Switching course roles

Users can be assigned various role types within the system, some giving additional privileges beyond those of the Learner role. For example, a Site Manager or Editing Trainer may have the access rights to create or edit courses. In these situations, it can sometimes be helpful to be able to quickly switch to the Learner role type so that you can view the course as though you were part of the intended audience.

The Switch role to... option is designed to allow a privileged user to experience the site as a less privileged user. This is typically used by people who are designing course content to allow them to check the learner experience is as designed. This is a useful tool to quickly check the design of a course from a Learner perspective whilst it is being designed but is not intended for use in the completion of courses in a live setting.

You can enable and configure role switching to determine whether different user roles can switch to other specific roles.