taken to the secure checkout of HTT Wallet’s payment partner, Flutterwave. It shows who you are paying and the exact amount. This demonstration uses test mode, so no real money moves — with a real card, the steps are the same.

### 3. Card details

Under Payment options, choose Card. Enter the card number, its expiry date and the three-digit code on the back, then press Pay.

![HTT Schools: card details — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/GZ2RX9ESNHM9QJCR87Z304SAX22ENA7F)
*Step 3: Card details*

### 4. Card PIN

Your bank asks for your card PIN. Type it in to continue.

![HTT Schools: card pin — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/3494ZRDFKT4XZXH2SYB1PHEAE8KY105V)
*Step 4: Card PIN*

### 5. One-time code

Then your bank sends a one-time code by text message. Type it in and confirm.

![HTT Schools: one-time code — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/4QHSJ3WVPJFT7S3771W2KT9Z19TNDW3Y)
*Step 5: One-time code*

### 6. Your key

Back at the school, HTT Wallet confirms the payment, and the key is filled in for you. It is yours alone. The school receives its share of the fee.

### 7. Ask to join

Add a word for the school if you like, and press Ask to join.

![HTT Schools: ask to join — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/9AE8BAV4ZKX6XEPYCZFPHGXX9GCNYCP8)
*Step 7: Ask to join*

### 8. Waiting

The request is now with the school, already paid for. When an admin approves it, the teacher is in.

![HTT Schools: waiting — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/163G9NGESTDPZ2PBY16GHXNJHNQ8WY2B)
*Step 8: Waiting*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Letting joiners pay for their own key” training for?

People new to HTT and teachers. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

You need an HTT account for this. If you do not have one yet, the HTT Tech trainings show you how to create it.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 3 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.