No CVE = ChaosCVE
IDs = Industry Glue
This is a “Five-Alarm Fire”

samberumen said:

Hello JColtman,
I would be happy to help in your endeavors for hiring trainer as I have been a trainer myself for 18 years and hired trainers to work together.
I am attaching my resume through personal OOB. But here is my CompTIA Transcript to start off. Feel free to use my personal email or WhatsApp on my resumé.

Transcript for Samuel Berumen

Check out my transcript to see all of my accomplishments.

www.certmetrics.com

Thank you your time in reading this.

Kind regards,

Sam

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These are far great achievements
I was wondering if you could consider OSCP and CPTS
Keep fire burning

Gregory Childers said:

On April 16, a foundational piece of the world’s cybersecurity infrastructure may quietly grind to a halt.

MITRE’s stewardship of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program—a backbone of coordinated vulnerability disclosure for more than two decades—is facing an uncertain future as its U.S. Department of Homeland Security contract expires. Without confirmed renewal or replacement, the industry risks entering a period of dangerous opacity in vulnerability tracking.

For the cybersecurity community, this isn’t a minor bureaucratic lapse. It’s a five-alarm fire.

Cybersecurity World On Edge As CVE Program Prepares To Go Dark

MITRE’s CVE program may shut down as DHS funding expires, threatening global cybersecurity coordination and exposing critical gaps in vulnerability tracking.

www.forbes.com

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Thanks for the update Greg.

Hello JColtman,
I would be happy to help in your endeavors for hiring trainer as I have been a trainer myself for 18 years and hired trainers to work together.
I am attaching my resume through personal OOB. But here is my CompTIA Transcript to start off. Feel free to use my personal email or WhatsApp on my resumé.


Thank you your time in reading this.

Kind regards,

Sam

Registered. Thanks.

Study groups can be a mixed bag of tricks. A study group's success is largely depended on the social dynamics of the learners and what's in it for them. Yeah, it's really a social event. I believe that's Stephen's point - food and games to make study groups fun (Ummm, shouldn't we be doing that in class anyway?). For most students, our courses are pretty intense and at the end of the day, the learner just needs some down-time. Our teachers always offer our students use of our classrooms after class hours for study and we're always available for questions, etc. but about 2% of the learner take advantage of the offer. Offer them pizza on a break during class? You'll get 100% participation. Many of our classes create their own "private" Discord groups for study, discussions, and probably gaming - no instructors allowed! Tess' point, maybe? At any rate, if you're going to host a study group at the college (with administration's permission, of course) my recommendation is to be flexible and let the students take the reins under your supervision.

Congratulations Bro

Done

I also assume that pay rates will differ per region and sometimes per instructor.

My commercial training rate is around 100 EUR per hour, which is quite a bit higher than the mentioned 55.

I am in Spain this week so watching this week’s A+ TTT will be on demand

Is there a process required to get the vouchers or is it good enough to watch the recordings? I'm unfortunately situated in a timezone that makes joining the sessions impossible.

Registered

jcoltman said:

Hi everyone-

I'm in the process of launching a new CompTIA A+ Training Program at a Minnesota based non-profit organization. We need to train 200 students over roughly 5 weeks (40 clock hours of training each week - 25 students per week - 1 week 'makeup' at the end.)

I'm curious if anyone has data or person experience regarding a sufficient hourly rate. This would be a contract role but is likely to be extended at the end of this initiative.

Let me know if you have additional questions - seeking someone with at least 1 or 2 years teaching experience (technical or otherwise,) is comfortable with remote instruction, and currently holds at least their CompTIA A+ certification.

Thanks! I can provide further details upon request.

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Typically, the classes I've taught have been based on a tiered pay scale based on class enrollment For example, 5-6 students $55 x 40 hours = $2200
7-8 students $60 x 40 hours = $ 2400 etc. It also varies weather or not the if the class is taught non-stop for a straight 40-hour work week versus over a period of time such as 2 or 3 days a week or even online.

Andrea Lonati said:

Thanks @Wendy Edwards for the reply!
but... sorry I didn't quite understand...
For the 11 series core1 module, I always bought "Certmaster lab for core1" on Comptia store for my students, where you can find simulated virtual lab for hardware, now I can't find same product for 12 series Core1 module...
Can you give me some directions?
Should I have some particular instructor "Certmaster" or "Skillable" access for those simulations?

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I'll reach out to you separately and provide instructor access to the CertMaster Learn A+ Core 1 and Core 2 course so you can see the labs for both. Because we are able to simulate the labs for Core 1 in the CertMaster platform, we will not be creating a separate CertMaster Lab A+ Core 1 for the 12 series.

Stephen Schneiter said:

It is time to continue our journey through the new A+ 1200 series! Join CIN and special guest Lynn Warne for the CIN TTT Series: A+ Core 2 220-1202. The series will cover ten sessions covering the A+ Core 2 exam domains. Lynn will teach the advanced skills and concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools to help students launch a career in IT.

What: CIN TTT Series A+ Core 1 1202 10 sessions
When: May 6, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time, Tuesday and Thursday through June 5, 2025
Who: Lynn Warne
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

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ask what the students want from the group

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This here is key: intrinsic motivation.

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't force it to drink", as the saying goes.

I have gone out on a limb multiple occasions, to organise extras for my students. I've encouraged them to help each other, to make their own arrangements beyond what we do in class. But in the end, >80% of my students only ever do the work in class with only a minority even turning in their homework. Let alone go beyond classwork + homework.

So if you build a study group, I'd say: don't. Let them start the study group. Let them learn how to help themselves.

Wendy Edwards said:

Standalone labs utilize the virtual machine and cloud environments available in the Skillable platform. For A+ Core 1, the lab activities center around hardware and components. Lab activities associated with these tasks can be performed in our simulated lab environment in the CertMaster platform. The labs for A+ Core 1 will be found in the CertMaster Learn A+ Core 1 course.

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Thanks @Wendy Edwards for the reply!
but... sorry I didn't quite understand...
For the 11 series core1 module, I always bought "Certmaster lab for core1" on Comptia store for my students, where you can find simulated virtual lab for hardware, now I can't find same product for 12 series Core1 module...
Can you give me some directions?
Should I have some particular instructor "Certmaster" or "Skillable" access for those simulations?

Andrea Lonati said:

Hello!
I noticed that on the comptia store there are only labs for the core 2 series 12. Why?
are they in the planning stage or what?

thanks!

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Standalone labs utilize the virtual machine and cloud environments available in the Skillable platform. For A+ Core 1, the lab activities center around hardware and components. Lab activities associated with these tasks can be performed in our simulated lab environment in the CertMaster platform. The labs for A+ Core 1 will be found in the CertMaster Learn A+ Core 1 course.

Hi Alan, I think there are many options that you could take, but they are mainly dependent on your schedules and the students' interests. Would this be a requirement of the course? Would it be open to everyone? When would you offer it, after school, on weekends, or in the evenings? Where would you host the sessions? It would really come down to what type of students you have at your institution. Are they academic or adult learners?

I am looking forward to seeing everyone's responses. If you are doing this in conjunction with your class, you structure it as a casual, informal group meeting. Depending on when you are offering it and how many sessions you are looking to host prior to the exam, you could do things such as:

• ask what the students want from the group, where do they need assistance with getting ready the exam
• review key points from your course
• do labs (get them into Linux and practice commands)
• do practice exams with CertMaster Practice (my personal favorite)
• Q&A with demos
• Make it a game like Quiz Bowl or something, where students are in teams or individuals
• Share success stories or your own war stories

I think making it a light, casual environment helps motivate and relax students to help them succeed and feel confident, which will lead to the success of the group. Oh, and yes, maybe offer some snacks for the group.

Stephen Schneiter said:

It is time to continue our journey through the new A+ 1200 series! Join CIN and special guest Lynn Warne for the CIN TTT Series: A+ Core 2 220-1202. The series will cover ten sessions covering the A+ Core 2 exam domains. Lynn will teach the advanced skills and concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools to help students launch a career in IT.

What: CIN TTT Series A+ Core 1 1202 10 sessions
When: May 6, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time, Tuesday and Thursday through June 5, 2025
Who: Lynn Warne
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

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Registered!!!