How to choose the right Salesforce Admin Course for you!

Find out how to Launch your Salesforce Career in 5 Steps with our latest content series over the next 5 weeks. In each blog we cover the five key factors that will help you to make the right decisions to accelerate your Salesforce Career. From choosing which Salesforce Admin Training is right for you, how to benefit from working with a Salesforce mentor, how to secure work experience, how to land your first job role and how to carve out your Salesforce niche.  

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• Part 1 – How to choose a Salesforce Admin Course 
• Part 2 – How to benefit from a Salesforce Mentor 
• Part 3 – How to secure Salesforce Work Experience 
• Part 4 – How to land a Salesforce Job Role
• Part 5 – How to find your Salesforce Niche

Which Salesforce Admin Training course suits you?

Choosing a Salesforce Admin training course to suit you depends on your learning style – are you motivated to self-study, do you prefer live training, do you want to get hands on experience and one to one guidance and support. It’s also worth considering if the training resource is credible by potential employers and will give you a competitive advantage over others at interview. The most reputable and highest quality training course for your CV is the ADX201 Admin Course.

There are both free and paid for training course options available in the market place:

• Learn with Salesforce – Study on the Salesforce instructor led Admin ADX 201 course which will set you back £3k/$4k.
• Learn ADX 201 with Supermums – Supermums is an Authorised Salesforce Training Provider and we deliver the above Salesforce Authorised Admin ADX 201 Administrator course in either a 2 week, 3 month or 6 month format but at a fraction of the price. Our six month Ultimate Course also includes a real work experience project, career coaching and 1-2-1 mentor over 6mths. As a non-profit we have made it our mission to discount our courses from typical commercial rates to help parents retrain and relaunch their careers.
• Learn with Trailhead – Learn solo at your own pace with Trailhead, which is free and self-study platform from Salesforce, where you complete the modules yourself and earn points and badges on your learning progression.
• Learn with Other Providers – There are a range of other independent providers also available that offer virtual and live training. 

How to Learn Salesforce?

The best way to upskill in Salesforce will depend on your preferred learning style and learning habits. If you find yourself struggling to learn something, or not motivated to learn, then review the areas below and make sure you choose the right training provider to meet you needs.

For example, there is no point choosing a free virtual on-demand training course if you can’t motivate yourself, you get overwhelmed by where to start or struggle to move forward without a structured timetable. You would be better choosing a course that offers a structured timetable, live training and a method for providing accountability. 

There are four common learning styles:

• Visual – you enjoy seeing visual demonstrations of the product, seeing run throughs, watching videos, presentations and pictures. 
• Kinaesthetic – you enjoy practically working through exercises to really get a feel. You enjoy learning by doing and getting stuck into the product to really understand how it works. 
• Audio – you enjoy listening to people to understand how to do something, whether it’s a live trainer, video, audios, podcasts etc. 
• Audio Digital – you prefer reading things to learn how to do something and need all of the detail to understand the rational and logic behind things.

What are your Learning Habits?

• Live Training – Are you motivated by having set times and dates with live trainers to take you through a learning journey to keep you accountable? Do you like working in groups and/or one to one with trainers and mentors to ask questions, seek advice and maintain concentration. 
• Pre-Recorded Content – Are you self-motivated to plan your learning journey and complete learning modules to build your knowledge and confidence? You prefer working independently in your own pace to get study done in your timeframes and seek help from peers only if needed.

It’s best to go for Quality Assurance!

It’s best to select an Authorised Salesforce Training Provider such as Supermums as you can be assured that the content is up to date, delivered live by certified instructors and it is recognised for it’s quality content when you approach employers. Choosing an Authorised Salesforce Training Provider will give employers confidence that you have been trained in all of the necessary content by certified instructors to help you stand out amongst other people at interview. It could also land you that higher salary as you have invested in good quality training. 

The Supermums Admin Course

At Supermums we deliver a Salesforce Admin Course that offers the following structure which might suit you:

• Weekly Timetable of Activities to Complete
• Live 2.5-3hr Virtual Training Sessions with a Certified Instructor using the Authorised Content 
• Certification Study Group Sessions 
• Peer Motivation and Support from a Peer Cohort of Learners 

If you take our six month Ultimate Course you also benefit from:

• Practical Homework Tasks supported by a one to one mentor for 1-2hrs a week 
• Practical Work Experience 
• Fortnightly Career Coaching and Employment Readiness Support

Our course aims to cover off all of the different learning styles to meet the needs of the learners. The biggest reason people choose Supermums is the structure, quality and level of accountability and motivation it provides. It has received an average score of 4.7 of our 5 by trainees. 

Below are some of the quotes from trainees that decided to invest in the Supermums Admin Course to help them find the flexible, well paid career they needed:

“When i first heard about Salesforce, I decided to self teach and got comfortable using Trailhead. I soon realised that I couldn’t do it all by myself and needed the help of a course and guided learning. I learned A TON! The hands on experience Supermums developing our own org and the assignment associated with it were exactly what I needed to truly grasp the material. My favourite part of the course, and really the reason I chose to sign up to Supermums, was the work experience. In my particular case it was an incredible match and I gained so much from the work experience. “

Hindy, Mom of 5

“Trailhead is free, but for me, I know i’d have lost my way with it plus having no network or work experience would have made it very difficult to get a job afterwards. Supermums offer a network, a mentor to guide you through the course, work experience as part of the programme plus guided learning to navigate the wealth of info on Trailhead. Trailhead is used throughout the course and I further my learning with Trailhead all the time but without the Supermums support in the paid programme, I very much doubt i’d have had the confidence to apply for roles and without the work experience I don’t think I’d have been successful.“

Kathryn

“I found navigating the trailhead courses in Trailhead on my own, without any guidance, to be quite overwhelming for a beginner like me. The Supermums Admin program is a comprehensive, well-structured program with enough support and touch points that will equip me to achieve my goal of gaining salesforce certification and have a stable job. The program caters to the learning styles of different individuals. The flexible virtual training courses along with assigned topic-wise trailhead courses allowed me to transition smoothly from non-technical background to technology. We get to work on a project case study to apply the concepts learnt every week making the learning curve much faster. The community support and study groups have helped me to build my connections and reach out to them for support. The mentoring program gives me the opportunity to connect with my mentor on a weekly basis to discuss my progress, any doubts related to the assignments, trailhead courses and brainstorm on strategies on how to approach superbadges and certification“

Vandana

At Supermums we deliver a Salesforce Admin Course that offers the following structure which might suit you:

• Weekly Timetable of Activities to Complete equating to 16hrs 
• Live 2.5-3hr Virtual Training Sessions with a Certified Instructor using the Authorised Content 
• Practical Homework Tasks supported by a one to one mentor for 1-2hrs a week 
• Certification Study Group Sessions 
• Peer Motivation and Support from a Peer Cohort of Learners 
• Practical Work Experience 
• Fortnightly Career Coaching and Employment Readiness Support

The biggest reason people choose Supermums is the structure, quality and level of accountability and motivation it provides. It has received an average score of 4.7 of our 5, by trainees.