Trailhead. Learn in-demand skills that lead to top jobs.
Trailhead is an online learning platform with free, self-paced, bite-sized content that gives everyone the tools to learn the technologies and skills necessary to land a great job in today’s workforce, regardless of where you live and what your background may be.
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Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Salesforce — game-changing technology and the #1 customer relationship management (CRM) platform. And Trailhead is no exception.
Trailhead is a gamified learning platform that anyone can use to build their skills. Sign up with Google, LinkedIn, or an email account. Or, if you’re a Salesforce customer, you can log in with your credentials.
And Trailhead makes learning all about YOU. You choose the time, place, and topic. Trailhead provides an interactive model that makes you want to learn.
Trailhead is the fun way to learn. But it is also so much MOAR (a combination of More and Roar… We like to keep Trailhead weird)! It’s an ethos, a philosophy, a way of Salesforce-life.
You can not only skill up with Trailhead but also put your skills to use to build a better world for others.
Become a Trailblazer
From the total embracement of Trailhead, a whole learning movement sparked within the Salesforce ecosystem. As more people skilled up, kicked off new careers, and empowered each other through a growing community of learners, the idea of the Trailblazer was celebrated far and wide.
Trailblazer:
A pioneer, an innovator, a lifelong learner, a mover and shaker.
A leader who leaves a path for others to follow.
Most importantly, a person who builds a better world for others.
And you can become a Trailblazer, too!
Check out our inspirational Trailblazer stories from all across the globe. Stories that not only celebrate success but also highlight the courage, humility, and pure grit of people from all walks of life. People who, just like you, want to use their passion to elevate their careers and share their knowledge with others.
Build in-demand skills
It’s reported the demand for Salesforce-skilled people will create 3.3 million jobs in the Salesforce ecosystem by 2022. And Indeed ranked Salesforce Developer as number 10 in The Best Jobs in the U.S.: 2019. Now’s the time for you to get in on the action!
The magic formula of Trailhead is in the lifelong learning. It’s full of fresh content that keeps up with the latest technology trends, giving you a path into the Salesforce ecosystem.
- Trailhead helps you LEARN the in-demand skills you need to land a top job in tech.
- Use these skills to EARN resume-worthy credentials to help build your career, such as a skills-based superbadge or role-based certification, proving you really know your Salesforce-stuff.
- And CONNECT to opportunities and mentorship with fellow Trailblazers in the Trailblazer Community to share ideas and solutions, network, and support each other.
Blaze your own trail
Trailhead really is for everyone. Maybe you want to build out your tech and business skills to be a more well-rounded professional.
Or perhaps you’re an aspiring Admin, Developer, Architect, Marketer, Sales Manager, Service Manager, Business Analyst, or Consultant. Or you might want to drive Salesforce adoption in your organization.
The beauty is, you can blaze your own trail by creating your own personalized learning path.
As well as technical skills that are in such high demand, you’ll also find life skills content — everything from equality to culture, storytelling to coaching, impactful leadership to big picture thinking, and hiring to career exploration. Need to work on your resume? There’s a badge for that!
Fostering strong relationships and building a culture of Ohana, or family, is in our DNA. You’ll discover content that focuses on Salesforce values, from how to Cultivate Equality at Work and the Salesforce Ohana Culture to the Salesforce Ecosystem and how to Manage the Salesforce Way.
And content from technical partnerships, including Apple, Google, IBM, Slack, and Amazon, means you can skill up in more ways than ever.
Redefine learning
At its core, Trailhead enables you to learn what you need, when you need to learn it. Content is delivered in short, bite-sized chunks — called units — designed to be consumed in 10–15 minute segments.
The goal is to transform how you learn and use Salesforce by radically simplifying and redefining the learning experience. You’ll find complex technical concepts made simple through storytelling and a playful, conversational tone.
A collection of modules on the same topic are built into trails that give you a predefined path to follow, making it easier for you to find the content you want to learn.
You can even curate your own set of trails, modules, and hands-on projects into a trailmix (like a learning playlist) and share it with fellow Trailblazers.
Gamification in motion
Gamified learning adds another dimension to Trailhead, helping you cross the motivation gap and carve out time for your professional development.
When you reach the end of each unit, your newfound knowledge is tested via a multiple-choice quiz or hands-on challenge in a real Salesforce environment, or playground.
Complete modules (narrative-style) or projects (instruction-based) made up of several units, and you’ll earn badges and points to display on your profile, or online resume.
As you collect points and badges, you move up through the Trailhead ranks. These ranks provide focus and inspiration, as either a challenge for yourself or to help promote a healthy level of competition within your teams as everyone follows the Road to Ranger.
Quest on
Of course, the reward for investing your time in Trailhead is all that learning. But for an extra dose of motivation, you’ll find monthly Trailhead Quests.
Quests help you squeeze all the goodness out of Trailhead. Monthly sweepstakes give anyone who completes a Trailhead badge a chance to win* prizes such as gift cards and certification vouchers. And specialized quests based on a specific learning path or topic unlock limited edition community badges for your profile.
Start your quest today to reach your learning goals faster.
Learn your way
We understand that everyone has a different learning style, so Trailhead also offers expert-led training covering every product for every role.
Take a class and learn directly from Salesforce experts who’ve helped thousands of customers blaze new trails. With flexible in-person and virtual options, Trailhead Academy lets you dive deep into a topic with hands-on guidance.
Equal access to education and opportunity
Trailhead is available to anyone regardless of background, age, gender, ability, learning style, or belief. By putting you, our learners, at the center of everything, we’re daring ourselves to challenge the norm and reinvent learning.
And we do all this with #Trailheart, by being passionate about learning and enabling our Trailblazer Community to be the very best they can be.
Why not join us? Blaze your trail to success with Trailhead and empower others to do the same along the way.
Happy trails!
Ready to get started with Trailhead? There’s a trailmix for that! And for all things Trailhead, visit The Trailblazer.
*Official rules apply. See Trailhead Quests for full details.
