Academy Application: Amsterdam

Location: Amsterdam
Type of Employment: Trainee
Time Commitment: Part time

About Blue Road Academy

We are on a mission to solve the skills gaps and talent shortages so that every company and every one can harness the transformative power of cloud technology and AI. We envision a future where every organisation maximises their investment in cloud technology with motivated and skilled talent and the right skills to navigate the changing world of work.

Through our world-class technical training and professional coaching programs for newcomers on today's leading cloud technologies such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, and AWS, we work to create a more integrated and prepared community of professionals in tech.

Our Award-winning Salesforce Specialist program is your chance to start a career as a Salesforce professional. We provide motivated newcomers with in-demand digital skills, employability and soft skills training, direct connections with employers.

Our global Alumni community of over 600 Alumni have gone on to launch their careers at our prestigious partners such as Accenture, NTT Data, KPMG, PwC, Shell, DEPT, NextView Consulting, among many others.

Not just another course

Through an intensive and comprehensive technical program, we prepare you to start your career in Salesforce - the world's #1 customer relationship management (CRM) and cloud-computing platform - and launch your career as a Salesforce Developer. Our classroom-based program includes 120 hours of technical training and professional networking through direct connections with Salesforce professionals and employers.

Successful participants have an interest in coding, logic, functional consulting, or technical skills
Most participants have a basic understanding of programming concepts and a logic-based approach to problem solving.
We find that particularly successful participants come with an intrinsic motivation to learn, a commitment to self-improvement, and dynamic resourcefulness
This program is conducted entirely in English

Responsibilities

👨‍💻 You only need to apply once. After we receive your application, we will contact you for next steps. Applying multiple times or under different names/emails to the same program reflects poorly on your candidacy.

❗ Admission is not guaranteed. Admission to this program is competitive. We only accept ~20% of applicants so make sure your application is strong before submitting.

⏱️ Program days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in person, half days (4 hours per day)

⏱️ Program duration:

Phase 1: Technical Training, 8 weeks (in classroom) |

Exam Period: 6 weeks (virtual)

Phase 2: Land A Job You Love, 6 weeks (hybrid) |

Phase 3: Career Matchmaking, ongoing support (no study required) |

📆 Start date (Phase 1): Tuesday 14th July 2026

📆 End date (Phase 1): Thursday 3rd September 2026

📍 Program location: Amsterdam Lelylaan (Exact location to be determined)

✏️ If you are having issues submitting your application, please contact us

Requirements

This program is exclusively for refugees and newcomers living in the Amsterdam area with a migration or refugee background and the right to work. Those that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

Are you ready to launch your career in tech?
Are you currently underemployed or unemployed?
Do you live in or around Amsterdam? (max 1 hour traveling distance from Amsterdam Lelylaan)
Are you able to attend in-person sessions for 2 months in Amsterdam?
Are you able to commit 5+ hours per week for homework and self-study?
Do you want to build a professional network to help your job prospects?
Are you confident with your spoken and written English level? (Dutch speaking is not necessary)
✅ If you have answered Yes to all questions above, then you will succeed in this program!

Benefits

What is Salesforce?

Salesforce.com Inc. is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides customer relationship management (CRM) services and also provides a complementary suite of enterprise applications. In 2021, Fortune magazine ranked Salesforce second on its list, "100 Best Companies to Work For," based on an employee survey of satisfaction.

Salesforce is the world's #1 CRM system, used by over 150,000 businesses, non-profits, higher-education institutions, and government entities around the world. The Salesforce Customer 360 platform provides powerful, connected products for improving marketing, sales, commerce, service, IT, and more.

⚡ Salesforce is committed to empowering people from every background with the skills they need to build careers and thrive in the digital economy

Why should you learn Salesforce now?

From 2019 to 2024, worldwide spending on cloud computing is estimated to grow 19% YoY. Salesforce is the market leader in various segments such as CRM, Customer Service, Customer Experience, Digital Marketing, and Business Analytics.

Over the next 5 years, 492,900 direct jobs and 958,100 indirect jobs will be created in Western Europe. During this period, Salesforce and its ecosystem are expected to enable the creation of 4.2 million jobs globally.

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