Notion Certification study plan

Map the four exam domains against your current Notion experience and write a one-page gap list naming the two weakest sub-areas

Configure a practice workspace with at least three top-level teamspaces, one of which is private and one open to the whole workspace

Explain in writing how workspace-level settings differ from teamspace-level settings for content creation, sharing, and deletion

Build a naming and icon convention document and apply it to every page you create this week

Create, nest, duplicate, move, and archive pages across teamspaces, recording what happens to child pages and backlinks at each step

Configure page-level options: locking, full-width, fonts, comments, and page history viewing, and note which are inherited versus per-page

Set up a trash-and-restore drill: delete a page tree, restore it, and document the recovery window and limits

Draft a content lifecycle policy covering drafts, review, archival, and deletion for a 20-person team

Invite members at each role level (workspace owner, member, guest) into the practice workspace and log the exact capabilities each role gains or loses

Create at least three groups, assign teamspace access through groups rather than individuals, and verify effective access for a test user

Test guest access scoped to a single page and confirm what a guest can and cannot see in search and mentions

Document a role-assignment matrix mapping job functions to workspace roles and group memberships

Diagnose and fix three deliberate permission failures: a member who cannot edit, a guest who sees too much, and a group with conflicting teamspace access

Configure teamspace membership defaults and page-level sharing inheritance, then verify behavior after moving a page between teamspaces

Write an offboarding checklist covering content reassignment, group removal, and access revocation

Compare permission models for a contractor scenario and justify your recommended setup in writing

Review workspace security settings: login options, domain claiming, allowed email domains, and guest invitation controls, and record the effect of each toggle

Enable and interpret the audit log, then trace one test action (page share, permission change, member removal) end to end

Configure two-factor or SSO-related settings available on your plan and note plan-gated limitations

Draft an incident response runbook for suspected unauthorized access

Export a teamspace in each available format and evaluate fidelity loss for databases, relations, and files

Design a backup cadence and retention schedule and document restore testing steps

Classify sample content into public, internal, confidential, and restricted tiers and map each tier to a permission pattern

Summarize data residency, retention, and deletion behavior in your own words and flag anything you cannot confirm

Build a reusable template with database-backed properties, template buttons, and default values, then apply it five times and fix friction points

Design a workspace information architecture with a home dashboard, teamspace hubs, and a maximum of two navigation levels

Configure database views (board, calendar, filtered table) and relation/rollup properties that support the template

Evaluate AI features available on your plan for summarization, drafting, and database property fill, and note accuracy limits and privacy considerations

Complete a timed 60-question mixed practice set and score each domain separately

Re-teach the two lowest-scoring sub-areas using your own notes and re-test them

Audit the practice workspace against every goal from weeks 1-7 and close remaining gaps

Write a one-page exam-day decision checklist for permission and governance scenario questions