---
title: "Delete a position type"
slug: "delete-a-position-type"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "How-to", "Site Administrator"]
updated: 2022-11-01T13:19:26Z
published: 2022-11-01T13:19:26Z
canonical: "totara.help/delete-a-position-type"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a position type

If you no longer want or need a [position type](/17/docs/create-a-position-type) then you can delete it.

To delete a position type, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Positions.*
2. Click **Manage types**.
3. Click the cross icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/thin_cross.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T18%3A23%3A17Z&se=2026-11-10T19%3A23%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=sD0E658bOVQl1jAJgWhmd6o7Dq%2Fk4CzYs5dnA2zOsqQ%3D)) in the **Actions** column for the position type you wish to delete.
4. Click **Yes** on the confirmation screen.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_positions-organisations-and-job-assignments.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T18%3A23%3A17Z&se=2026-11-10T19%3A23%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=sD0E658bOVQl1jAJgWhmd6o7Dq%2Fk4CzYs5dnA2zOsqQ%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Positions, organisations and job assignments](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=567) in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to use hierarchies and job assignments, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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