The Nonprofit Cloud Consultant exam will allow you to gain knowledge about a remarkably interesting solution, which is Nonprofit Cloud – a cloud for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and charities. The badge looks very neat:
Figure 13.9: Nonprofit Cloud Consultant badge
This exam is demanding because knowledge of the cloud alone is not enough – you also need to have an awareness of Marketing Cloud tools and Accounting Subledger. I also recommend you read a bit about NGOs and best practices in this sector. But so as not to scare you too much, remember that helping NGOs/charities is a noble goal. Sometimes, I take a few extra hours of my time to implement Nonprofit Cloud, just so I can feel like I have done something good for the world – I recommend it!
Then there is the Education Cloud Consultant certification – back to school! Would you like to make a system for your former university? Or maybe a school? This certification gives you a chance to show your teachers that you have achieved something in your life! (Greetings to all my teachers – see? I wrote a book!) This unique certificate has a badge quite like all the others:
Figure 13.10: Education Cloud Consultant badge
This certificate gives you knowledge about the structure of this solution. You can set the life cycles of students/pupils, adapt the platform to new educational requirements, and sometimes change someone’s bad grade to a good one. I know you would do it.
Field Service Lightning Consultant is a certification for functionalities such as Field Service Lightning, which involves creating solutions for managing fieldwork. Sounds interesting, right? Here is the badge:
Figure 13.11: Field Service Consultant badge
This certificate focuses on scheduling and optimizing field tasks and managing resources and routes for the company. This time, we will play with a mobile app, as this knowledge will be tested. When reading Trailheads about FSL, always try to remember the best practices.
Platform Developer I is a certificate for those who enjoy coding. If you are someone interested in coding and have the skills for it, this certification is for you. You started with Admin, but you can comfortably move on to something more advanced, earning yourself a cool badge:
Figure 13.12: Platform Developer I badge
During your learning, you will not only understand the data model and navigate through the platform, but your knowledge of writing Apex classes, triggers, and unit tests will also be tested. Does Visualforce ring a bell? If yes, that’s good because knowledge of building components and integrating them with Apex will be required. Knowledge of a bit of data management and the basics of Lightning is needed too. Easy, right? Go get ‘em, tiger!