diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency.php
index f1c5df7a932..200822be9b2 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/competency.php
@@ -255,6 +255,33 @@ class competency extends persistent {
         return new $rule($this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the scale.
+     *
+     * @return \grade_scale
+     */
+    public function get_scale() {
+        $scaleid = $this->get_scaleid();
+        if ($scaleid === null) {
+            return $this->get_framework()->get_scale();
+        }
+        $scale = \grade_scale::fetch(array('id' => $scaleid));
+        $scale->load_items();
+        return $scale;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the scale ID.
+     *
+     * Here we pretend that the scale ID can be read from the competency, however it
+     * only serves as a placeholder in case we want to support competency scales later on.
+     *
+     * @return int|null
+     */
+    public function get_scaleid() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check if the competency is the parent of passed competencies.
      *
diff --git a/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/plan_page.php b/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/plan_page.php
index 3cf786829d2..86be6041107 100644
--- a/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/plan_page.php
+++ b/admin/tool/lp/classes/output/plan_page.php
@@ -83,10 +83,17 @@ class plan_page implements renderable, templatable {
             $comp = $pc->competency;
             $usercomp = $pc->$ucproperty;
 
+            // Get the framework.
             if (!isset($frameworks[$comp->get_competencyframeworkid()])) {
                 $frameworks[$comp->get_competencyframeworkid()] = $comp->get_framework();
             }
             $framework = $frameworks[$comp->get_competencyframeworkid()];
+
+            // Get the scale.
+            $scaleid = $comp->get_scaleid();
+            if ($scaleid === null) {
+                $scaleid = $framework->get_scaleid();
+            }
             if (!isset($scales[$framework->get_scaleid()])) {
                 $scales[$framework->get_scaleid()] = $framework->get_scale();
             }