Badges & certifications

Notion badges and certifications can be earned through Notion Academy. Notion Academy is our free, self-paced learning hub with structured courses that take you from Notion beginner to expert. We also offer certifications at a cost that validate deeper expertise.

Once you’ve become a Notion expert through badges and certifications, you can also become a Notion Solution partner.

When you complete specific learning paths in Notion Academy and pass a knowledge assessment, you earn a badge. Here are the badges offered:

• Essentials: Foundational Notion skills.

• Workflows: Collaborative workspace skills.

• Advanced: Expert-level capabilities.

Certifications are our highest level of skill validation, awarded to individuals who have earned all three badges and passed a proctored exam. These individuals can obtain our Administrator Certification, which deals with core platform management and governance.

Partner certifications are only available through to approved applicants of our Solution Partner program. These certifications represent specialized expertise in delivering Notion solutions to clients. They validate a partner's ability to implement, optimize, and scale Notion across organizations. Partner certification options include:

• Service Specialist Certification: Implementation and optimization (requires Administrator).

• Sales Specialist Certification (Coming soon): Solution positioning and business value articulation.

• Technical Specialist Certification (Coming soon): Advanced customization and integration (requires Administrator).

To be eligible for the Administrator Certification, you’ll need to pass the following quizzes with a quiz score of 75% or higher:

• Essentials

• Workflows

• Advanced

When you purchase your certification exam, you will also have access to the Certified Admin learning path and courses. To pass our certification exams, you will need an exam score of 80% or higher.

To be eligible for our partner certifications, you will need to have an approved Solution Partner application. For more details on how to apply, please visit our Solution Partner page.

• Badges are free to earn.

• A certification can cost between $100 and $150, depending on the track.

Academy badges and the Admin Certification are available on Notion Academy for anyone to take — learn more here. The Essentials Badge, Workflows Badge, Advanced Badge, and Admin Certification are available to all users and required for partners to pass in order to unlock the Solution Partner Certification.

If you’re ready to earn a badge or begin a certification path, you’ll be prompted to log in with your Notion account email address. If you don’t have a Notion account, you’ll be prompted to create one during the login flow.

However, we recommend waiting for your Solution Partner application to be approved before beginning your Admin Certification journey to make sure we’re the right fit.

You can access your Solution Partner learning journey through your Marketplace Portal at notion.com/profile/services.

This means that the exams are supervised to ensure fairness and integrity. During the certification exam, your session will be monitored through your webcam and screen-sharing technology. The proctoring system verifies your identity and watches for potential cheating behaviors, such as looking at other devices or having other people in the room.

Before starting your exam, you'll need to:

• Have a working webcam and microphone.

• Show your ID for verification.

• Close all applications except the browser where you’ll be taking the exam.

• Ensure you're in a quiet, private space without interruptions.

The proctoring ensures that everyone earning a certification has demonstrated their knowledge under the same conditions, maintaining the value and credibility of Notion certifications.

Here’s an example of what you’ll see while taking the exam. The icon at the bottom left of your screen indicates that the proctoring service is recording the session, and the message at the bottom center indicates that your screen is being shared.

You’re allowed two retakes within 90 days from when you purchased your exam. If you fail the two retakes, you’ll need to wait 30 days and purchase the exam again.

Talview powers our secure proctoring. For a smooth test day, see their readiness guide for system setup, ID verification, proctoring rules, and troubleshooting.