Earn your Salesforce Administrator Certification in 20 weeks or less!
The free CentralApp 20 in 2020: Salesforce Certification Challenge:
Real opportunities. Real success stories.
Have you heard of Salesforce?
It’s kind of a big deal… In fact, it’s the fourth largest software company in the world. And economists predict that over the next three years, there will be 3.3 million NEW jobs requiring Salesforce skills!
What’s the best way to start if you want to land one of them? By earning your Salesforce Administrator certification.
That’s why we’re working with state and federal agencies to help people across the Appalachian region get Salesforce certified.
The 20 in 2020: Salesforce Certification Challenge
Our 20 in 2020 Challenge is designed to help promising prospects gain their Salesforce Administrator certification in 20 weeks or less.
Complete our free 20-week training program.
We'll cover the cost of a comprehensive online training program to help you learn Salesforce skills.
Take the test.
We'll pay for you to take the $200 certification test.
Get to work and cash in.
Individuals who complete the training and pass the test will be eligible to join the CentralApp Talent Exchange!
The CentralApp Talent Exchange connects you to Salesforce and other tech jobs. Many of which you can do from home… part-time or full-time… on your own schedule.
Sound good to you?
Here’s how to get in on this opportunity:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
First, check to see if you’re eligible.
This opportunity is only available to people living in one of the 312 counties identified by the Appalachian Regional Commission as being severely affected by the downturn in the coal industry. Check your eligibility in the FAQs below.
Next, submit your online application.
We’re accepting up to 20 people for this program, but we are only extending this offer to the most qualified applicants. Apply now.
Then, you may be invited to complete a short online screening test.
This test will help us identify individuals who have high potential for tech work. You don’t have to be a technology wiz, but you do have to have critical thinking skills and some technical literacy. We'll send you the link to the test once you complete the online application.
Finally, we’ll invite you to do a short interview online through Zoom.
And after that, if you're invited to participate in the program, you’ll have 20 weeks from the kickoff date (February 3, 2020) to complete all required online training modules and register for the Salesforce Administrator exam.
This is a great chance to learn a new skill, expand your career opportunities, and make some money along the way!
To be eligible to apply for the 20 in 2020 Challenge, you must…
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be a resident of one of these 312 counties in the Appalachian region
- Be 18 years or older
Salesforce is the 4th largest software company in the world… but a lot of people have never heard of it.
Why? Because unlike Apple, Google, and Amazon… Salesforce’s software is used by businesses instead of consumers.
If you’ve bought products online, used a chatbot, or searched for answers in a customer-service portal, you’ve probably interacted with Salesforce technology without even knowing. The platform powers tools like these for tens of thousands of businesses across the globe.
So many business services are built on Salesforce that the demand for Salesforce-skilled workers is growing by the day. Economists predict that there will be 3.3 million new jobs requiring Salesforce skills in the next three years! Many of these jobs can be done from home or anywhere in the world.
There are a wide variety of jobs requiring Salesforce skills including:
- Salesforce Administrator
- Salesforce Developer
- Sales Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Business Analyst
- Salesforce Technical Architect
In any case, earning your Salesforce Administrator certification is one of the best places to start building your career in the Salesforce ecosystem. Learn more about Salesforce career opportunities.
Yes, you must submit an application by January 28, 2020. However, we are only offering 20 spots for this program. The longer you wait to apply, the more likely that all spots will have already been filled.
Yes, the training is entirely online and can be completed from anywhere with an internet connection. No special software or hardware is needed, but a web camera and microphone may come in handy for interacting with other students and CentralApp team members online.
The training is comprised of videos, hands-on training, and practice tests to help you prepare for the Salesforce Administrator Certification exam.
The course is entirely self-paced and you can complete the classes and exercises at your own convenience anytime you choose. However, the week of February 3rd (the week training begins), you will be required to attend a live online session for orientation. Several orientation sessions will be offered to accommodate varying schedules. After that, everything else is on your own time!
Training programs will begin on Monday, February 3, 2020. You will be required to attend a live online session that week for orientation. Several sessions will be offered to accommodate varying schedules. After that, everything else is on your own schedule!
No. We will cover the cost of the online training class and the cost for you to take the Administrator certification exam once (as long as you complete your training and schedule the exam within your 20-week training period). The training materials and certification test are an $800 value offered at no cost to you.
We’ll be bummed… but, it happens. We won’t pay for your certification test. But you can still keep studying and take the Administrator exam on your own after the 20-weeks are up even if you don’t finish on time.
Once you’re Salesforce-certified, we’d welcome you to apply to be part of the CentralApp Talent Exchange, even if you didn’t get it done in 20-weeks.
The CentralApp Talent Exchange is an invite-only network of tech professionals. Those invited to work through the Talent Exchange will gain access to work opportunities from CentralApp's client base and have the chance to work with other highly qualified tech pros. Anyone who successfully completes the 20 in 2020 Challenge will automatically gain an invitation to be part of the Exchange.
Work opportunities include short-term (project-based) work, long-term contract work, or W2 employment. Many of our Talent Exchange members work remotely from home. We connect you to work based on your unique interests, needs, and preferences.
Talent Exchange members are NOT employees of CentralApp. Rather, CentralApp is a network connecting self-employed contractors or other job-seekers to work opportunities matching their skills.
Learn more about the Talent Exchange
Yes and yes.
Learn more about the Talent Exchange.
No, but we will guarantee you an invitation to be part of the CentralApp Talent Exchange.
Through the Talent Exchange, you will be eligible to pick up contract jobs as they become available.
Additionally, CentralApp offers a free job placement service for Talent Exchange members. If you would like a full-time or part-time tech job, we will attempt to find one for you that fits your needs --- free of charge to you.
CentralApp was founded by native Appalachians who are committed to growing the tech industry in our region. We are based in Huntington, West Virginia, but our Talent Exchange members and staff work from cities, towns, ridges, and hollers all over the Appalachian region.
We’re offering this program because we need more Talent Exchange members to meet the demands of our clients. And because we want that work to go to people in Appalachian communities.
This program is paid for by CentralApp and a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) through the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board.
Still have questions?
Contact us at info@centralapp.us or (304) 470-3004.
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