This course provides delegates with a comprehensive understanding of Lotus Notes, equipping them with essential skills to navigate the platform efficiently and enhance productivity in both personal and team workflows. Participants will gain confidence in managing email communications, organizing tasks, and utilizing calendar features to streamline scheduling and collaboration, ensuring they can effectively manage their workload and contribute to team success. This training is essential for individuals seeking to optimize their use of Lotus Notes and improve efficiency in day-to-day operations.
Struggling to get the most out of Lotus Notes? Our one-day course gives you the confidence to navigate the desktop, send professional emails, and manage communications efficiently. Whether you're new to the platform or looking to refine your skills, this fast-track training covers everything you need to work smarter, not harder. Choose from open courses, closed group sessions, or one-to-one coaching to fit your schedule. With six CPD hours, it's a quick investment in your career. Transform your Lotus Notes experience today. To find out more, contact us at lets dash talk at e q v dot co dot uk.
Counts towards 6 CPD Hours1 DayOpen Public & Closed Group
Please reflect on one or more of the questions below and come prepared to discuss your responses during the session.
Self-Assessment: On a scale of 1–10, how would you rate your current skill level in this subject? What factors influenced your rating?
Development Focus: Identify one specific behaviour, skill, or capability you would like to improve or develop further.
Relevant Examples: If possible, bring one or two relevant examples or scenarios from your experience that you would be willing to share with the group.
What You Will Learn
Navigating the Notes desktop
Using Mail
Using letterheads and signatures
Creating, sending, replying & forwarding messages
Working with attachments
Managing your Inbox
Using colour coding to organise incoming messages
Removing and deleting messages
Creating, moving, deleting, renaming, and finding folders
Finding and printing messages
Using the Calendar & Managing the ToDo List
Printing the calendar
Scheduling your dates
Adding and modifying calendar entries
Sending and accepting meeting invitations
Creating To Do tasks
Prioritising tasks
Tracking incomplete To Do task
Working with Databases
Your Post-Course Challenge
Complete the further practice workbook
Apply the techniques to your own data
Counts Towards 6 CPD Hours
This course contributes 6 hours of Continuing Professional Development. Delegates can log these hours as evidence of structured learning for professional bodies and employers.
This course is designed for individuals who are new to Lotus Notes or looking to enhance their proficiency in using the platform for daily tasks. Whether you're managing emails, organising schedules, or collaborating with colleagues, this course provides essential skills to navigate and utilise Lotus Notes effectively in a professional setting.
This course is ideal for:
Administrative staff who need to manage emails, calendars, and To Do lists efficiently
New employees requiring foundational knowledge of Lotus Notes for workplace communication
Team members seeking to streamline task management and improve organisational skills
Users transitioning from other email systems looking to adapt to Lotus Notes features
Professionals handling high volumes of correspondence who want to optimise inbox management
Individuals needing to collaborate with colleagues through shared databases and calendar functions
No prior experience needed
This course is suitable for all experience levels — no prior knowledge of Lotus Notes is required. The content is structured to guide learners from the basics, ensuring accessibility for beginners while also offering value to those with some familiarity.
What you will take away
Delegates will leave with the confidence and practical skills to use Lotus Notes for essential tasks such as managing emails, organising schedules, and tracking To Do lists. They will be able to apply these skills immediately in their work environment, improving productivity and efficiency in daily operations.
For Groups & Teams
We can deliver this training session in several ways to suit your organisation’s needs:
Open Public Course
Join delegates from other organisations on a scheduled date
Closed Group
Exclusively for your team, using your real scenarios
In Person
Face-to-face at your premises or a venue of your choice
Virtual
Live, interactive online delivery via Teams or Zoom
One-to-One Coaching
Personalised sessions tailored entirely to you
Have two or more people to train?
You may want to consider a closed group course. Benefits include:
Cost effective for teams
Choose a date to suit you
Customise content and timings
No minimum delegate numbers
Uses your real-world scenarios
Builds shared language in your team
Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific dates and delivery requirements.
How Our Tutor-Led Courses Are Delivered
Before the day
Delegates are given pre-work to complete before attending. This ensures everyone arrives with relevant context and real scenarios from their own experience, so learning is immediately relevant and actionable from the first minute.
On the day
Our sessions are participative and highly interactive. We don’t do “death by PowerPoint” — instead, the day includes a variety of engaging activities throughout:
Real-world casework using your scenarios
Practical hands-on exercises
Real Play (not role play) simulations
Peer learning and group discussion
Case studies and scenario work
Facilitated discussion and structured reflection
What you leave with
Participants leave with:
Practical tools — frameworks and models you can use straight away
Clear action plans — specific next steps tailored to your role
Greater confidence — built through intensive, realistic practice
Skills you can apply immediately — not theory, but techniques tested during the day
After the day
Post-session measurements and a 30-day challenge ensure that learning is embedded and behaviour change is sustained.
Key Features
Course Duration is 1 Day
Engaging tutor led event
Comprehensive course materials
Certificates of attendance
Access to Customer Portal (course bookers)
Course Guarantee
Priced per delegate per day for open public course
£695.00 Plus VAT
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Payment available via all major credit cards or Invoice. All options available during the online booking process.
