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Any information helps!

Hello everyone!

Long story short I am AD Army and there is a gap at my installation for young soldiers to achieve certs without paying massive out of pocket expenses. Working to put the pieces together to teach entry level CompTIA in line with the certs I have. I've seen a lot of back and forth on here how to get the course material, cert master, etc. I found a way to get the vouchers covered for them from the Army but now I'm essentially trying to build a bootcamp that I can host locally for them. Any information anyone can offer will be much appreciated!
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Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

I've always stuck with the most recognized certifications like A+, Network+, Server+, PenTest+, CySA+, and CASP+. Now, I just need to take SecurityX to renew. The only time I deviated from the standard, widely accepted certs was for the Healthcare IT certification—and we all know how that turned out. I have Cloud+ and Linux+ because they are required to teach at the University I work
That Healthcare IT certification was the only crazy digression I made. It aged about as well as Internet Explorer lets face it. 😅 Cloud+ and Linux+ weren't particularly popular either they were simply requirements for university instruction. Right now I'm essentially gathering certificates like Pokémon but only the ones that HR is genuinely interested in.

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Contracting Instructors

Hello 👋

I am in the process of starting a youth IT initiative in Kentucky whereas I will need to hire instructors for A+, Network+ and Security+. I wanted to know if someone in this community could tell me what it takes to hire instructors along with any other logistics that come along with that?

Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

Top man, thank you, as soon as I clicked on it the pop up came up.

This is interesting as this exam was supposed to still be available, and I quote "it will be sunsetted at the end of this calendar year", so that is a spanner in the works for sure for some organisations like ours that are still actively delivering it.
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Exciting Updates: Enhanced Online Experience and New Pricing Model

The claim that the pricing has not changed is simply not true, our company has said they have had a couple of price hikes, the A+ is now more expensive than it was before, with less content, I feel that this is going to force many organisations to look elsewhere for a training platform.

CompTIA CTT- Instructor Position (Houston,TX)

Job Title: Certified Instructor for CompTIA
Location:
Houston, TX (In-person) or Remote
Job Type: Part-Time / Full-Time / Contract
About Us:
Hybrid Solutions Training & Testing Center is a Pearson VUE testing center in Houston, TX, offering certification exams and training programs in IT, healthcare, business, and trades. We are seeking experienced instructors to teach courses for professional certifications.
Responsibilities:
  • Deliver high-quality training for CompTI, A+, Cybersecurity
  • Develop lesson plans, practice exams, and hands-on exercises.
  • Guide students in exam strategies and career development.
  • Maintain industry knowledge and update curriculum as needed.
Requirements:
  • Certification in the subject area in CompTIA, A+, Cybersecurity
  • Teaching experience (preferred but not required).
  • Strong communication and instructional skills.
  • Ability to engage and support students.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Instructor certification (CompTIA CTT)
  • Experience with online or in-person instruction.
Compensation:
Competitive pay based on experience and course type.
How do you apply ?
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CompTIA CTT- Instructor Position (Houston,TX)

The CompTIA CTT+ was retired on March 31, 2023, so that would limit your applicant pool since the certification is no longer offered.


Could you provide clarity on the following:
Certification in the subject area in CompTIA, A+, Cybersecurity
CompTIA is an organization, not a subject area. A+ is a certification program. Cybersecurity is a sector of IT, where CompTIA has four different certifications, including Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX. Are you referring to one or more of those certifications?



As for compensation, what is the approximate pay range for "Competitive pay based on experience and course type?"

Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

@Gregory Childers do you have the link for that or is it on their website, sorry I am just on a break, I was sure they said it was December as the last date to take the exam.

CompTIA CTT- Instructor Position (Houston,TX)

Job Title: Certified Instructor for CompTIA
Location:
Houston, TX (In-person) or Remote
Job Type: Part-Time / Full-Time / Contract
About Us:
Hybrid Solutions Training & Testing Center is a Pearson VUE testing center in Houston, TX, offering certification exams and training programs in IT, healthcare, business, and trades. We are seeking experienced instructors to teach courses for professional certifications.
Responsibilities:
  • Deliver high-quality training for CompTI, A+, Cybersecurity
  • Develop lesson plans, practice exams, and hands-on exercises.
  • Guide students in exam strategies and career development.
  • Maintain industry knowledge and update curriculum as needed.
Requirements:
  • Certification in the subject area in CompTIA, A+, Cybersecurity
  • Teaching experience (preferred but not required).
  • Strong communication and instructional skills.
  • Ability to engage and support students.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Instructor certification (CompTIA CTT)
  • Experience with online or in-person instruction.
Compensation:
Competitive pay based on experience and course type.

Urgent Certmaster Learn Cant be accessed by students

After redeeming the access code within the single sign-on portal (login.comptia.org), students can only see the certmaster practice and not the complete Certmaster Learn (for lessons, PBQs and Labs). They cant even login through learn.comptia.org

How can this be resolved quickly to ensure students use the Certmaster Learn (for lessons, PBQs and Labs).
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Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

I've always stuck with the most recognized certifications like A+, Network+, Server+, PenTest+, CySA+, and CASP+. Now, I just need to take SecurityX to renew. The only time I deviated from the standard, widely accepted certs was for the Healthcare IT certification—and we all know how that turned out. I have Cloud+ and Linux+ because they are required to teach at the University I work

Xpert Series - DataX and CloudNetX

Given all the insights shared here, I’ve decided to focus on renewing Security-X and Cloud+ in order to maintain all my current certifications. It doesn’t make much sense to take an exam that won’t fully satisfy the CEU requirements for lower-tier certifications. Many of the CompTIA exams have significant content overlap, so it's unclear why they don’t provide full CEU credit across related certifications. It feels like a mixed message—on one hand, encouraging broad certification paths, and on the other, implementing policies that seem more aligned with a revenue strategy.
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Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

I'm assuming that they run the numbers on sales figures in the CompTIA store for vouchers and training to make decisions regarding ROI. The organization has retired several certifications over the years.

I'm adopting a "wait and see" approach to the new products. My concern is that I hope they do not dilute their brand with these offerings.

Cloud Essentials+ retires on September 25, 2025

This makes the fourth CompTIA certification I've earned that has been retired.

Important Update: Cloud Essentials+ Certification Retirement

As part of CompTIA’s ongoing efforts to align our product offerings, the Cloud Essentials+ Certification will be permanently retired later this year.

The last day to take the Cloud Essentials+ Certification exam is September 25, 2025.

You must schedule and complete your exam before this date!

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