Shea Bennett said:

I never...ever...would take a test at home after the fiasco I went through with an online proctor for an AWS exam years ago. It was a damn nightmare. Ever since I have been going to test centers in person. It has been a breeze. I will never do one online unless absolutely forced.

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Shea Bennett said:

Yup. Your cooked. They did the deed of giving to us. If we chose not to pay attention. That's on us as instructors. We should know better. I doubt they will give you a new one because you forgot.

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BrianFord said:

Based on the draft exam objectives, I predict SY0-801 will be harder. I noticed several adds (AI) and refinements (some GRC topics have moved to Operations) but few deletes (deprecated protocols). Add to that the trend towards scenario-based questions in all CompTIA exams, and it will be interesting.

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lypengleang said:

Hi everyone


I'm Seang from AICA Academy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — a new CIN member and a newly licensed private academy focused on AI, cybersecurity, and IT certification training.


I submitted our application to become a CompTIA Training Delivery Partner about 8 days ago via the partner form at comptia.org/en-us/partner/ but have not received any reply yet. I also tried following up via [email protected] but received an error — the email bounced back.


Could anyone in the community advise:

• What is the correct contact email or route to follow up on a Training Delivery Partner application from a non-US / international institution?
• Is there a dedicated APAC regional contact I should reach out to directly?
• Has anyone else experienced delays after submitting the partner form, and how did you resolve it?

Any guidance from experienced CIN members or CompTIA staff would be greatly appreciated. Happy to share more about AICA Academy if helpful — we are very committed to bringing CompTIA certifications to Cambodia and the wider ASEAN region.


Thank you in advance!


Seang Lypengleang

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BrianFord said:

I managed a training and testing center years ago. I cross-trained our receptionists and admin staff to operate the testing center. It actually worked out really well. Staff worked 4 hours overlapping shifts 5 days a week, and we were often able to offer exams from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturdays. We started with 4 seats for testing and bumped that to 8 seats after 6 months. It didn't generate much revenue, but it helped us recruit new training students. The revenue we did take in let me boost the staff pay.

The person whom we trained to be the testing center manager went on to work for an AI company and opened a large, multi-room testing center in the basement of a building in a neighborhood full of office buildings surrounded by 2 colleges. They offer a much wider range of exams and draw teachers, real estate, and union workers in addition to the tech crowd. She tells me it's the same basic model: the testing center covers all its expenses but draws people into training programs and allows them to sell the colleges and some employers vouchers in quantity.

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BrianFord said:

I wanted to give you all a heads-up. A person using the username kiranjadhav010407 has posted all the CompTIA-branded (still copyrighted) Security+ SY0-601 materials on LinkedIn. I reported it and asked that it be taken down, but there were over 350 comments: a mix of copyright warnings and thanks for posting.

When things like this happen, some people blame folks like us: instructors who have access to and use those copyrighted training materials.

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Michael Schmitz said:

I looked for this MCT Post:
He was banned for 6 Months initially, before the Appeal. What his Problem was, is not mentioned.
If he violated again after the 6 Months, he would be banned for 2 Years.

that is the reason, i like to use Testcenter, and not testing from Home..

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Bien Zamora said:

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Hi CIN CompTIA Team! I hope you are doing well.

I am currently waiting for my CySA+ exam voucher.
While checking my email for updates, I discovered that I had previously been issued an A+ exam voucher.
Unfortunately, I was not aware that I had received it, and I only noticed it after it had already expired last month.

I would like to ask if it is possible to renew or reissue my expired A+ exam voucher. I would greatly appreciate your consideration and any assistance you can provide.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to your response.

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Wezzie Lukhere said:

Session 2 was also vibrant

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Bruce Weaver said:

It isn't just since the AI explosion that I had these same type of issues. No whiteboards, even blank, and you and I had the same thought of sheets over desks for things that couldn't easily be removed.

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Bruce Weaver said:

Your school administration will have this information on who is their Business Development Manager at CompTIA.

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Wan Amirul Aiman said:

Hey Stephen, may I ask when will Ai Fundamental be on demand?

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Stephen Schneiter said:

Yes, check for an email from CIN. It would have come following the first session you attended either live or on-demand.

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MBA said:

Just took Linux+ today from home and with Pearson's (probably updated AI system) it was flagging crazy things in my exam room that didn't exist. And of course the process is done on your phone before you even talk to a human. I eventually ended up covering everything with blankets and ripped a small clean, dry-erase whiteboard off the wall to be able to pass the check and eventually sit the exam. Taking and passing the exam was the least stressful part of the experience. Mind you, this is my cert exams room and I have carefully structured it to make the process as easy as possible with a desk in the middle of the room away from everything, other items covered, etc. I have taken several exams with the same setup without any problems over the past 3 years. However, I noticed over the past three months that Pearson's system was getting stricter and stricter (it's seem to me like a poorly-trained or still-in-tuning AI model that is overfitting data and generating lots of false positives) ad started complaining about things that didn't exist. By the way, if you have any framed certs in your exam room, they might also get flagged. It kept identifying them as tablets, so I took them off the wall. If it continues in this trend, I will probably return to driving to testing centers. It's kinda ironic because up until 3 or 4 years ago I preferred testing centers and was reluctant to take exams online, but after trying one or two and organizing this room for that purpose, I have gotten used to taking exams online. Oh well I guess it all goes in cycles. -Moez

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mohamed hammad said:

Hi, How do I know who is the Authorized Partner in my country ?

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Ojevwe Stephanie said:

Hi everyone,
Please has the Voucher for Cysa+ been sent out to our emails yet?

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Gregory Childers said:

Contact your CompTIA Authorized Partner. We're not allowed to distribute any of CompTIA's intellectual property.

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