How to Change the Language of a Course

If you're training teams across different regions, making your course accessible in multiple languages is a game-changer. Whether it's OSHA safety courses in Spanish, product onboarding in French, or regulatory training for bilingual staff, ProProfs Training Maker helps you meet learners where they are.

You can:

• Set a default language for a course (like English, Spanish, or French)

• Allow learners to select their preferred language before they start

• Improve the overall learning experience for non-English speakers

No need to create a separate version for each region.

Why language settings matter

From customer discussions, here's why this feature helps:

• OSHA-certified safety programs often require compliance training in Spanish.

• Government or healthcare organizations working in multilingual environments need French-English toggles.

• Training admins save time by letting learners self-select a language instead of duplicating courses.

• Mobile learners or field staff appreciate an interface that they can actually understand the first time.

Below is a glimpse of a course in Spanish with the interface language changed to Spanish:

Screen 1: Starting the Course

Screen 2: Navigating inside the course

The following article guides you through the following:

1) How to Change the Interface Language of a Course

2) How to Allow Learners to Change a Course Language

3) How to Give Suggestions to Improve Course Translation

 How to Change the Interface Language of a Course

You can set the course interface to display in one of 70+ supported languages.

Step 1: In your ProProfs Training Maker account,

• Hover over a course and click Edit.

• Go to Settings.

Alternatively, click the three vertical dots or the kebab menu icon and select Settings.

Step 2: Navigate to Advance at the end of the top navigation bar.

Step 3: Scroll down to Language. Choose your preferred language from the list.

Now, system-generated buttons and course navigation will appear in the selected language.

Note: This translates platform text, not your custom content like videos or quiz questions.

 How to Allow Learners to Change a Course Language

Want to keep one course but let learners select their own language before starting?

Check how:

Step 1: Go to a course setting and switch to Advance.

Step 2: Scroll down to the Language setting and enable Allow learners to choose course language.

Step 3: Save your settings. 

When learners launch the course, they'll see a prompt to choose their preferred language before entering.

 How to Improve Course Translation in Different Languages

We use a state-of-the-art machine translation engine to convert system text, but we know it sometimes misses the mark.

If you want to suggest improvements:

• Go to the ProProfs Contact Page

• Select Suggestion as the purpose.

• Share your alternate translation (applies to global text, not individual courses).

FAQ

Q: Will it translate my quiz questions, slides, or videos?
No. If necessary, you’ll need to manually translate your custom content. The language setting only updates system-level text like buttons, headers, and instructions.

Q: Is this available in all plans?
Yes, but certain advanced translation features may require a Business or Enterprise tier.

Q: Can learners switch languages mid-course?
Not currently. The language is set at the start of the course session.

Q: What languages are supported?
Over 70 languages, including Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Portuguese, Japanese, and Hindi.