Shopify Foundations
The Foundations learning path is designed to educate and empower Partners who support Merchants.
Novice level
8 courses
7 Knowledge checks
Proctored exam
Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for the Foundations Certification.
Description
These 8 optional courses are designed to help you grow your knowledge in areas such as how to pitch and position your Shopify offering, expand your business with Plus merchants, and help your merchants go global.
Certification Exam
The Shopify Foundations Certification Exam is $99 and you must successfully pass the exam with a score of 80% to earn the Certification.
Please visit the Help page for more information on earning and sharing your Certification.
Foundations: Shopify 101
Learn about Shopify’s mission and values, the Shopify platform, and how Partners fit into the Shopify ecosystem and impact merchant success.
FREE
90 min
Foundations: Introduction to Cross-Border Selling
Learn about cross-border selling, the features and benefits of the tools Shopify offers to support it, and which merchants are a good fit for this kind of selling.
FREE
120 min
Foundations: Introduction to POS & Retail
Learn the features, benefits, and positioning of Shopify’s Point of Sale (POS) systems as well as the target audience for POS.
FREE
180 min
Foundations: Introduction to Shopify Plus
Learn about the Shopify Plus plan, the Shopify Plus Partner Program and how its offerings help merchants succeed, and how to identify and refer prospective Shopify Plus merchants.
FREE
120 min
Foundations: Introduction to Working With Merchants
Learn about building trust with merchants and how it affects their success, how to help merchants set goals for their business, and how to work with Shopify teams to support merchants on their entrepreneurial journey.
FREE
50 min
Foundations: Introduction to Marketing
Learn about marketing best practices for ecommerce, how Shopify supports marketing, and how Partners can help merchants with marketing strategy and execution.
FREE
120 min
Foundations: Shopify Data & Analytics 101
Learn how data and analytics are used on the Shopify platform and how Partners can use these tools to help merchants improve their business.
FREE
180 min
Foundations: Introduction to Product Development Opportunities
Learn about how third-party developers can use their skill sets to assist merchants and earn revenue within the Shopify ecosystem.
FREE
180 min