Salesforce Winter '27 for Agentforce and Data 360: What Actually Changes
Waves land 4 Sep, 2 Oct and 9 Oct 2026. Why the Data 360 section looks thin, what the Agentforce renames signal, and the deprecations that actually break things.
The Salesforce Career Map
The credential map read honestly, the four routes in, and what actually gets you hired.
Designed and created by Salesforce Expert
What you'll learn
- Place yourself honestly against what the market is hiring for
- Read the credential map, including which exams are being retired
- Choose between the four realistic routes into the ecosystem
- Tell the difference between what gets interviews and what gets certificates
- Plan a first ninety days that produces evidence
Course content
5 sections · 18 lectures
Where you actually are 3 lectures
- 1.1 Four People, One Search Box, And Four Different Right Answers
- 1.2 What The Ecosystem Actually Is, And Who Pays For The Work
- 1.3 The Roles The Platform Really Has, And Which Of Them You Could Be In A Year
The credential map, read honestly 4 lectures
- 2.1 What A Certification Is, What It Costs, And How To Read An Exam Guide Yourself
- 2.2 The Catalogue As It Stands Today, And The Names That Moved Under You
- 2.3 The Twenty-Four That Retire On The First Of February Twenty Twenty-Seven
- 2.4 Maintenance, Expiry, And The Yearly Bill Nobody Mentions
The four routes in 4 lectures
- 3.1 The Administrator Route, And The Honest Answer To How Long It Takes
- 3.2 The Developer Route, And The Two Questions That Decide It
- 3.3 The Consultant And Analyst Route, Which Nobody Markets To Beginners
- 3.4 The Architect Route, And Why It Is A Decade Rather Than A Course
What actually gets you hired 4 lectures
- 4.1 Certifications Are Not Jobs, And What A Credential Really Buys You
- 4.2 Evidence: The Org, The Build, And The Thing You Can Show Somebody
- 4.3 Where AI And Agentforce Actually Change This Job, Without The Hype
- 4.4 Finding Out What Your Own Market Pays And Wants, Because I Will Not Tell You
Your first ninety days, and where to go next 3 lectures
- 5.1 Trailhead Is Free And Excellent, And Here Is Where We Sit Beside It
- 5.2 Ninety Days, Four Plans, And The Rule That Applies To All Four
- 5.3 The Map You Now Hold, And The Next Course For Each Route
Requirements
- None. This is the first thing to read.
Description
Free, short, and written to be useful before you spend money on anything. Where you actually are, the credential map read honestly — including which certifications are retiring — the four routes into the ecosystem, what actually gets people hired, and your first ninety days.
It prepares you for no exam, and it is not trying to. It exists so the next thing you buy is the right one.
Who this course is for
- Anyone considering a Salesforce career, and anyone already in one who is choosing what is next.
Skills you'll practise
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