What you'll learn:

Using Salesforce’s Trailhead learning system facilitated by ASU faculty and supplemented by ASU coursework you will gain real-world, hands-on experience in developing and configuring salesforce applications that will prepare you for the Salesforce Administrator/Developer credential exam.

What you'll do:

The program consists of 15 weeks of faculty-facilitated instruction including readings, exercises, and labs using Salesforce’s Trailhead learning system. A weekly online live lecture including industry professionals will discuss each week’s topics. Participants will contextualize what they are learning through relevant engagements with working business professionals who use Salesforce daily.

• Week 1 - Introduction to Salesforce
• Week 2 - Understanding Salesforce Data Model
• Week 3 - How far can “clicks not code” take you?
• Week 4 - Using SOQL to Retrieve Org’s Data
• Week 5 - Programming with Apex
• Week 6 - Using DML to Manipulate Org’s Data
• Week 7 - Apex Triggers
• Week 8 - Apex Integration Services
• Week 9 - Asynchronous Apex
• Week 10 - Event-Driven Software Architecture
• Week 11 - Working with Visualforce Pages
• Week 12 - Working with the Lightning Component Framework
• Week 13 - Apex Testing Framework
• Week 14 - Deployment—Migration of Applications and Components
• Week 15 - Debugging System Issues

Who this course is designed for:

The program is accessible to people with backgrounds in computing and non-computing fields. You must have completed at least one programming language course with a grade or an industry certificate in full-stack development (Java/C#/web etc.).

To apply for the program, candidates will be asked to submit an online application and complete a pre-assessment to verify eligibility and baseline skills required for admission.

What you'll receive:

Upon successfully completing the course the participant will be prepared and able to take the Salesforce Administrator and Salesforce Platform Developer I certification exams. In addition, successful participants may be eligible for an interview for a full-time position at Deloitte or other AZNext employer partners.

About AZNext:

Arizona Workforce Training Accelerator Partnership for Next Generation Jobs (AZNext). We are a public-private partnership to address the acute need for mid- to high-skilled workforce in information technology (IT)/cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing within Arizona and across the nation. AZNext brings together employers, a Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) workforce development network, state-level economic development organizations, and industry partnerships, while creating a model for replication across the Southwest and the US.

Led by Arizona State University (ASU), AZNext programs include three key innovations: (a) modular, flexible, and progressively higher-skill career pathways in IT/cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing sectors; (b) new flexible ASU digital courseware (convert existing and new courses) on an innovative digital platform; and (c) next-level collaborations with employers and among industry associations and workforce development organizations to provide various training experiences. All provided at no charge to the participant.

Minimum requirements for AZNext participation:

• Eligible to work in the U.S.
• High school graduate or GED
• Unemployed, underemployed, looking to upskill/retrain
• Meet the programming language experience requirement

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