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Gregory Childers · 2026-09-26T16:54:42-0500

Mitch Garvis said:
That’s what I was doing… not teaching until Monday. I actually had the decks and pdf but wanted to see if the labs were working.

I haven't done the labs in more than a decade. I tell the students that the labs will enhance the lecture, but they should do them outside class hours.

Most of the CompTIA certifications lean heavily on the theory and processes, but don't particularly require much technical depth with any of the products or services.

Bruce Weaver · 2026-09-26T16:06:45-0500

They have definitely had some hiccups lately. It's always good to check https://status.comptia.net/ The 23rd hit our school pretty hard with the outage.

tisemtine · 2026-09-26T11:33:26-0500

congrat

peter hanwith-horden #1 · 2026-09-26T07:28:42-0500

malik Mo said:
I am looking to hire a security+ instructor. The instructor will teach two live online sessions per week, review practice questions, explain key exam objectives, and help students prepare confidently for the certification exam. Remote opportunity with the potential for ongoing cohorts.

Interested instructors, please send me an email at [email protected] with your experience, availability, and expected rate.

Thanks,

hello sent my resume

Hashmi · 2026-09-26T01:18:15-0500

I recently enrolled in the CompTIA AI Fundamentals Competency Certificate through the Train The Trainer Webinar Series.

During enrollment, I reached a step asking me to select the instructor who teaches my class, as shown in the attached screenshot. However, when I search for an instructor, “No matches found” appears.

I am a CIN community member and instructor, and I would appreciate guidance from anyone who has completed this course or encountered the same enrollment issue.

Thank you for your help!

fsusd-chris · 2026-09-25T18:49:52-0500

richardwarrenwbu said:
When will the CIN TTT Series: Linux+ V8 recorded sessions become available, and where?

It was a great series; unfortunately, I missed two sessions and look forward to making them up. Plus, I want to review several of the sessions.

Richard Warren

If you register for the TTT above, they give you the links to all 10 sessions on the event.on24 site that is used to stream the classes. If you click the link to a session that has already happened, it has a recording of the session there. Hope that helps.

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA · 2026-09-25T18:43:33-0500

Mitch Garvis said:
Interesting... I don't see a thread about this reasonably new certification?

OUR STORY SO FAR:

It was Friday afternoon when the training broker emailed me to ask if I have this certification, and if I am available the weeks of September 28 and October 5. Available? YES. Certified? No... but it is a mesh of cybersecurity and AI so it shouldn't take much. 'Can you be certified by Tuesday?' Wow, that's cutting it tight... but who needs a weekend when Monday is the holiest day of the Jewish year, right? Fine... I booked my exam appointment and downloaded the courseware.

I blazed through the course manual and PowerPoints over the weekend, and by the time I lit the candles I was comfortable in where I was. I would have another hour or two to study Monday night after breaking the fast, and then if I felt I needed it again on Tuesday morning.

(I did not count on getting sick Sunday evening and spending a lot of the next 36 hours very under the weather)

Tuesday morning I scrambled to arrange my makeshift exam area in the hallway; I made sure my son would take his German Shepherd out for a couple of hours, and I bribed my (much smaller) dog with treats so that she would let me sit the exam undisturbed.

It was one of those exams when I was not sure what the final page would say... but when I clicked and it read that I passed I was relieved. Also... it was not a borderline pass. Yay.

This marks the eleventh CompTIA exam that I have passed. To date my record is 11-0, which is much better than my record on Microsoft exams.

I realized as I booked the exam that this is the first version 1 of a CompTIA certification that I have ever taken. I never sat a CompTIA exam until 2021... my Network+ was the 98th certification exam I ever sat. I may have come late to the party with CompTIA, and while I might regret not starting sooner, I am glad I started. I am enjoying the vendor agnostic nature of the certifications that I never had with Microsoft or VMware... and there seems to be a lot more teaching opportunities for CompTIA these days than some other vendors.

Now let's see how much I enjoy delivering the SecAI+ in person next week!

congrats on the pass!

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA · 2026-09-25T18:42:59-0500

Gregory Childers said:
Teaching the course is always harder than preparing for the exam. Those students will all kinds of crazy questions.

Congratulations!

Very true you nailed it - expecially those without some of the fundamentals . But like its said it is what it is - always expected and its trainers responsibility to get the best of students irrespective of their background.

VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA · 2026-09-25T18:38:28-0500

Bofy O.S Idiodi said:
Acquire Nexus is putting together a pool of qualified trainers for an upcoming training engagement in Delta State, Nigeria.
We're looking for certified/qualified instructors across the following areas:

Tech Support (CompTIA A+, ITF+, Network+, Digital Literacy, CCNA)

AI Applied / Agents (CompTIA AI Agent Essentials, AI prompting, Microsoft AI-900/AI-102, AWS Certified AI Practitioner)

Business & Management (CompTIA Project+, PMI PMP, Business Essentials, Soft Skills Essentials)

Security (CompTIA Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ SecAI+, )

Cloud & Server (CompTIA Cloud+, Server+, AWS/Microsoft Azure Associate)

Software Development (Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, AWS Certified Developer)

Data Analysis & Science (CompTIA Data+, Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, DataAI, Datasys+)

Office Productivity (Microsoft Office Specialist / Microsoft 365 Certified)

What we're looking for:

Relevant certification(s) and hands-on experience in your subject area — credentials noted above are a plus, but equivalent certifications (PECB, Cisco, Google, etc.) or demonstrated expertise are also welcome

Comfortable delivering instructor-led sessions to real cohorts

Based in or able to work within Delta State, with willingness to travel roughly 18–60 km to the training location

Availability for up to 2 days per week for the engagement

This is an initial call to identify interested and qualified trainers — details on schedule, compensation, and specific tracks will be shared directly with shortlisted candidates.

Interested? Send your CV, certifications, and area(s) of expertise to [email protected].

Nice one here...

Jill West · 2026-09-25T14:41:12-0500

Gregory Childers said:
I took the DataSys+ beta exam in late May. Does anyone have an idea when we'll hear the results?

Beta results usually release right around the same time the exam goes live. According to website, it's tentatively slated for Oct 13.

sqlgeek · 2026-09-25T14:22:11-0500

Amelia A. said:
I also passed the Linux exam yesterday, thanks to Jason and CIN. I re-watched the series and used Jason's excellent Cengage books along with Certmaster. Altogether, this made the exam easy. Thank you!

Congratulations!

sqlgeek · 2026-09-25T14:14:56-0500

Congratulations!

sqlgeek · 2026-09-25T14:11:02-0500

Congratulations!

Bradley Haynes · 2026-09-25T12:20:04-0500

Had a similar thing happen also but I couldnt access the portal. I got a http 500 error. I logged a ticket and it was resolved

Request

ost (contentType application/json) withCredentials - /api/v1/authentication/signin_credentials?cacheBust=b643943e-38b4-4cef-8415-36113485e80d -- Bad Status: 500 - Data: {"login":"","pHash":"*****"}Http Status Code: 500Response: {"error":"The HTTP status code of the response was not expected (500).\n\nStatus: 500\nResponse: \n"}

Request

ost (contentType application/json) withCredentials - /api/v1/authentication/signin_credentials?cacheBust=2109a841-95a5-4634-b0eb-a35cbd971c1d -- Bad Status: 500 - Data: {"login":"","pHash":"*****"}Http Status Code: 500Response: {"error":"The request was canceled due to the configured HttpClient.Timeout of 30 seconds elapsing."}

Rick Butler · 2026-09-25T12:02:32-0500

Blame these guys:

JMalugin · 2026-09-25T09:46:34-0500

I am very excited to take part in my first CompTIA Webinar. Registration completed today.

tisemtine · 2026-09-25T08:15:31-0500

tisemtine · 2026-09-25T08:04:30-0500

Hi
Thanks for your sharing
How can I join this TTT

Looking for Comptia Pentest+ TTT

Mitch Garvis · Thursday at 10:48 PM

Gregory Childers said:
Teaching the course is always harder than preparing for the exam. Those students will all kinds of crazy questions.

Congratulations!

Thanks ! You and I have been at it long enough to field those questions… it’ll be easier than what I’m teaching this week - a custom in-house course on AI Attack and Defend. Next week should be a cake walk compared to that!

(although I am loving this class too!)

Mitch Garvis · Thursday at 10:46 PM

Gregory Childers said:
Whenever possible, I download the instructor guide and slide deck for offline access. I never want to risk being unable to teach.

That’s what I was doing… not teaching until Monday. I actually had the decks and pdf but wanted to see if the labs were working.

Gregory Childers · Thursday at 5:20 PM

Teaching the course is always harder than preparing for the exam. Those students will all kinds of crazy questions.

Congratulations!

Gregory Childers · Thursday at 5:18 PM

Whenever possible, I download the instructor guide and slide deck for offline access. I never want to risk being unable to teach.

Mitch Garvis · Thursday at 4:17 PM

Interesting... I don't see a thread about this reasonably new certification?

OUR STORY SO FAR:

It was Friday afternoon when the training broker emailed me to ask if I have this certification, and if I am available the weeks of September 28 and October 5. Available? YES. Certified? No... but it is a mesh of cybersecurity and AI so it shouldn't take much. 'Can you be certified by Tuesday?' Wow, that's cutting it tight... but who needs a weekend when Monday is the holiest day of the Jewish year, right? Fine... I booked my exam appointment and downloaded the courseware.

I blazed through the course manual and PowerPoints over the weekend, and by the time I lit the candles I was comfortable in where I was. I would have another hour or two to study Monday night after breaking the fast, and then if I felt I needed it again on Tuesday morning.

(I did not count on getting sick Sunday evening and spending a lot of the next 36 hours very under the weather)

Tuesday morning I scrambled to arrange my makeshift exam area in the hallway; I made sure my son would take his German Shepherd out for a couple of hours, and I bribed my (much smaller) dog with treats so that she would let me sit the exam undisturbed.

It was one of those exams when I was not sure what the final page would say... but when I clicked and it read that I passed I was relieved. Also... it was not a borderline pass. Yay.

This marks the eleventh CompTIA exam that I have passed. To date my record is 11-0, which is much better than my record on Microsoft exams.

I realized as I booked the exam that this is the first version 1 of a CompTIA certification that I have ever taken. I never sat a CompTIA exam until 2021... my Network+ was the 98th certification exam I ever sat. I may have come late to the party with CompTIA, and while I might regret not starting sooner, I am glad I started. I am enjoying the vendor agnostic nature of the certifications that I never had with Microsoft or VMware... and there seems to be a lot more teaching opportunities for CompTIA these days than some other vendors.

Now let's see how much I enjoy delivering the SecAI+ in person next week!

Mitch Garvis · Thursday at 3:36 PM

Wait... I am much better now. Let me explain:

Yesterday afternoon I logged into my CompTIA portal to make sure I could download the courseware for the class I am teaching next week. It wasn't listed... and neither were any other courses! Until a few hours earlier I had dozens of courses available and now... NOTHING. I asked the Chatbot and it said I needed to log in through my institution's specific login, and not the SSO page. I was a bit worried... it looked like I was no longer a student, let alone an instructor!

This morning it was all back where it should be. A sigh of relief could be heard above the din of the crowd.

Has anyone else experienced this wonky behaviour? Does anyone know if the site was experiencing hiccoughs yesterday?

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