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PD1: Salesforce Platform Developer I

Build custom business logic and interfaces on Salesforce with Apex and Lightning Web Components.

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Hands-on coding in your own Salesforce org
  • Apex, SOQL, SOSL and governor limits
  • Triggers, asynchronous Apex and testing
  • Lightning Web Components from scratch
Aligned to Salesforce exam PD1
Duration
5 Days | 40 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Intermediate
Exam
PD1
Language
English

Why learn PD1 with Ace Skills

  • Code from day one

    Write Apex and components in VS Code against your own org every day.

  • Built to scale

    Learn to respect governor limits and bulkify code from the start.

  • Full-stack Salesforce

    Connect triggers, Apex services and Lightning Web Components into one feature.

  • Exam-aligned

    Cover every exam area with code-based practice questions.

Course overview

When configuration is not enough, Salesforce developers extend the platform with code. The Platform Developer I certification checks that you can do this safely, within the platform’s multi-tenant limits. This five-day course teaches the fundamentals hands-on, with a strong focus on writing code that scales.

Day one covers developer fundamentals: the multi-tenant architecture, governor limits, the data model from a developer’s perspective, declarative versus programmatic choices, and setting up Visual Studio Code with the Salesforce CLI. Day two introduces Apex — data types, collections, classes and object-oriented design — along with SOQL, SOSL and DML.

Day three focuses on business logic: triggers and trigger frameworks, bulkification, the order of execution, exception handling, and asynchronous Apex with future methods, queueable, batch and scheduled jobs. Day four covers user interfaces with Lightning Web Components — templates, data binding, events, calling Apex and Lightning Data Service — plus an overview of Visualforce.

Day five covers testing, debugging and deployment: test classes and data factories, code coverage, debug logs, scratch orgs, sandboxes and deployment tools, followed by exam readiness.

This course is aligned to the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer (PD1) exam. Ace Skills is not a Salesforce partner and does not use official courseware. Please confirm the current exam guide on Trailhead before booking.

Key features

  • Personal Salesforce Developer Edition org
  • VS Code and Salesforce CLI setup
  • Bulkified triggers and governor-limit awareness
  • Asynchronous Apex patterns
  • Lightning Web Components labs
  • Test classes and deployment practice
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting
  • Post-training doubt support

Who should attend

  • Salesforce administrators moving into development
  • Java, C# or JavaScript developers new to Salesforce
  • Junior Salesforce developers
  • Technical consultants on Salesforce projects

Prerequisites

  • Programming experience in an object-oriented language
  • Basic JavaScript and HTML for the LWC sections
  • Familiarity with Salesforce administration is recommended

Curriculum

5 Days · 40 Hours · 15 Modules · 8 Labs

  1. Platform architecture

    • Multi-tenancy and governor limits
    • MVC on Salesforce
    • Declarative vs programmatic solutions
    • AppExchange and packaging overview

    Developer tooling

    • VS Code and Salesforce extensions
    • Salesforce CLI
    • Developer Console
    • Scratch orgs and sandboxes
    • Lab: Set up VS Code and deploy metadata to your org · 40 min

    Data model for developers

    • Objects, fields and relationships
    • Schema considerations for code
    • Custom metadata and custom settings
    • Formula fields vs code

  2. Apex basics

    • Data types and variables
    • Collections: List, Set and Map
    • Control flow
    • Classes, interfaces and inheritance
    • Sharing keywords
    • Lab: Write an Apex service class · 45 min

    Querying data

    • SOQL syntax and relationships
    • Aggregate queries
    • SOSL
    • Dynamic queries and injection risks
    • Lab: Query related records with SOQL · 40 min

    DML

    • DML statements and Database methods
    • Partial success handling
    • Savepoints and rollback

  3. Triggers

    • Trigger events and context variables
    • Bulkification
    • Trigger handler pattern
    • Order of execution
    • Recursion control
    • Lab: Build a bulk-safe trigger with a handler class · 55 min

    Exceptions and limits

    • Exception handling
    • Custom exceptions
    • Monitoring limits

    Asynchronous Apex

    • Future methods
    • Queueable Apex
    • Batch Apex
    • Scheduled Apex
    • Platform events overview
    • Lab: Process records with Batch and Queueable Apex · 45 min

  4. LWC fundamentals

    • Component structure
    • Templates and data binding
    • Lifecycle hooks
    • Decorators
    • Lab: Build a record summary component · 45 min

    Working with data

    • Lightning Data Service and wire adapters
    • Calling Apex imperatively and with wire
    • Error handling
    • Base components

    Component communication

    • Parent-child communication
    • Custom events
    • Lightning Message Service
    • Deploying to pages
    • Visualforce overview
    • Lab: Build a searchable list component that calls Apex · 60 min

  5. Testing

    • Test classes and methods
    • Test data factories
    • Code coverage requirements
    • Testing triggers and async Apex
    • Mocking callouts
    • Lab: Write tests to cover the week’s code · 60 min

    Debugging and deployment

    • Debug logs and checkpoints
    • Deployment options
    • Change sets and CLI deployments
    • Environment strategy

    Exam readiness

    • Exam guide review
    • Code-reading practice
    • Practice questions with review
Download full syllabus (PDF)

Skills you will gain

  • Apex
  • SOQL
  • SOSL
  • DML
  • Apex triggers
  • Governor limits
  • Asynchronous Apex
  • Lightning Web Components
  • Apex testing
  • Salesforce CLI
  • Salesforce deployment

Tools & technologies

  • Salesforce Developer Edition
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Salesforce CLI
  • Developer Console
  • Git

Certification exam

Exam details
Exam nameSalesforce Certified Platform Developer
Exam codePD1
Voucher includedNo — book directly with the vendor

Skill areas measured

  1. Developer fundamentals
  2. Process automation and logic
  3. User interface
  4. Testing, debugging and deployment

Exam details are pending verification. Vendors change exams; confirm on the official vendor page before booking. Official exam page (opens in a new tab)

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 40 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 8 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 3 · 55 min

    Build a bulk-safe trigger with a handler class

  • Day 4 · 60 min

    Build a searchable list component that calls Apex

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

The Salesforce certification itself is awarded by Salesforce when you pass exam PD1.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know Salesforce administration first?

It is strongly recommended. Developers need to understand the data and security model before writing code.

Which languages are used?

Apex (similar to Java) for back-end logic, and JavaScript and HTML for Lightning Web Components.

Is Visualforce covered?

It is introduced for context; the focus is on Lightning Web Components, which new projects use.

Is this an official Salesforce course?

No. It is an independent Ace Skills course aligned to the Platform Developer exam guide.

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