diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/api.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/api.php
index 3edbf0d365d..cfc560ca1a7 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/api.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/api.php
@@ -3496,4 +3496,29 @@ class api {
                                   $grade,
                                   $USER->id);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Template event viewed.
+     *
+     * Requires tool/lp:templateread capability at the system context.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $templateorid The id or the template.
+     * @return boolean
+     */
+    public static function template_viewed($templateorid) {
+        $template = $templateorid;
+        if (!is_object($template)) {
+            $template = new template($template);
+        }
+
+        // First we do a permissions check.
+        if (!$template->can_read()) {
+             throw new required_capability_exception($template->get_context(), 'tool/lp:templateread', 'nopermissions', '');
+        }
+
+        // Trigger a template viewed event.
+        \tool_lp\event\template_viewed::create_from_template($template)->trigger();
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/event/template_viewed.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/event/template_viewed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56d8c0d1743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/event/template_viewed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Template viewed event.
+ *
+ * @package    tool_lp
+ * @copyright  2016 Serge Gauthier <serge.gauthier.2@umontreal.ca>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+namespace tool_lp\event;
+
+use core\event\base;
+use tool_lp\template;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Template viewed event class.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other {
+ *      Extra information about event.
+ * }
+ *
+ * @package    tool_lp
+ * @since      Moodle 3.1
+ * @copyright  2016 Serge Gauthier <serge.gauthier.2@umontreal.ca>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class template_viewed extends base {
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to instantiate the event.
+     *
+     * @param template $template The template.
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public static function create_from_template(template $template) {
+        if (!$template->get_id()) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The template ID must be set.');
+        }
+        $event = static::create(array(
+            'contextid'  => $template->get_contextid(),
+            'objectid' => $template->get_id()
+        ));
+        return $event;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns localised general event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventtemplateviewed', 'tool_lp');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns non-localised description of what happened.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return "The user with id '$this->userid' viewed the template with id '$this->objectid'.";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns relevant URL.
+     *
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php',
+                               array('templateid' => $this->objectid, 'pagecontextid' => $this->contextid));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialise the event data.
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = template::TABLE;
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'r';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get_objectid_mapping method.
+     *
+     * @return string the name of the restore mapping the objectid links to
+     */
+    public static function get_objectid_mapping() {
+        return base::NOT_MAPPED;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
index 67be84dfe46..1123c4dd045 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/external.php
@@ -4946,4 +4946,50 @@ class external extends external_api {
         return new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'True if the unlink was successful');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns description of template_viewed() parameters.
+     *
+     * @return \external_function_parameters
+     */
+    public static function template_viewed_parameters() {
+        $id = new external_value(
+            PARAM_INT,
+            'Data base record id for the template',
+            VALUE_REQUIRED
+        );
+
+        $params = array(
+            'id' => $id,
+        );
+        return new external_function_parameters($params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Log the template viewed event.
+     *
+     * @param int $id the template id
+     * @return array of warnings and status result
+     * @throws moodle_exception
+     */
+    public static function template_viewed($id) {
+        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::view_book_parameters(),
+                                            array(
+                                                'id' => $id
+                                            ));
+
+        $template = api::read_template($params['id']);
+        self::validate_context($template->get_context());
+
+        return api::template_viewed($params['id']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of template_viewed() result value.
+     *
+     * @return \external_value
+     */
+    public static function template_viewed_returns() {
+        return new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'True if the log of the view was successful');
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/db/services.php b/admin/tool/lp/db/services.php
index 65e21551e11..d934650f194 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/db/services.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/db/services.php
@@ -818,5 +818,14 @@ $functions = array(
         'capabilities' => 'tool/lp:planmanage',
         'ajax'         => true,
     ),
+    'tool_lp_view_template' => array(
+        'classname'     => 'tool_lp\external',
+        'methodname'    => 'template_viewed',
+        'classpath'     => '',
+        'description'   => 'Log event template viewed',
+        'type'          => 'read',
+        'capabilities'  => 'tool/lp:templateread',
+        'ajax'          => true,
+    ),
 );
 
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php b/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
index 77f296cd187..e104f7a79c3 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/lang/en/tool_lp.php
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ $string['eventcompetencyframeworkcreated'] = 'Competency framework created.';
 $string['eventcompetencyframeworkdeleted'] = 'Competency framework deleted.';
 $string['eventcompetencyframeworkupdated'] = 'Competency framework updated.';
 $string['eventcompetencyframeworkviewed'] = 'Competency framework viewed.';
+$string['eventtemplateviewed'] = 'Template viewed.';
 $string['evidence'] = 'Evidence';
 $string['evidence_competencyrule'] = 'The rule of the competency was met.';
 $string['evidence_coursecompleted'] = 'The course \'{$a}\' was completed.';
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php b/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php
index 8fedf267479..6bcbff453ca 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ if (!$template->can_read()) {
     throw new required_capability_exception($context, 'tool/lp:templateread', 'nopermissions', '');
 }
 
+// Trigger a template viewed event.
+\tool_lp\api::template_viewed($template);
+
 // Set up the page.
 $url = new moodle_url('/admin/tool/lp/templatecompetencies.php', array('templateid' => $template->get_id(),
     'pagecontextid' => $pagecontextid));
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/tests/event_test.php b/admin/tool/lp/tests/event_test.php
index cf7d33ff0e2..7c2612b9d9f 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/tests/event_test.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/tests/event_test.php
@@ -149,4 +149,27 @@ class tool_lp_event_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertDebuggingNotCalled();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test the template viewed event.
+     *
+     */
+    public function test_template_viewed() {
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        $lpg = $this->getDataGenerator()->get_plugin_generator('tool_lp');
+        $template = $lpg->create_template();
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+        api::template_viewed($template);
+        // Get our event event.
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $event = reset($events);
+        // Check that the event data is valid.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\tool_lp\event\template_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals($template->get_id(), $event->objectid);
+        $this->assertEquals($template->get_contextid(), $event->contextid);
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $this->assertDebuggingNotCalled();
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/version.php b/admin/tool/lp/version.php
index 1ba9d07b227..3454b2329f5 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/version.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/version.php
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015111047; // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2015111048; // The current plugin version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2014110400; // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'tool_lp'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).