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Salesforce Administrator Beginner Trail

4.8(22,000) on Salesforce Trailhead·3M enrolled
Beginner 8 hours English Course CertificateFREE
Our recommendation
A free, beginner-friendly Trailhead path introducing Salesforce administration — the platform, users, data and basic customisation. You earn badges through hands-on exercises in a real Salesforce environment. A good first taste, though the badges are not the paid Salesforce Administrator certification.

Good for: Complete beginners exploring Salesforce administration.

Less suitable if: You want the formal certification, or you already know Salesforce basics.

Skills you'll gain

Salesforce basicsCRMUser setupData managementCustomisationNavigation

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You are new to Salesforce
You like hands-on exercises
You want a free start

Consider something else if you…

You want the ADM-201 certification
You already know Salesforce
You want advanced admin

Requirements: None.

Realistic time: About 8 hours of hands-on modules.

About this course

Salesforce administrators are among the most in-demand CRM roles globally, and Salesforce Trailhead is the free, official learning platform where the skills are actually taught. The Administrator Beginner Trail covers the Salesforce platform fundamentals: navigating Lightning Experience, managing users and profiles, customizing objects and fields, building page layouts, creating reports and dashboards, and understanding security and sharing.

What you'll learn

Navigate and customize the Salesforce Lightning Experience
Manage users, profiles, roles, and permission sets
Customize standard and custom objects with fields and page layouts
Build basic reports and dashboards for business visibility
Understand Salesforce security model: profiles, sharing rules, OWD

This course includes

8h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

Free. Trailhead is Salesforce's free learning platform, and you earn badges as you go.

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Is the certificate recognised?

Trailhead badges show completed hands-on learning, but they are not the paid Salesforce Administrator certification (ADM-201). This path is a beginner starting point; certify later once you have practice.

Instructor

ST
Salesforce Trailhead Team
Salesforce Trailhead instructor
3M+ learners50 courses4.8 instructor rating

Produced by the Salesforce Trailhead team — Salesforce's official, gamified learning platform developed and maintained by Salesforce product and training teams.

About this provider

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Salesforce Trailhead
Salesforce's free, gamified learning platform for Salesforce CRM, admin, developer, and business user skills — employer-recognized credentials.
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Frequently asked questions

No. Badges show completed learning; the Salesforce Administrator certification (ADM-201) is a separate paid exam.
Yes. It is Salesforce's free learning platform.
Yes. It is a gentle, hands-on introduction to the Salesforce platform.
About 8 hours for this beginner path.
The intermediate admin trails, and eventually preparing for the ADM-201 certification once you have some practice.
Free
to audit
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