With a variety of Courses and Lessons, there is also a variety of how Users earn credit and points when completing tasks. Point Categories are also a way to designate "weighted" tasks.
Go to Learning > Click Points Categories > Click New
Give this category a Title, Category Icon, and Description. Mark if this category is Published or Unpublished.
Click Save.
When creating a Course or Lesson, this category is selectable when Award Points is toggled "Yes" in the Details tab.