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title: "Delete a competency"
slug: "delete-a-competency"
tags: ["Totara Perform", "Site Administrator", "How-to", "Skills", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:48Z
canonical: "totara.help/delete-a-competency"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Delete a competency

You may decide that you no longer want or need a certain [competency](/19/docs/what-are-competencies). In this case you can delete a competency by following these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Competencies*.
2. Click the name of the competency framework you wish to update.
3. Click the delete icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/delete-a-competency-image-9lbbh27b.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T22%3A45%3A54Z&se=2026-11-01T23%3A45%3A54Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MlbBIjeQMI4DaohAimQIU3MAxL%2BAiU7hUbiBb517sOc%3D)) in the **Actions** column for the competency item you want to delete.
4. Read the warning message, and once you understand the implications of deleting the competency, click **Continue.** If you do not wish to delete the competency, click **Cancel**.

![Viewing a competency.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/delete-a-competency-image-d89o0h0q.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T22%3A45%3A54Z&se=2026-11-01T23%3A45%3A54Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=MlbBIjeQMI4DaohAimQIU3MAxL%2BAiU7hUbiBb517sOc%3D)

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