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title: "Add content to a learning plan"
slug: "add-content-to-a-learning-plan"
tags: ["Participant", "Manager", "How-to", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2023-07-05T07:33:43Z
published: 2023-07-05T07:33:43Z
canonical: "totara.help/add-content-to-a-learning-plan"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Add content to a learning plan

Learning plans have a number of components that you can add items to. The components are: courses, competencies, objectives and programs. Depending on how the [learning plan template has been set up](/18/docs/configure-learning-plan-components) by your Site Administrator, you may have access to all components, or just specific ones.

Below you can see how to add content to a learning plan for each component type.

### Courses

1. Select the **Courses** tab to view the course options for your learning plan.
2. Select **Add courses** to add a course to your learning plan.
3. Choose the course(s).
4. Your chosen courses appear in the right-hand column. Select the **delete** icon to remove a course.
5. Select **Save** to add the course(s) to your learning plan.
6. Once a course has been added you are able to set the **Priority** and **Due date** (depending on the template settings).
7. Select the **delete** icon to remove a course from your learning plan.

When there are more than 100 courses in the category, you can only use the search function to select courses.

### Competencies

1. Select the **Competencies** tab to view the competencies options for your learning plan.

Your Site Administrator can set up your learning plan to work in a specific way. For example, they can choose to allow competencies assigned to your position and/or organisation to automatically appear in your learning plan when created.

1. Select **Add competencies** to add a competency to your learning plan.
2. Choose the competency framework you wish to add competencies from.
3. Choose the competencies you wish to add.
4. Your chosen competencies appear in the right-hand column. Select the **delete** icon to remove a competency.
5. Select **Continue**.
6. When you select a competency with a course assigned as an evidence item, the course(s) are displayed and selected by default. Uncheck the checkbox to prevent the course(s) being added to your learning plan (only possible with optional courses).
7. Select **Save** to add the competencies and course(s) to your learning plan.
8. Once a competency has been added, you are able to set the **Priority** and **Due date** (depending on the template settings).
9. Select the **delete** icon to remove a competency from your learning plan.

When there are more than 100 competencies in the framework, you can only use the search function to select competencies.

Competencies can have mandatory or optional courses associated with them, however the mandatory courses can't be unchecked.

### Objectives

1. Select the **Objectives** tab to view the objective options for your learning plan.
2. Select **Add new objective** to add an objective to your learning plan.
3. Enter an **Objective title** and **Objective description**.
4. Set a **Priority**, if available.
5. Set a **Status**, if available.
6. Select **Add objective**.
7. Once an objective has been added you are able to set the **Priority**, **Status**, and **Due date** (depending on the template settings).
8. Select the **delete** icon to remove an objective from your learning plan.

### Programs

1. Select the **Programs** tab to view the program options for your learning plan.
2. Select **Add programs** to add a program to your learning plan.
3. Choose the programs you wish to add.
4. Your chosen programs appear in the right-hand column. Select the **delete** icon to remove a program.
5. Select **Save**.

When there are more than 100 programs in the category, you can only use the search function to select programs.

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_learning-plans.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T12%3A39%3A21Z&se=2026-11-07T13%3A39%3A21Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MXb%2BCkay3kmfmqFQ%2BUeA56mSwhn969XjKsPMspqsJv4%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Learning plans](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=573) in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use learning plans, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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