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Salesforce Certified Platform Developer

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Certification

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Certified Platform Developers understand how to develop and deploy custom business logic and custom interfaces using the programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform. They can also extend the Lightning Platform using Apex and Visualforce.

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Hybrid

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About this certification The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer exam is intended for individuals who have related knowledge, skills, and experience building custom applications on the Lightning Platform. The Salesforce Certified Platform Developer exam encompasses the fundamental programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform to develop custom business logic and interfaces to extend Salesforce using Flow, Lightning components, Apex, and Visualforce. Exam details Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and up to five non-scored questions Time allotted to complete the exam: 105 minutes Passing score: 68% Registration fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law; JPY 30,000 Retake fee: USD 100, plus applicable taxes as required per local law; JPY 30,000 Prerequisite: None; course attendance highly recommended Resources Salesforce Certification Code of Conduct Exam Reschedule and Cancellation Policies How to Schedule a Salesforce Exam Program Terms for Learning and Credential Programs

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Apply multi-tenant concepts and design frameworks including MVC architecture and Lightning Component Framework to platform development
  • Identify and apply declarative versus programmatic customization approaches including governor limits, formula fields, and roll-up summaries
  • Create and access data models including objects, fields, relationships, and external IDs
  • Apply Agentforce capabilities and limitations in developer use cases
  • Identify and apply declarative process automation features to business logic
  • Declare and use Apex variables, constants, methods, modifiers, and interfaces in appropriate use cases
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Administrative Services Managers11-3012.00
  • Business Intelligence Analysts15-2051.01
  • Business Operations Specialists, All Other13-1199.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Operational reports — prepare and review on a recurring basis with reduced oversight to verify accuracy and support scheduling efficiency in a mid-size office.
  • Department goals and short-term deadlines — translate manager directives into actionable task timelines for a small administrative team.
  • Supply acquisition and distribution cycle — manage end-to-end ordering, receipt, and storage of office supplies within approved budget limits.
  • Internal administrative procedures — identify inefficiencies and draft recommended process improvements for supervisor review.
  • Staff training sessions — coordinate and facilitate introductory procedure classes for new or reassigned administrative personnel.
  • Human resources software — maintain employee scheduling and leave records with routine accuracy in a departmental HR system.
  • Vendor communications — negotiate routine supply or service agreements using organizational guidelines and purchasing protocols.
  • Customer and staff service requests — triage and resolve standard issues independently, escalating complex cases as needed.
  • Content workflow software — configure and monitor document routing processes to ensure timely review and approval cycles.
  • Performance data and activity logs — monitor departmental metrics and flag variances to management for corrective action.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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