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🔔 New cert alert! ACA - Confluence Essentials

Jaime Netzer

It’s that time again: the Atlassian certification team is serving up a fresh new certification! You already know and love Confluence, or as we affectionately call her here, Connie. You know she supports all teammates, whether they're a tech team or not — and even if they're scattered across the globe. On-the-go or at your desk, you know you can tailor Confluence for what suits your team best with templates, apps, macros, and more — so now it's time to make all of that knowledge official with a certification!

We're delighted to announce the launch today of ACA - Confluence Essentials 😎

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We sat down with senior certification developer Ree Kent to uncover more about this latest certification, who it’s for, and what you can expect to learn from it.

This is Atlassian’s first Confluence certification in a while, right? What motivated the certification team to develop a Confluence certification for users?

Confluence is one of Atlassian’s most popular solutions with multiple use cases for virtually every role in an organization. And with all the new features that have been added recently like Atlassian Intelligence (AI) and Whiteboards, this is a great time to ensure our community can showcase their proficiency with a brand-new certification.

What can Confluence users and enthusiasts expect to see on the exam?

The Confluence Essentials exam covers the concepts and features used every day! It is intended for current and future Confluence users who want to power their career growth by proving they understand how to create, organize, and collaborate effectively in Confluence, including:

Basic Confluence terms
Navigating in Confluence
Creating and managing pages in Confluence
Enhancing pages in Confluence
Using Atlassian Intelligence in Confluence
Exploring advanced features in Confluence
Collaborating on pages in Confluence
Using whiteboards in Confluence
Searching for pages in Confluence

Here’s a bit more specifics on the topics covered:

Intro to Confluence terms and navigation ~ 12%
Creating pages and basic editing ~ 35%
Advanced editing ~ 15%
Working with pages ~ 35%
Advanced features ~ 8%

(Editor's note: Find all the details on the exam details page!)

How do you recommend folks study for it?

We always recommend that folks jump into the curated Confluence Essentials certification path – a sequence of free courses to prepare you for the exam. You can explore the course content more to learn, or skim it to make sure you’re prepped and ready to pass the exam. Even if you are a long time Confluence user, you might be surprised to learn about a new feature.

Who do you think might benefit from this cert?

Since Confluence can be used by any department, team, or individual to create and manage content, everyone in an organization can benefit from earning this certification. It is a great career investment, plus you gain the bragging rights of having a globally recognized credential in a very popular solution.

What’s your favorite Confluence hack or keyboard shortcut?

Definitely the 'r' command to show off pages in presenter mode. This feature has made slides a distant memory for me!

Let us know in the comments — will you start with the certification path to prepare, or are you ready to get certified with ACA - Confluence Essentials?