Salesforce - Certifications

By now we know Trailhead is a great place to learn about Salesforce however one may get overwhelmed with so much learning content available on trailhead and you may (or may not) face the “Problem of Plenty”. Looking at so much content that is available on the platform, one might wonder where to start and which all modules or trails to complete in the beginning.

The answer to this lies in what Job role you are planning to take up in the Salesforce world. There are plenty of trails and certifications recommended by Salesforce to support each Job role. This is where I believe Certifications can really help to follow a structured and guided learning path while you aim to pursue a job role.

It doesn’t matter if you are starting as a Salesforce Admin or aspire to be a Salesforce Architect, there is a  related certification/s and suggested learning path around it. Table below has the list of various Certifications offered by Salesforce.

Now the next self-assigned task for me is to pick my first certification and follow the learning path for the same towards the making of a Salesforce Professional. Hauʻoli (Happy Learning) 😊 

Administrators	Consultants	Developers	Specialists	Architects
Salesforce Certified Administrator	Marketing Cloud Consultant	Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder *	CPQ Specialist	Data Architecture and Management Designer *
Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator	Sales Cloud Consultant	Platform Developer I * $	Marketing Cloud Email Specialist	Sharing & Visibility Designer*
	Service Cloud Consultant	Platform Developer II	Pardot Specialist	Integration Architecture Designer $
	Community Cloud Consultant	B2C Commerce Developer		Identity and Access Management Designer $
	Einstein Analytics and Discovery Consultant			Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer $
	Field Service Lightning Consultant			Mobile Solutions Architecture Designer
	Nonprofit Cloud Consultant			B2C Commerce Technical Solution Designer
	Pardot Consultant			Application Architect (Credential is attained on completing * marked certifications)
				System Architect (Credential is attained on completing $ marked certifications)
				Technical Architect (Credential is attained upon completing Application Architect and System Architect levels and a Review Board)