Shopify Partner Academy

Learn the skills to help your business succeed

Our exclusive collection of courses, study guides, and exams help you develop critical commerce skills, test your knowledge, and get started on the right foot as a Shopify Partner.

Get started
A screenshot from the Partners Academy

Develop and test your skills

Enroll in interactive courses to develop your Shopify expertise. Test your knowledge with exams to prove you’re an expert. Discover tactics to improve your business strategy, and deepen your knowledge base.

A photo showing the Partners Academy badges

Diversify your offering

Leverage your training to enhance the quality of your work, take advantage of new business opportunities, and help merchants of all sizes grow their businesses.

Learn what you want, the way you want

Product and Business Fundamentals

Our self-study courses help you shorten your path to success in business and as a Shopify Partner. Develop your technical and business expertise while understanding growth opportunities and how to build exceptional commerce experiences.

Skill-testing Exams

Our exams let you demonstrate your expertise. Elevate the quality standards of your work by testing your skills in areas like development, design, and sales to deliver consistently solid products and services to your clients.

Browse our courses and exams below

  • App Development Certification

    Are you a Shopify app developer? The Shopify App Development Certification tests your understanding of Shopify app development best practices, including your ability to build intuitive merchant experiences, and use Shopify’s development tools and resources.

    View course

  • Designing for Conversion: Introduction to Design Psychology

    From intuitive UX to smart defaults, design psychology impacts sales conversion for Shopify merchants. Learn how design can reduce cognitive load and impact decision making from an ecommerce perspective.

    View course

  • Theme Development Certification

    Do you know Shopify Theme Development inside out? The Shopify Theme Development certification tests your understanding of Shopify themes, Liquid, custom styling, front end tooling, SEO, accessibility, and theme specific app integrations.

    View course

  • Shopify Fundamentals

    From storefronts to analytics, become familiar with Shopify’s core features and functionality. Learn how the platform’s benefits set Shopify apart and uncover the vast support network available to partners and merchants.

    View course

  • Design & Theming Fundamentals

    Build striking commerce experiences by leveraging Shopify’s front-end development tools and frameworks. Learn the basic of installing, customizing, and developing themes as you familiarize yourself with Liquid, theming APIs, and the Slate framework.

    View course

  • Store Operations Fundamentals

    Learn the basics of what it takes to set up and manage an online store. Guide your clients through the nuances of store operations to help them succeed as entrepreneurs.

    View course

  • Business Fundamentals Certification

    Learn fundamental aspects of business to succeed as a Shopify Partner. Prove your understanding of the partner program and your knowledge of sales, marketing, project management, and pricing by earning the Business Fundamentals certification.

    View course

  • Partner Program Fundamentals

    Explore the various opportunities and perks available to partners, and learn how you can maximize your development with the Shopify Partner Program. Identify how to leverage your skills and experience to grow your business as a Shopify Partner.

    View course

  • Project Management Fundamentals

    Familiarize yourself with project management methodologies and principles that can positively impact all types of Shopify projects. Discover how to set goals, mitigate risk, manage stakeholders, and set expectations to make every project a success.

    View course

  • Affiliate Marketing Fundamentals

    Learn the basics of affiliate marketing and the benefits of the Shopify Affiliate Program. Learn the content marketing and social media tactics that entrepreneurs, tastemakers, influencers, and visionaries use to promote Shopify and earn commission.

    View course
Browse all courses and exams
Portrait of Shopify Partner Bodog Olah, Founder / CEO

Shopify Partner Academy allows us to make hires more readily, with the knowledge that we have a consistent track of expertise ready to go for new team members. We can be sure that we’re following best practices across the whole platform, giving our clients the service they expect, even when new team members are involved.

Bodog Olah, Founder / CEO

Createur

Earn your Shopify Partner Academy certification today

Create your free Shopify Partner account

Browse our list of courses to find the content that’s right for you

Take the exams and prove your knowledge

Get started