- Understand multi-tenant concepts and design frameworks, such as MVC architecture and Lightning Component Framework.
- Given a scenario, identify common use cases and best practices for declarative versus programmatic customizations, including governor limits, formula fields, and roll-up summaries.
- Given a scenario, determine, create, and access the appropriate data model including objects, fields, relationships, and external IDs.
- Understand use cases and limitations of using Agentforce for Developers.
Salesforce Certification Training Course
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer Certification Training Course
We'll get you ready for the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer exam, the core credential for people who write code on Salesforce. You may know it by its older name, Platform Developer I.
Course focus: Developer fundamentals, process automation and logic, user interface, and testing, debugging and deployment, mapped to the official exam guide.
Course Overview
What the Platform Developer Course Covers
Salesforce developers extend the platform where clicks run out. They write Apex classes and triggers, query data with SOQL and SOSL, build Lightning Web Components and ship tested code to production.
Process Automation and Logic is the largest section at 28%, and Developer Fundamentals is 27%. Together they are more than half the exam, so we spend the most time on Apex, data modeling, governor limits, triggers and the order of execution.
User Interface is 25% and Testing, Debugging, and Deployment is 20%. You'll build Lightning Web Components, write test classes that actually prove your code works, read debug logs and move changes between environments.
Salesforce lists some topics as out of scope, like integrations, callouts, managed packages and mobile apps. We point those out so you don't burn study time on them.
We're an independent training provider. We aren't affiliated with or endorsed by Salesforce, and this isn't official Salesforce training. Salesforce sets the exam content, fees and policies, so check trailhead.salesforce.com before you register.
Course Objectives
What You Will Be Able to Do
01
Cover the Whole Outline
Work through all 4 sections in the official Platform Developer exam guide, weighted the way the exam weights them.
02
Go Deep on Process Automation and Logic
Process Automation and Logic is 28% of the exam per Salesforce, so it gets the most class time.
03
Practice the Way You Test
Scenario questions written in the style the exam uses, with an explanation for every answer.
04
Know the Format Cold
60 scored multiple choice and multiple select questions plus up to 5 unscored. 105 minutes.
05
Build Real Skill
Lab work in every session so what you learn holds up on the job as well as on the exam.
06
Plan Your Next Step
Leave with a clear idea of which credential to take next and how long to give it.
Who Should Attend
- Developers new to Salesforce who know another language.
- Salesforce admins and app builders learning to code.
- Junior Salesforce developers who want the credential.
- Consultants who need to read and review Apex.
- Java, C# or JavaScript developers moving into CRM work.
- Anyone working toward Platform Developer II.
Prerequisites
- Salesforce lists no prerequisite for this exam.
- It recommends 1 to 2 years of development experience with at least 6 months on the Lightning Platform. You should be comfortable with an object oriented language and basic JavaScript before class.
Pathway Map
Platform Developer Course Pathway
Every module opens with the exam domain it maps to, so you can see how the pieces fit together across the course.
Course Content
- Identify the capabilities of the declarative process automation features.
- Understand how to declare variables, constants, methods, modifiers, Apex interfaces, and the appropriate use cases for each.
- Given a scenario, assess how Apex control flow statements will execute and when to apply different control flow statements.
- Given a scenario, write SOSL, SOQL, and DML statements in Apex, and assess what they will return.
- Given a scenario, follow best practices to write Apex classes and triggers.
- Given a scenario, understand governor limits and their implications on Apex transactions.
- Describe the relationship between Apex transactions, the save order of execution, and the potential for recursion and/or cascading.
- Implement exception handling in Apex, including custom exceptions as needed.
- Given a scenario, use declarative functionality and Apex together to automate business logic.
- Given a scenario, prevent user interface and data access security vulnerabilities.
- Given a scenario, display and use custom user interface components, including Lightning components, Flow, and Visualforce.
- Describe the use cases and best practices for Lightning Web Components, including the framework, benefits, and events.
- Given a scenario, implement Apex to work with various types of page components, including Lightning components, Flow, and Agentforce.
- Write and execute tests for triggers, controllers, classes, and flows using various sources of test data.
- Given a scenario, know how and when to use the Salesforce Developer tools such as Salesforce DX, Salesforce CLI, and Developer Console.
- Describe how to approach debugging system issues and monitoring flows, performance, asynchronous, and batch jobs.
- Describe the environments, requirements, and process for deploying code and associated configurations.
Course Features
How We Teach It
Instructor-Led Classes
Live instruction with time for questions, so you aren't figuring out the hard parts alone.
Objective Mapping
Every module maps to the official Platform Developer objectives, quoted the way Salesforce publishes them.
Hands-On Labs
A free Salesforce Developer Edition org for every lab.
Exam Help
We help you buy, book and prepare for the Platform Developer exam so test day goes smoothly.
Certification Exam
Platform Developer exam details
Platform Developer Exam Readiness
Our class maps to the official Platform Developer outline so you walk in knowing what to expect.
Per the official exam guide, the Platform Developer exam has 60 multiple choice and multiple select questions plus up to 5 unscored questions, and you get 105 minutes. The passing score is 68%, and the exam is based on the Summer '25 release. Registration is $200 plus applicable taxes, and a retake is $100. You can test onsite at a testing center or online with a proctor, and no hard copy or online references are allowed.
There is no prerequisite. Salesforce recommends 1 to 2 years of development experience, including at least 6 months on the Lightning Platform, and suggests earning the Platform Administrator credential too. This credential is the prerequisite for Platform Developer II. To keep the credential, you complete an annual maintenance module on Trailhead. Exam vouchers remain separate from our tuition unless otherwise noted.
Exam Format
Platform Developer Exam at a Glance
Questions
60 scored multiple choice and multiple select questions plus up to 5 unscored.
Time
105 minutes.
Passing Score
68%.
Fees
$200 to register and $100 to retake, plus applicable taxes.
Delivery
Onsite testing center or online proctored. No references allowed.
Release
Based on the Summer '25 release.
Careers
Where the Platform Developer Can Take You
This credential fits Salesforce developer, Apex developer and technical consultant roles. Many job posts for Salesforce developers list it by name, under either its new or old title.
It is also the required step before Platform Developer II, and a common base for later architect credentials.
For context, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $134,040 for software developers, quality assurance analysts and testers. Pay depends on location, experience and the rest of your skill set, so treat that as a reference point, not a promise.
Salesforce Developer
Write Apex, SOQL and Lightning Web Components.
Technical Consultant
Build custom solutions for client orgs.
Software Engineer
Own the Salesforce side of a larger app stack.
Release Engineer
Test, package and deploy Salesforce changes.
Study Plan
How We Prepare You for the Platform Developer
We teach in the order you'd build a feature. First the data model and Apex basics, then triggers and automation, then the user interface, and last the tests and deployment that get it to production.
You'll write code every session. We review it together, talk through governor limits and bulk patterns, and finish each module with exam style questions that test whether you can read code and predict what it does.
How long should you study? Developers new to Salesforce usually need our class plus four to six weeks of coding practice. If you already write Apex at work, three weeks of focused review may be enough. Either way, write code every day.
You're ready when you can read a trigger or a test class and say what it will do, including what happens at a governor limit. We drill that skill hard in the last sessions.
Developers coming from other languages often find Apex easy to write but tricky to get right at scale. Bulk patterns and limits are where people lose points, so we keep coming back to them until they feel natural.
Code Every Session
Apex, SOQL and LWC labs in a Developer Edition org.
Governor Limits
Bulk safe patterns the exam expects you to know.
Test Classes
Write tests that check real behavior and meet the coverage rule.
Read the Code
Practice predicting what a snippet does, a common exam style.
Funding
Paying for Platform Developer Training
This course is PathPay eligible. With PathPay you start the Platform Developer course after your first monthly payment clears and pay the rest of the course fee over a short schedule. Plans run from 3 to 18 months. The 3, 4 and 6 month plans add no extra cost, and longer plans add 5% to 15%.
Many students also have an employer cover the cost. We can send a quote and course outline for the Platform Developer class that you can pass to a manager. Our funding page lists every option, and you can reach us on the contact page or at info@accumentum.net.
PathPay
Monthly payments instead of one lump sum. See the PathPay page for current terms.
Employer Paid
Quotes and outlines your employer can use to approve the spend.
Team Training
Private classes for groups who need the same credential.
Exam Voucher
The Platform Developer exam fee is paid to Salesforce and is separate from tuition unless otherwise noted.
Domain Guide
Platform Developer Domains in Detail
Developer Fundamentals (27%)
We cover multi-tenant concepts, data modeling, Apex basics, governor limits and when to choose declarative tools over code.
Process Automation and Logic (28%)
This is the largest section. You'll write Apex classes and triggers, use SOQL, SOSL and DML, handle exceptions, and learn the order of execution and how Flow fits alongside code.
User Interface (25%)
You'll build Lightning Web Components and Visualforce pages, handle events and display data safely.
Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (20%)
We write test classes, use debug logs and developer tools, and move code between sandboxes and production.
After the Exam
Registering, Testing and Keeping the Credential
You register through Webassessor from Trailhead. You can test online with a proctor or at a testing center, and no references are allowed.
Once you pass, a yearly maintenance module on Trailhead keeps the credential active. When you're ready, Platform Developer II is the next step.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our Platform Developer class and the exam.
It is the Salesforce credential for writing code on the platform. It was formerly called Platform Developer I. Details are at https://trailhead.salesforce.com/credentials/platformdeveloperi.
Yes. Salesforce renamed Platform Developer I to Platform Developer. The exam guide covers the same core skills.
68%, per the exam guide.
Salesforce recommends 1 to 2 years of development experience with at least 6 months on the Lightning Platform.
No. Salesforce lists integrations such as callouts, APIs and email services as out of scope.
No. We're an independent training provider and we aren't a Salesforce partner. Our class follows the public exam guide on Trailhead.
Salesforce lists $200 to register and $100 for a retake, plus applicable taxes.
105 minutes for 60 scored questions plus up to 5 unscored ones.
Yes, at a basic level. Lightning Web Components use modern JavaScript, so you should be comfortable with functions, objects and events. We review the parts the exam leans on in the user interface module.
Salesforce charges $100 for a retake. We review your section scores with you, focus on the weak spots and help you choose a new date.
Yes. This course is PathPay eligible, so you can spread tuition into monthly payments. Email info@accumentum.net with questions.
Enrollment
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