Setup Login as admin. Go to Site administration ► Users ► Permissions ► Define roles Click Add a new role Import the attached file ParentRole.xml . Create 2 users s1 and p1. Navigate to s1's profile. Under the Administration section, click Preferences . On s1's Preferences page, click Assign roles relative to this user under Roles. Click on the Parent role and add p1 as s1's parent. Create a course C1. Enrol s1 as a student. Enrol p1 as well. No need to set any role. Edit profile in user context Log out and log in as p1. On p1's Dashboard, click Customise this page and add the Mentees block. On the Mentees block, click on s1's link. On s1's profile, click Edit profile . Confirm that s1's details comes up on the edit form. Optionally, make some modifications. Click Update profile . Confirm that you are redirected to s1's full profile page. Edit profile in course context Still logged on as p1, go back to the Dashboard. On the Mentees block, click on s1's link. On s1's profile, click C1's link under the Course details > Course profiles section. On s1's course profile, click Edit profile Confirm that s1's details comes up on the edit form. Optionally, make some modifications. Click Update profile . Confirm that you are redirected to s1's course profile page.