Introduction to Salesforce Certification and Career Planning (Udemy.com)
Learn What Salesforce Is and Certification and Career Paths Available to You. Get a Free Salesforce Account, too!
Created by: Mike Wheeler
Last updated June 2026
What you will learn
- Comprehend Cloud Computing
- Understand What Salesforce Is
- Recognize the Myriad of Cloud Career Paths that Salesforce Provides
Course Description
This Course and Instructor were recently featured in InfoWorld.
This course covers the Salesforce Platform and Cloud Computing. I cover the various Salesforce certification and career opportunities that are out there and help you chart your course to the cloud.
I cover what cloud computing is, what Salesforce is, and the types of jobs available to you. I also give you tips on how to get resume building experience. This course is a starting point for you to chart your course to a well paying and satisfying cloud career. I conclude this course with recommended next steps and resources to get you on the fast track to certification, and ultimately, relentlessly pursued by recruiters.
The demand for Salesforce Developers, Administrators, Consultants, Architects, Business Analysts, Project Managers, etc. is immense. The Salesforce Platform is an attainable path to developing applications in the cloud, without code. No experience is required. You can do it!
After Thousands of Udemy Survey ratings for my courses, the students have spoken:
"Are you learning valuable information?" 99.6% answered YES
"Are the explanations of the concepts clear?" 99.8% answered YES
"Is the instructor knowledgeable about the topic?" 99.9% answered YES
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
3,185 Reviews
Mike Wheeler
I am the founder of Velza Training & Consulting for AI and Salesforce Implementations and Consulting Services!
I am the first instructor to teach Generative AI on the edX platform. My courses consistently reach best-seller status across Claude, NVIDIA, ChatGPT, Microsoft, Salesforce, Prompt Engineering, Context Engineering and AI.
I am also the author of the 'Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator Study Guide' published by O'Reilly Media, released October, 2025.
I am passionate about helping you become a 'Creator in a Consumption World'
I gravitate towards tools and tech that empower the non-technical to build and create amazing things online.
That is why I was drawn to amazing tools and platforms, such as Salesforce, ChatGPT and more.
After Thousands of Udemy Survey ratings for my courses, the students have spoken:
"Are you learning valuable information?" 99.6% answered YES
"Are the explanations of the concepts clear?" 99.8% answered YES
"Is the instructor knowledgeable about the topic?" 99.9% answered YES
Before discovering Salesforce, I worked as a Technical Writer, Trainer, and built blogs using Wordpress. Once I found Salesforce, I saw it as the quickest path to building world-class web and mobile applications for businesses and consumers.
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Reviews
By Eziz Hayydov on 3/15/2023
Maybe this is the first course you need to take about Salesforce. The data is outdated, but gives you an info about general SF careers, salaries and different certifications.
By Deepthi on 1/23/2020
Very well explained! For someone like me who is planning to kick start a new career in salesforce, this definitely helped me get a good idea of what Salesforce entails. Thanks to Mike for encouraging people to enter Salesforce ecosystem. Look forward to more of his videos that help me get certifications!
By David A. Dryak on 3/2/2019
I am currently getting training in salesforce admin certification and volunteer work experience to help me to get a job a Sojern travel marketing or Gallup to use my Excel data science certificate plus Tableau certification training to do jobs there. This course is interesting and prepares me well for these goals.
By Ravinder Ozha on 8/17/2018
I am trying to enhance my bit knowledge in terms of Software and Development section. So I tried it. I belong to US Healthcare and Medical Billing Industry. Seeking to do something.
By Bonnie White on 4/25/2018
I appreciate how Mike explains the different career paths that are in demand, and how the changes in the job market increase the demand for SalesForce skills. There are so many careers that require SalesForce certifications and experience, and Mike gives advice on how to build your initial experience and prepare yourself with a solid foundation as a SalesForce administrator.
By Stephen Hendricks on 10/6/2017
I had no idea that Salesforce was such a good choice for anyone looking to start or change careers. It appears that with a little effort you can launch yourself into a career track that can pay into the six figure range. Coding skills and college degree are not an essential part of the requirements. Excellent information delivered in a professional manner. Excellent.
By Priya Dange on 8/23/2017
This course is great to get a feel for Salesforce especially if you are new to Cloud and are looking for a career switch. I felt this course was very helpful as it really motivated me to get the Salesforce certifications and hoping to get more knowledge and experience of this wonderful platform. Thank you Mike, your a wonderful instructor and motivator for me!
By Raymond Lujan on 5/10/2017
This is a general overview of the types of roles and job opportunities that may be available to you as a Salesforce expert. I found the information useful in determining the path I will take with Salesforce training and job hunting.
By Suryakantha Hulikatti Math on 4/24/2017
Simply awesome and truely informative - listening to Mike is a wonderful experience and learning never gets bored! I also appreciate his attempts to keep the students motivated throughout by arcticles, mazines and off course those uncut videos! On ligher note - I feel myself back in High Shcool listening to a very strict Teacher. Wish he smiles more often on his videos than what he normally does :-)
By Syed Kashif Ali Alvi on 1/22/2017
Everyone who is interested to start their career in Salesforce, should take this course! In the start, I was feeling that it is too much information to absorb, just talking without any catchy diagrams, etc.; but, since this is self-paced study, it took me a while to finish this. I find this very informative and it covers a lot of areas where one might have questions. Excellent course!
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












