Salesforce Developer Certification Trainingin Edinburgh

Module 1: Introduction to Salesforce Development

• Overview of the Salesforce platform and cloud computing ecosystem.
• Salesforce architecture, platform capabilities, and developer tools.
• Understanding Salesforce developer roles and application development workflows.

Module 2: Salesforce Platform Fundamentals

• Salesforce objects, fields, records, and relationships.
• Standard objects, custom objects, and schema design.
• Salesforce Setup, Object Manager, and platform configuration.

Module 3: Data Modelling and Management

• Custom fields, lookup relationships, and master-detail relationships.
• Formula fields, validation rules, and record types.
• Data import, export, integrity, and management practices.

Module 4: SOQL and SOSL Query Languages

• Writing Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL) queries.
• Searching Salesforce records using Salesforce Object Search Language (SOSL).
• Filtering, sorting, relationship queries, and query optimisation fundamentals.

Module 5: Apex Programming Fundamentals

• Apex syntax, variables, data types, operators, and control statements.
• Classes, objects, methods, constructors, and collections.
• Exception handling, debugging, and reusable code development.

Module 6: Apex Triggers and Automation

• Understanding trigger events and execution contexts.
• Implementing before and after triggers.
• Trigger frameworks, bulkification, recursion management, and governor limits.

Module 7: Lightning Web Components (LWC)

• Introduction to Lightning Web Components and component architecture.
• HTML templates, JavaScript, CSS, and component properties.
• Event handling, component communication, and reusable UI development.

Module 8: Visualforce and Salesforce UI Concepts

• Introduction to Visualforce pages and controllers.
• Understanding standard controllers and custom controller concepts.
• Working with legacy Salesforce interfaces and modern Lightning alternatives.

Module 9: Salesforce Security and Access Control

• Profiles, permission sets, roles, and sharing rules.
• Object-level, field-level, and record-level security.
• Secure Apex development and protection of sensitive business data.

Module 10: Salesforce Flow and Business Automation

• Introduction to Salesforce Flow Builder.
• Record-triggered flows, screen flows, and scheduled flows.
• Combining declarative automation with custom Apex logic.

Module 11: Salesforce API and System Integration

• Fundamentals of REST APIs and SOAP APIs.
• Working with JSON, HTTP requests, and external application connectivity.
• Integration patterns, authentication concepts, and error handling.

Module 12: Asynchronous Apex and Advanced Processing

• Future methods, Queueable Apex, Batch Apex, and Scheduled Apex.
• Processing large datasets and handling background operations.
• Selecting appropriate asynchronous patterns for business requirements.

Module 13: Testing, Debugging, and Code Quality

• Writing Apex unit tests and test classes.
• Test data creation, assertions, and code coverage requirements.
• Debug logs, error analysis, and troubleshooting techniques.

Module 14: Deployment and Development Lifecycle

• Salesforce Developer Console, Salesforce CLI, and development environments.
• Sandboxes, change sets, metadata deployment, and version control concepts.
• Introduction to source-driven development and CI/CD workflows.

Module 15: Practical Salesforce Developer Project

• Analyse a business requirement and design a Salesforce solution.
• Build custom objects, Apex logic, Lightning Web Components, and automation.
• Test application functionality, troubleshoot defects, and demonstrate the completed solution.

Module 16: Certification Preparation and Career Development

• Review relevant Salesforce developer certification objectives.
• Practise technical questions, coding exercises, and scenario-based assessments.
• Prepare for Salesforce developer interviews, portfolio development, and job opportunities in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.