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# How to Award Points and a Badge for Completing a Pathway

# How to Award Points and a Badge for Completing a Pathway

**In this article:**
* Overview
* Set custom points for a Pathway
* Award a Badge
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview
Gamification rewards learners for completing learning. Every Pathway awards a default number of points on completion, and you can override that with a custom amount for a specific Pathway. If Badges are set up, a Badge can also be awarded automatically when a learner finishes the Pathway.

## Set custom points for a Pathway
1. Go to **Pathways** and open the Pathway.
2. In the pathway header, click the **Settings** (cog) icon to open the **Pathway settings** panel.
3. Scroll to **Gamification Settings**. The panel shows how many points will be awarded for completing the Pathway.
4. Turn on **Set custom points** and enter the number of points you want this Pathway to award.
5. The change saves automatically.

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> **Good to know:** Leave **Set custom points** off to use your account's default points for a completed Pathway.

## Award a Badge
Badges are managed centrally in your account's gamification settings and are matched to Pathways there. When a Badge is set to be awarded for a Pathway, the **Gamification Settings** section shows it, with the message *"The following badge will be awarded upon completion:"* and the Badge's image and name.

To set up or change which Badge is awarded, go to **Settings → Gamification** — as the panel notes, *"Badges and default points can be managed in settings."*

## Things to keep in mind
* Gamification Settings only appear if gamification is enabled for your account.
* The Badge information only shows if Badges are enabled and a Badge is configured for the Pathway.
* Points and Badges are awarded on **completion** of the Pathway.
* Default points and Badge rules are managed centrally under **Settings → Gamification**, not per-Pathway; the per-Pathway option here is the custom points override.

## FAQs
**How many points does a Pathway award by default?**
Your account's default for a completed Pathway, shown at the top of Gamification Settings. Turn on **Set custom points** to override it for this Pathway.

**How do I choose which Badge is awarded?**
Badges and their rules are managed under **Settings → Gamification**. The Pathway settings panel shows the Badge that will be awarded, if one is configured.

**Why don't I see any gamification options?**
Gamification must be enabled for your account. Badges also need to be enabled separately for the Badge section to appear.

## Who can do this
**Owners**, **Admins**, **Managers**, **Content Managers** and **Instructors** can set custom points on a Pathway. **People Managers**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users have read-only access to Pathways and cannot change these settings. Configuring default points and Badge rules under **Settings → Gamification** is a separate, account-level task.