College course development opportunity - AGMU Online

We are looking for people with experience in content development for university courses in Spanish and English, who have earned at least one of the following CompTIA certifications: Network+, Security+, PenTest+, Linux+, SecurityX (CASP+), Cloud+, Data+, DataSys+. We are working on the development of a new online academic program in Spanish and English, supported by CompTIA. If you are interested, please send your resume and evidence of certification(s) to [email protected]

Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

Yeah, pretty sure I just drew the easy questions, lol. I had one PBQ that was interesting and fairly challenging. Most of the rest of the exam was a much lower level than I had anticipated with only a few questions that seemed to equal the challenge level of AWS's SAA exam.
I haven't done any work with AWS yet. Strictly MS Azure so far.

Reduced functionality

I have been teaching A+, N+ and S+ for a while and have realised just how much we become accustomed to the great tools built into the Learn.comptia platform.
As an example, learners having ability for a learner to RAG rate themselves on their confidence levels and make notes directly on the lessons has been invaluable, allowing them to go go back to any low rated sections as homework, ahead of the next session.

On the new platform.comptia learners are not able to do this, the only workaround I have found is to ask learners to bookmark the area, while clunky and sort of works, but is not ideal.

So my question really is, are there any plans to add this functionality?

The new platform while admittedly is faster to load has far less features and functionality.

Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

I thought CloudNetX was more challenging than either the Cloud+ or the Network+. I recently passed my fifth version of Network+ and my second version of Cloud+, and I thought that those two were much less challenging. There were definitely topics on CloudNetX that weren't on the other two. And the PBQs were much higher level.
Yeah, pretty sure I just drew the easy questions, lol. I had one PBQ that was interesting and fairly challenging. Most of the rest of the exam was a much lower level than I had anticipated with only a few questions that seemed to equal the challenge level of AWS's SAA exam.

New cert: SecOT+

CompTIA should have designated representatives for publishing proposed/approved new certifications and offerings to the CompTIA Instructor Network.

It's a shame that we find out about new stuff no sooner than the general public at large.

Seriously, you will find no advocates for CompTIA more knowledgeable or enthusiastic than CompTIA Instructors, but we're out of the loop far too often.
I'm half expecting to hear about new certifications from a student holding a freshly printed poster at this point and of course I completely agree we are the ones who carry the CompTIA flag every day. Giving instructors a headsup or a little early access would be beneficial even if it was just a secret handshake newsletter...

Pearsonvue test center? You got one?

Anyone here work for an organization that also runs a pearsonvue test center?
Does your public test center get paid for running exams?
IIRC, private test centers do not get paid, but public ones should. Is that still the case?
Thanks!
Yes - a number of our campuses run a Pearson VUE testing center. They have a dedicated test center administrator, and yes, we are paid for hosting and administering exams (otherwise we wouldn't do it).
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Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

I thought CloudNetX was more challenging than either the Cloud+ or the Network+. I recently passed my fifth version of Network+ and my second version of Cloud+, and I thought that those two were much less challenging. There were definitely topics on CloudNetX that weren't on the other two. And the PBQs were much higher level.
Ditto here - more hybrid cloud-specific design and technology topics for me too that I didn't notice on Network+ or Cloud+ (hence the theme I approached the CloudNetX TTT with).
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New cert: SecOT+

CompTIA should have designated representatives for publishing proposed/approved new certifications and offerings to the CompTIA Instructor Network.

It's a shame that we find out about new stuff no sooner than the general public at large.

Seriously, you will find no advocates for CompTIA more knowledgeable or enthusiastic than CompTIA Instructors, but we're out of the loop far too often.
Pshhhaww... C'mon Greg. You're an instructor. Being the last to know is part of the job, mate.

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