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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

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9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Create Confluence spaces, pages, and page trees

  • Apply page formatting, labels, and content organization methods

  • Structure Confluence spaces for projects and teams

  • Configure and test Confluence settings for usability and stability

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April 2026

Assessments

21 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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This course is part of the Confluence Mastery with AI Integration Essentials Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 12 modules in this course

In this course, you will build foundational Confluence skills for navigating, creating, and organizing content before moving into more specialized workflows. You will learn how to use the Confluence interface, create personal spaces, build page trees, and structure pages for clarity and discoverability. You will also explore page formatting, tagging and labeling, space organization, and system configuration. As you progress, you will practice creating pages, organizing hierarchies, improving readability with formatting elements, and applying labels to support search and navigation. You will also examine how Confluence spaces can be structured for teams and projects and how configuration changes can affect usability, performance, and stability. This course establishes the platform literacy required for the rest of the program.

This module will ground you in how Confluence is actually used across IT organizations. Rather than teaching features in isolation, you will connect Confluence to real operational workflows such as documentation, collaboration, task tracking, and knowledge sharing.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

1 videoTotal 3 minutes
  • Four Everyday Business Uses of Confluence3 minutes
1 readingTotal 7 minutes
  • Atlassian Confluence for Project Management7 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Onboarding: How Your Department Uses Confluence15 minutes

This module moves from conceptual understanding to hands-on platform navigation. You will practice creating a personal Confluence space, adding pages, and confirming structural elements that support long-term usability.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Why Structure Matters: Pages, Trees, and Findability3 minutes
  • Adding Pages and Building a Page Tree6 minutes
1 readingTotal 7 minutes
  • Customize your personal space7 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Confluence Basics: Structuring Spaces and Pages20 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Build Your Personal Confluence Space15 minutes

You will explore how page hierarchy shapes breadcrumb navigation in shared workspaces. You will also examine how parent-child page relationships determine breadcrumb trails and practice predicting how breadcrumb paths change when pages are moved or reorganized. Through walkthroughs and exercises, you will learn to anticipate navigation impacts before restructuring pages.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment

2 videosTotal 6 minutes
  • Navigate Pages & Trees2 minutes
  • A Real-World Page Move: Predicting Breadcrumb Changes Before They Break4 minutes
1 readingTotal 6 minutes
  • Understanding Page Hierarchies and Breadcrumb Trails6 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Breadcrumb Prediction Exercise15 minutes

You will design page trees and apply sidebar shortcuts to create clear and scalable navigation. You will also explore how thoughtful page hierarchy supports discoverability and trust in shared workspaces. Through guided examples and a hands-on activity, you will practice structuring page trees and adding shortcuts that improve access without breaking navigation structure.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

1 videoTotal 4 minutes
  • Designing a Clear Landing Page Structure4 minutes
1 readingTotal 6 minutes
  • Designing Scalable Navigation with Page Trees and Shortcuts6 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Applying Navigation Structure and Hierarchy20 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Build the Product Launch Page Tree15 minutes

You will identify and distinguish core Confluence formatting elements and understand when each should be used to improve page clarity and scannability.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 8 minutes
  • How Readers Scan Pages (Not Read Them)3 minutes
  • Key Formatting and Structure Elements in the Confluence Editor4 minutes
1 readingTotal 8 minutes
  • Formatting Elements Explained: Purpose, Pitfalls, and Page Scalability8 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 21 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning : Lunch-and-Learn Worksheet: Identify Formatting Components15 minutes
  • Practice Quiz : Identifying the Right Formatting Element6 minutes

You will apply formatting techniques to transform a text-heavy SOP into a structured, professional page using tables and a blue Info panel.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 14 minutes
  • What a Well-Formatted SOP Looks Like4 minutes
  • Adding Tables and Info Panels Step by Step10 minutes
1 readingTotal 8 minutes
  • Common SOP Formatting Patterns That Scale8 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 30 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Formatting Pages Like a Pro15 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Add an Info Panel for SOP Prerequisites15 minutes

You will explore how labels improve search results in team workspaces. Through workplace examples, you will build a clear understanding of how labels make content easier to find, improve search accuracy, and help teams find the right content faster.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

1 videoTotal 5 minutes
  • How Labels Improve Search Accuracy and Speed5 minutes
1 readingTotal 6 minutes
  • Labels, Metadata, and Findability at Work6 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 15 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Explain the Value of Cross-Team Labels During Audit Season 15 minutes

You will apply consistent labeling practices by adding three relevant labels to an existing page and verifying that it appears in label-based search results. Through guided practice, you will build confidence in selecting meaningful labels, applying them correctly, and checking that labeled content can be found reliably.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

1 videoTotal 5 minutes
  • Add Labels and Validate Search Results5 minutes
1 readingTotal 7 minutes
  • Best Practices for Consistent Team Labeling7 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Apply Smart Tagging20 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Label the “Incident Response Playbook” Page and Validate Search Results 15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to design Confluence spaces intentionally so your documentation remains clear and scalable as your organization grows. You will explore common structural pitfalls, compare project-based and team-based space models, and practice building a structured Confluence environment using templates and standardized space design.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

4 videosTotal 16 minutes
  • Structure Confluence Spaces with Confidence3 minutes
  • When One Space Becomes Too Many4 minutes
  • Project-Based vs. Team-Based Organization4 minutes
  • Creating a New Confluence Cloud Site and Core Spaces4 minutes
2 readingsTotal 18 minutes
  • Core Building Blocks8 minutes
  • Using Template Packs to Standardize Project Documentation10 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 26 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Build the “Mobile-App” Confluence Program Structure20 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Structuring Spaces for Scale6 minutes

In this module, you will shift from building structure to diagnosing and improving it. You will identify structural anti-patterns, evaluate navigation health, and analyze space-tree reports to uncover problems. Through guided analysis and a hands-on audit activity, you will propose a governance-driven restructuring plan for an existing Confluence workspace.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments

2 videosTotal 7 minutes
  • Common Structural Anti-Patterns4 minutes
  • Exporting and Interpreting a Confluence Space-Tree Report 3 minutes
2 readingsTotal 16 minutes
  • What “Good Navigation” Looks Like in Enterprise Confluence10 minutes
  • Audit Checklist: What to Flag Before You Move or Delete Content6 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Confluence Structure Setup and Audit Decisions15 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Confluence Structure Audit and Reconfiguration Proposal25 minutes

You will configure core Confluence performance settings, focusing on plugins, caching, CDN usage, and space-level design choices that directly impact page load speed and user experience.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

1 videoTotal 4 minutes
  • Key Performance Levers in Confluence 4 minutes
1 readingTotal 6 minutes
  • What Slows Confluence Down 6 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 21 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Tune for Faster First Paint15 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Performance Basics Check 6 minutes

You will validate performance improvements through load testing, interpret response-time metrics, and make rollback decisions to protect system stability.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Why Testing Matters After Every Change 4 minutes
  • Running Load Tests and Reading Results 6 minutes
1 readingTotal 6 minutes
  • Understanding Response Time and Stability Metrics 6 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes
  • Graded Quiz: Confluence Performance Tuning20 minutes
  • Hands-On Learning: Test, Decide, and Roll Back 15 minutes

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