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Compcert Courses -- Where's The Beef

I've completed the AI Essentials and the Prompting courses. While there isn't a certificate there is a final assessment and I believe the opportunity to earn a badge. The final assessment isn't at a testing center; it is from CompTIA and is a part of the course. That reduces the cost and I think the learners anxiety level. There isn't a path to a cert here. In my opinion these courses are more about learning in a rapidly evolving field of tech rather than proving that the learner can demonstrate some knowledge.

The challenge for instructors will be to facilitate learning. Working with learners individually and in small groups. I can see offering AI Essentials as a five meeting webinar or seminar where each meeting is 90-120 minutes long. The learners should be doing the reading and activities themselves. The instructors role will be to emphasize high points, answer questions, cover additional materials (web based AI tools like Gemini, NotebookLM, Midjourney, HeyGen, etc,...) , and facilitate discussions amongst the learners about the various topics raised. I hope that organizations purchase this CompCert for their members.

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Compcert Courses -- Where's The Beef

I'm wondering if these "CompTIA Compcert courses" that are not tied to actual CompTIA certifications are going to result in opportunities for instructor work, teaching classes that at best result in a "certificate of attendance"? In my decades of teaching as well as selling new courses to employers, students, and curriculum committees, that path has been made much more successful because of the recognition of CompTIA as a "Certification Issuer".

Thoughts?

Steve

Three CompTIA Certification's in the Top 10 of Robert Half 2026 Salary Guide

I find the list to be highly suspect because it includes the Certified Data Professional (CDP), but doesn't include the CISSP, CISM, or CCIE.

A+ won't get you a higher salary. It's a minimum requirement for entry-level jobs.

Three CompTIA Certification's in the Top 10 of Robert Half 2026 Salary Guide

"Three CompTIA certifications (A+, Cloud+, Security+) are in the top 10 list of hottest certifications in the 2026 Salary Guide From Robert Half. "Candidates with in-demand certifications like those listed below can often command higher starting salaries, notably in sectors experiencing active hiring and strong demand for specialized skills," according to Robert Half. "

https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/insights/salary-guide/technology

A hat tip to CompTIA's Brian Matzelle who posted this on LinkedIn.

CompTIA AutoOps+

Hello

Gregory

CompTIA is looking for qualified individuals to help develop a brand new infrastructure-related certification by participating in a beta exam. Input from IT infrastructure professionals working in the field is crucial to our ability to develop relevant and up-to-date exam content , validating the knowledge and skills required to harness automation as a competitive advantage—optimizing efficiency, security, and innovation across cloud and hybrid infrastructures.

If you qualify, take, and pass the CompTIA AutoOps+ beta exam (EXAM CODE AT1-001), you will earn the new CompTIA AutoOps+ certification at no cost.

Please note: exam results will not be available until the new CompTIA AutoOps+ exam (EXAM CODE AT0-001) launches in Summer 2026.

The target audience for the new certification includes the following individuals:

Those with at least 2 – 3 years of experience in a core IT infrastructure role.

Job Roles include:

  • Cloud Administrator
  • Cybersecurity Administrator
  • Linux Systems Administrator
  • Network Administrator
  • Systems Administrator
  • Senior Technical Support Specialist
I-m Interested to make part of that, how can I go in?

Single Sign On For Labsim.

Mine seems to be working fine but we have had multiple students reaching out because they are no longer able to access their content. A password reset has worked for a few but others are still experiencing issues. Some courses are asking my students to enter an access key even though their courses are active. This has been a terrible transition from CompTIA.

I think one of the worst changes (although this occurred sometime ago) is us instructors not having the ability to reset students passwords anymore.
I guess mine was from the SSO, my instructor account merged with my old college I worked at it is showing. I have some students on Security Pro where nothing is coming through, if they call the number for account merging, they are told to submit a ticket and its been a bit now so getting worried now. I've been overriding grades more than giving feedback D:

Single Sign On For Labsim.

How are people signing into their instructor account or is it down because Cloudflare? I have my actual account for my certs and I HAD my instructor one and was told not to merge the two but I can't get into the instructor side of CompTIA D:
Mine seems to be working fine but we have had multiple students reaching out because they are no longer able to access their content. A password reset has worked for a few but others are still experiencing issues. Some courses are asking my students to enter an access key even though their courses are active. This has been a terrible transition from CompTIA.

I think one of the worst changes (although this occurred sometime ago) is us instructors not having the ability to reset students passwords anymore.

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