Gregory Childers said:

Troubleshooting is discussed in multiple CompTIA certifications. It's covered in Tech+, A+, Network+, and Cloud+ to name a few.

What I'd like to know is why are the steps in the troubleshooting methodology different in each of the certifications. I'm teaching Cloud+ this week and there are ten steps. Tech+ and A+ have six steps. Network+ has seven steps. Shouldn't CompTIA be endorsing a consistent troubleshooting methodology across all their certifications? Isn't it more confusing for the learners to unlearn what they've learned when pursuing a new certification?

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I had to ask my self the very same question the time when i was preparing for Tech+ exam..CompTIA A+ its 7 steps while Tech + its 6..

Trevor Chandler said:

I'd rather respond to your query in person. Let's plan to meetup at the CompTIA Partner Summit. Our meeting will be brief!!!!!!!

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I don't know what that means or implies. It vaguely sounds like a threat or posturing.

But seriously: what is the value-add you are hoping to achieve with these threads? What purpose did you have when you thought "let's ask if X or Y is on any of the exams" multiple times in one week?

Trevor Chandler said:

precious will be responding to your question very soon.

Standby ....

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most definitely

Bruce Weaver said:

Hi fellow CIN'ers. I thought I'd comment on the fact that I just saw a student pass the A+ Core 1 exam and the logo on his printout has been completely redesigned and I have been asked by students about it. I haven't yet been able to find anything official from CompTIA on this.
The new logo is redesigned and states "CompTIA A+ Certification Plus Series" We are talking about the official score report, not the logo available after finishing Core 1 & 2.

Otherwise everything is the same, but if anyone has information on this I would love to know more if it is just the score report changing or all of the logos.

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Also had some students yesterday.........It might be a fresh branding initiative to set the certification apart in a more contemporary manner. Hopefully, CompTIA will provide clarification shortly!

Brian Wafula said:

Some Azure certs and CISSP

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Nice! I did MS900 and SC900 last year in order to get the CEUs for my Cloud+ renewal this year. At first I thought it was sort of the "easy" way, but really, I think it's better because I get to expand my certification base without having to put a huge amount of focus on a cert I have. #WorthIt

Jill West said:

They removed the troubleshooting methodology from the latest Cloud+. They said it's because you really can't have a rigid set of steps and there needs to be more room for flexibility, critical thinking, and intuition.

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Sounds completely plausible, because, at the end, troubleshooting is just as much an art as it is a science.

Bruce Weaver said:

Hi fellow CIN'ers. I thought I'd comment on the fact that I just saw a student pass the A+ Core 1 exam and the logo on his printout has been completely redesigned and I have been asked by students about it. I haven't yet been able to find anything official from CompTIA on this.
The new logo is redesigned and states "CompTIA A+ Certification Plus Series" We are talking about the official score report, not the logo available after finishing Core 1 & 2.

Otherwise everything is the same, but if anyone has information on this I would love to know more if it is just the score report changing or all of the logos.

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I think this has to do with two things. First, next year, we're supposed to see the 1200 series of the A+ Core exams. But the second is what has been nicknamed the "underscore" series. This was talked about at the 2023 and 2024 Summits.

Of course, I think this is all contingent on decisions made to turn CompTIA into a for-profit entity. I hope they keep on with that plan.

I think that's what you're seeing - that the inclusion of those underscore add-ons and extension certs are part of the A+ Plus Series now.

That's my theory, anyway.

/r

Rick Butler said:

Congrats on your win! What's your next certification goal?

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Some Azure certs and CISSP

Jill West said:

One thing someone suggested to me one time is not to ask this question as a closed-ended question. It's really easy for students to mentally go, "Nope, no questions." And that's the end of it.

Instead, try asking it as an open-ended question: "What questions do you have?" This has actually gotten more engagement from my students. They start searching their thoughts for, "Oh, what questions do I have?"

Or you might even set an expectation for talking further: "Let's chat"


But yes, I'm also one to rarely if ever use slides for my classes

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I can also see how "what questions" can be stymie'ing (if that's a word) for students - perhaps under pressure to come up with a question to ask, or just assuming not to - unless there's something better to be gained.

One thing I've done in the past is to reward those that ask thoughtful questions - questions that rank higher on the Blooms Cognitive Taxonomy. Instead of questions of Knowledge and Understanding, questions that reach above the applicative to the analytical or evaluative levels would be worthy of a few extra credit points. Questions that required students to reach beyond the application stage, to me, show real learning and engagement.

Once students see an incentive to higher order thought, I've seen the better students seek to improve.

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They removed the troubleshooting methodology from the latest Cloud+. They said it's because you really can't have a rigid set of steps and there needs to be more room for flexibility, critical thinking, and intuition.

Rick Butler said:

I'll just leave this here.

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Not that PAM!!!!

Tess Sluijter said:

Why do you insist on making daily new threads about things that are easily answered by reading the exam objective documents?

"Is X or Y on any of the exams?" is something you as trainer should be able to answer yourself. Either because you know, or because you've read the objectives.

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I'd rather respond to your query in person. Let's plan to meetup at the CompTIA Partner Summit. Our meeting will be brief!!!!!!!

Tess Sluijter said:

I actually agree with you and I'm getting the feeling sometimes we're actually talking to LLM bots. Or marketeers.

These posts are becoming absolutely nonsensical.

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nonsensical. Ouch!!!

precious said:

I think Rick Butler left us no room for doubt about how he really feels

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You think

precious will be responding to your question very soon.

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Congrats, that's awesome!

Trevor Chandler said:

Questions! Questions! Questions!

And you might not believe it, but on the final slide, I have the following:

"Any Questions?"

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One thing someone suggested to me one time is not to ask this question as a closed-ended question. It's really easy for students to mentally go, "Nope, no questions." And that's the end of it.

Instead, try asking it as an open-ended question: "What questions do you have?" This has actually gotten more engagement from my students. They start searching their thoughts for, "Oh, what questions do I have?"

Or you might even set an expectation for talking further: "Let's chat"


But yes, I'm also one to rarely if ever use slides for my classes

Tess Sluijter said:

That last part certainly wasn't clear the past few times I looked into this. Every time it was suggested I could also not teach the class, because that also financially benefits me.

I would've wanted to weigh in on Linux+ v6, because the thing they showed during the beta was pretty bad.

On the Linux+ SME page it expressly and explicitly says:


So no, you're wrong Greg. We are not allowed to participate.

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I know what they told all of us when we were working on exam questions. It surprised all of us as well, but they said we were welcome to take the exam and teach the class.

I used to receive vouchers, but I haven't received any in the past couple of years. I hope to receive some this year—fingers crossed!

Bofy Idiodi said:

Hello, is it possible to extend the expiry date for the labsim course given during TTT?

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I do not known but @Stephen Schneiter will explain better

Congratulations . I'm also waiting on the CloudNetX results.

Tess Sluijter said:

You're not telling us WHERE on-site, Liz. Nor whether international trainers are accepted.

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Thanks @Tess Sluijter, we need to know if international trainers can apply.

Rick Butler said:

I'll just leave this here.

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Fine, if we're gonna start like that, I'll leave this beauty here: Pam.