Salesforce has just announced that the Accredited Professional (AP) credentials program will be moving to the Salesforce Certification Program from the Partner Learning Camp (PLC) and will be readily available on Webassesor from October 16.
This decision hopes to streamline the user learning experience by centralizing all learning opportunities within the Salesforce ecosystem. You can now access both Accredited Professional and Salesforce credentials in one unified platform, making it easier to grow your Salesforce skills.
Key Details
With the transition taking place today, here are six key details that you need to know about the move:
1. There’s No New Retake Policy
If you completed your exams with the Partner Learning Camp, there’s no need to worry – it won’t apply to the Salesforce retake policy and your credentials will still be valid.
For details on Salesforce’s retake policy, visit this help page.
2. Existing PLC Credentials Will Transition Over to Salesforce
Any AP exam certification completed on PLC is still valid and can be moved over to your Salesforce Trailblazer profile.
If you already have a Salesforce Certification Webassessor account, you’re all set. Your credentials will automatically appear on your Trailblazer profile’s Accredited Professional section once the migration is complete.
If you don’t have an account yet, don’t worry – Salesforce will send you an email with steps to set one up using your PLC profile’s email address. Your credentials will then transfer over to your Trailblazer profile.
3. AP Credentials Will Be Maintained the Same as Salesforce Credentials
Maintaining your credentials will follow the same process as Salesforce certifications. If your credential is active as of October 16, then it’ll remain active through to October 31, 2025.
4. Unused In-Date Vouchers Will Still Be Valid
Fortunately, as long as it’s in date, all voucher codes can be redeemed on WebAssessor.
If your voucher code expired between October 7 and October 16 (when it became unavailable to use), just open a Trailhead help case and include your voucher code – Salesforce will then sort it out for you. All voucher codes that expired before October 7 will unfortunately not be replaced, exchanged, or refunded.
Your AP voucher code’s expiration date will stay the same when transitioned over to Salesforce. For more information on Certification voucher policies, check out this help page.
5. AP Vouchers Will Only Be Valid for AP Exams
Your AP voucher code can only be used for AP exams and can’t be applied to any non-related Salesforce exams.
6. The Partner Learning Camp Will Still Be Available
Partner Learning Camp isn’t going anywhere, so you can continue expanding your skills with over 1,500 on-demand courses tailored to all Trailblazers!
Exams/Certifications That Are Moving to WebAssessor
Ahead of tomorrow’s move, here are all of the exams that will transition over to the Salesforce platform:
- Advanced Field Service Accredited Professional
- B2B Commerce for Administrators Accredited Professional
- B2B Commerce for Developers Accredited Professional
- Communications Cloud Accredited Professional
- Consumer Goods Cloud Accredited Professional
- Consumer Goods Cloud: Trade Promotion Management Accredited Professional
- Contact Center Accredited Professional
- Energy and Utilities Cloud Accredited Professional
- Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional
- Health Cloud Accredited Professional
- Heroku Developer Accredited Professional
- Loyalty Management Accredited Professional
- Manufacturing Cloud Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Advanced Cross Channel Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Intelligence Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Personalization Accredited Professional
- Media Cloud Accredited Professional
- Net Zero Cloud Accredited Professional
- Order Management Administrator Accredited Professional
- Order Management Developer Accredited Professional
- Process Automation Accredited Professional
- Public Sector Solutions Accredited Professional
- Revenue Cloud Consultant Accredited Professional
Exams/Certifications That Have Been Retired
On October 7, Salesforce retired a number of AP exams, as they focus on providing more up-to-date learnings and skills. Here’s the full list of retired exams:
- English exams:
- Einstein Prediction Builder Accredited Professional
- Headless API First Accredited Professional
- Salesforce CMS Accredited Professional
- Salesforce Maps Accredited Professional
- Security & Privacy Accredited Professional
- Japanese exams:
- Advanced Field Service Accredited Professional
- B2B Commerce For Developers Accredited Professional
- Consumer Goods Cloud Accredited Professional
- Einstein Prediction Builder Accredited Professional
- Heroku Developer Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Advanced Cross Channel Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Intelligence Accredited Professional
- Marketing Cloud Personalization Accredited Professional
- Order Management Administrator Accredited Professional
- Order Management Developer Accredited Professional
- Process Automation Accredited Professional
- Salesforce CMS Accredited Professional
- Security & Privacy Accredited Professional
If your credential has been retired, you should have already been notified by Salesforce. An updated exam won’t be put in its place, but you can still use the training tools for the exams in the Partner Learning Camp.
Accreditation for retired exams will still be valid and remain so for two years – expiring on October 7, 2026. If you have a voucher for a retired exam, it can be used on any other AP exam in Webassessor.
Summary
Make sure that all of your AP exams have transitioned smoothly to Salesforce and that your well-earned credentials are shown on your Trailhead account!
Check out Salesforce’s official announcement for more details.
