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title: "Set up learning plan objective scales"
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tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:28Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:28Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Set up learning plan objective scales

Objective scales enable you to measure a learner's progress towards their [learning plan](/totara-20/docs/what-are-learning-plans) objectives. You can only use one objective scale per learning plan template.

## Create an objective scale

1. Go to *Quick-access >* *Learning Plans > Objective scales*.
2. Click **Add a new objective scale** to create a new scale.
3. Enter the scale **Name**.
4. Enter the **Objective Values**. The values must be entered one per line from highest to lowest.
5. Click **Save changes** to save your priority scale.
6. Select the desired **Default value** and click **Update**.

You can edit an objective scale, including its name, by clicking the **Edit** button.

The **Default value** is the value that automatically appears against an objective in a learner's learning plan.

The **Achieved** value defines which of the scale values demonstrate successful achievement or not. When creating an objective scale, the **Achieved** value is the highest scale value by default.

You need to edit the scale value to select a different **Achieved** value.

## Editing an objective scale and scale values

1. To edit the scale values click the objective scale name.
2. Click the cog icon to edit a scale value. Alternatively you can click the cross icon to remove a scale value, or click **Add new objective scale value** to add a new value to this scale.
3. Use **Scale value ID number** to assign a unique ID number to the scale value.
4. **Objective scale numerical value** allows you to assign a numerical value. This numerical value can appear on reports you create in Report Builder.
5. Click **Save changes** before leaving the page.

You can have multiple values marked as achieved allowing degrees of achievement.

![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=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A30Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A30Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=y70G2AKI5vbNPrZVzYTl8FKTus7xJZ3K4PR4HLsDHc0%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.

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