Exhibit 99.01

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002





In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PLATO Learning, Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ended January 31, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of
John Murray, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
Gregory J. Melsen, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify,
pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:

      1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.


Date: March 17, 2003                  /s/ John Murray
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                                      President and
                                      Chief Executive Officer

                                      /s/ Gregory J. Melsen
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                                      Vice President Finance and
                                      Chief Financial Officer