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Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator

We do not teach just for the test.Worked examples and real discussion, not a question bank. The exam is then delivered in the classroom — 98% pass it first time.
$4,050catalog price — your starting point
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Next date
  • 2 Nov 2026Sterling, VA
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5 daysMonday to Friday
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AssociateCRM Administration
50% labs50% lecture
24 monthsfree retakes

Course overview

Download the course datasheetThe full outline for Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator, as a PDF.
thinQtank® Learning is offering a unique five-day training camp comprised of five days of instructor-led learning that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to administer and configure Salesforce: org setup, the Object Manager, security and access, the sales and service applications, data management, reports and dashboards, Flow automation and Agentforce.

The camp follows the exam outline Salesforce publishes for this certification, with hands-on work in a free Salesforce Developer Edition org throughout. The Platform Administrator credential is the most requested Salesforce certification and the starting point for every consultant and architect path.

Salesforce, Agentforce, Trailhead, Data 360, MuleSoft, Tableau and Slack are trademarks of Salesforce, Inc.

This course prepares students to take the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator exam.

What's included

13 items
thinQtank® Learning Accelerated Custom Exam Study Guide for the Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator exam
Hands-on lab guide for a free Salesforce Developer Edition org
Custom and focused exam preparation software and materials
Course specific thinQtank® Learning publications to promote a fun and exciting learning
Membership to the thinQtank® Learning University Online
WE DO NOT "TEACH THE TEST" - Students will receive valuable examples and discussion
All courses taught by experienced Salesforce-certified practitioners
Additional hours of remote lab access
Custom video recordings with even more in-depth learning of course topics
Customized practice exam software
Digital courseware
Retake any or all portions of the course as many times as you like in person or live on-line for 24 months
Six months mentoring access to our engineers after completing the course

What you'll be able to do

14 objectives
  • Explain Salesforce architecture and key terminology
  • Control who sees what with profiles, permission sets, roles and sharing
  • Build and customize apps to meet business requirements
  • Keep data clean with validation rules, import tools and data management
  • Track KPIs with reports and dashboards
  • Automate business processes with Flow
  • Configuration and Setup: Company settings and the user interface; users, profiles, permission sets and sharing; security controls
  • Object Manager and Lightning App Builder: Standard and custom objects and fields; relationships and schema; Lightning pages and record layouts
  • Sales and Marketing Applications: Leads, opportunities and sales processes; campaigns; products and price books
  • Service and Support Applications: Cases and case management; assignment, escalation and auto-response; knowledge
  • Productivity and Collaboration: Activities and Chatter; mobile; AppExchange
  • Data and Analytics Management: Importing and exporting data; data quality; reports, report types and dashboards
  • Automation: Flow Builder; approval processes; choosing the right automation tool
  • Agentforce: Agentforce fundamentals; trusted AI; enabling and configuring agents

The exam

105minutes to complete
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator
  • Exam fee set by Salesforce: $200 USD per attempt (retakes $100)
  • Passing score: 68%
  • Exams are scheduled through Salesforce's certification site and taken at a testing center or online proctored - we help you schedule your attempt

Who it's for, and what you need first

Target Audience

  • New and beginning Salesforce administrators
  • Business analysts and power users taking on admin work
  • IT professionals supporting a Salesforce rollout
  • Anyone starting the Salesforce certification path
  • Service members, veterans and military spouses using AF COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0

Prerequisites

  • No certification prerequisite
  • Familiarity with basic Salesforce concepts - Salesforce recommends hands-on experience as an administrator

How it's delivered

Instructor-Led Training
Immersive Live-Online Training
On-Site and Custom Delivery

Dates and locations

22 scheduled
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Mon Nov 2 – Nov 6, 20265 days · Mon–FriSterling, VAOpenRequest info
Mon Nov 30 – Dec 4, 20265 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GAOpenRequest info
Mon Dec 7 – Dec 11, 20265 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CAOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 4 – Jan 8, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VAOpenRequest info
Mon Jan 25 – Jan 29, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GAOpenRequest info
Mon Feb 1 – Feb 5, 20275 days · Mon–FriBurbank, CAOpenRequest info
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Mon Mar 22 – Mar 26, 20275 days · Mon–FriAtlanta, GAOpenRequest info
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Mon Nov 29 – Dec 3, 20275 days · Mon–FriSterling, VAOpenRequest info
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Prices shown are MSRP. Qualified military personnel funding through Air Force COOL, Army Credentialing Assistance, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0 pay a flat $1,500 per class, whatever the listed price. Everyone else — call 855-868-4467 about group pricing, discounts and current promotions.