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Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
Like the EC-Council CEH. Without the DoD, that certification and certification body would dry up.

EXACTLY! In less than 30 days.

Gregory Childers · Nov 26, 2025

Shea Bennett said:
I personally think it would have been a ridiculous requirement. I have taught at Universities as adjunct and at Community colleges and I do not think you need a CompTIA training certification to instruct students if you have graduate or undergrad degree's, CompTIA certifications and teaching experience.

It wasn't going to be a requirement. The CTT+ wasn't a requirement. They were training courses for new trainers to learn how to be a trainer.

Gregory Childers · Nov 26, 2025

Shea Bennett said:
OMG...this is a constant headache I deal with. They think I'm supposed to be Jim Rohn or Les Brown the motivational speaker every class. It's partly why I focus on online instruction via video now. It's soul draining at times with some students. I actually had a few students ask why videos can't be under 5 minutes and why training has to take over 30 days (so they can go pass the exam and get their $100,000 job). I mean...you can't make this stuff up.

I read it on Reddit all the time. They want to watch some prerecorded videos like those from Messer or Dion at 1.5X speed and take a battery of practice exams so they can put another cert on their resume for a job that they will never get.

Gregory Childers · Nov 26, 2025

Shea Bennett said:
The DOD 8140 really keeps some of these crappy certifications alive. Their ridiculous requirements.

Like the EC-Council CEH. Without the DoD, that certification and certification body would dry up.

sqlgeek · Nov 26, 2025

@Stephen Schneiter is there any way to extend the Certmaster learning materials expiration? I wanted to wait until the voucher was available to go through everything so it’s fresh in my mind. But since I redeemed the key already it expires in just 2 weeks.

Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

shaify said:
Waiting for Linux+ vouchers …

It's probably going to be a little while with the holidays and course wrap up timelines. I'm still finishing the Certmaster course!

Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

richardwarrenwbu said:
When will the CIN TTT Series: Linux+ V8 recorded sessions become available, and where?

It was a great series; unfortunately, I missed two sessions and look forward to making them up. Plus, I want to review several of the sessions.

Richard Warren

It's here, but you have to do the exercises provided by @jasoneckert

GitHub - sheastech/LinuxTTT: Labs for the CompTIA Linux+ Train-the-Trainer 2025

Labs for the CompTIA Linux+ Train-the-Trainer 2025 - sheastech/LinuxTTT

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Jason's Github:

GitHub - jasoneckert/LinuxTTT: Labs for the CompTIA Linux+ Train-the-Trainer 2025

Labs for the CompTIA Linux+ Train-the-Trainer 2025 - jasoneckert/LinuxTTT

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Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
The best you can do it make it accessible. They have the responsibility to stay engaged. They have to meet you halfway.

As the saying goes, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."View attachment 2474

OMG...this is a constant headache I deal with. They think I'm supposed to be Jim Rohn or Les Brown the motivational speaker every class. It's partly why I focus on online instruction via video now. It's soul draining at times with some students. I actually had a few students ask why videos can't be under 5 minutes and why training has to take over 30 days (so they can go pass the exam and get their $100,000 job). I mean...you can't make this stuff up.

Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

I personally think it would have been a ridiculous requirement. I have taught at Universities as adjunct and at Community colleges and I do not think you need a CompTIA training certification to instruct students if you have graduate or undergrad degree's, CompTIA certifications and teaching experience.

Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

DigitalCrestInstitute2025 said:
Totally agree, I would add if it was not for the Department of Defense DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program requiring both IT staff (Both contractors and employees) to obtain CompTIA and even ISC certifications, the demand would be half.

The DOD 8140 really keeps some of these crappy certifications alive. Their ridiculous requirements.

Shea Bennett · Nov 26, 2025

Tess Sluijter said:
I teach Linux+ two times a year, in a long extended class, but only because it's the most suitable option for my particular student demographic.

I would much rather help my students towards LFCS than Linux+. Ironically the resumé value for the two is very similar here in the EUW, but I like the LFCs exam and the Linux Foundation organisation a lot more. Some of my students self-study for Pentest+ because it's the only pentesting exam that does multiple choice, disregarding the behemoth that is SANS.

LFCS and RHCSA has also been a golden ticket for me as well. Our team actually finally started excepting Linux+ (BUT...only version 8). We have very low respect for multiple choice only exams. Those hires tended and has proven to be the most difficult to onboard and train up over hands-on learners.

Gregory Childers · Nov 26, 2025

What happened with the Tech Trainer options that were discussed in 2023? Did they disappear with the new ownership group of the for-profit CompTIA?

DigitalCrestInstitute2025 · Nov 26, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
Demand for CompTIA certs has been limited to A+, Net+, Sec+, and Cloud+. A few people take CySA+, PenTest+, SecurityX, and Project+, but employers don't ask for those certs on job listings. The rest of their certs are low demand from students and no demand from employers. The CompCerts will be fine for people who are pursuing knowledge for knowledge's sake on their own dime, but employers aren't likely to pay for a course that doesn't yield a respected certification or add skills directly to their current job role. I think the entire new line of CompCert courses will eventually be retired for lack of demand.

Totally agree, I would add if it was not for the Department of Defense DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce Qualification Program requiring both IT staff (Both contractors and employees) to obtain CompTIA and even ISC certifications, the demand would be half.

Brian Wafula · Nov 26, 2025

Great

MBA · Nov 26, 2025

It sounds good!

precious · Nov 25, 2025

Matthew Jennings said:
@DAVID PAPKIN thanks for posting this, I completely missed it but caught it just in time thanks to you!!!

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Gregory Childers · Nov 25, 2025

The best you can do it make it accessible. They have the responsibility to stay engaged. They have to meet you halfway.

As the saying goes, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

Soneka Kamuhuza · Nov 25, 2025

Ozidi Odunze said:
I'm interested. I'm A+ Certified, and has been a Trainer with IDC

Hey there, contact me at [email protected]. Send your resume and a phone number.

Ozidi Odunze · Nov 25, 2025

Soneka Kamuhuza said:
Seeking a PT Instructor to teach CompTIA A+ TWTh 9-1pm EST. Remote-Online delivery. 8 Weeks 1202 only. 1201 already completed students ready to take exam in a few days. Email resume to [email protected]

I'm interested. I'm A+ Certified, and has been a Trainer with IDC

Soneka Kamuhuza · Nov 25, 2025

Tess Sluijter said:
That sounds like a bad ordeal, I'm sorry to hear you went through this Soneka.

It was several days of confusion and some angst but all is well now. As a Partner, I kept wondering whether I had missed an email or something and scoured my records to find nothing. Maybe they assumed that -as techs- we would know how SSO would apply in this regard.

Matthew Jennings · Nov 25, 2025

precious said:
Greetings from the red team @DAVID PAPKIN you can register CompTIA AI Essentials TTT Series Here

@DAVID PAPKIN thanks for posting this, I completely missed it but caught it just in time thanks to you!!!

scordle1 · Nov 25, 2025

Shea Bennett said:
Thus my years long battle to prove to companies that multiple choice is crap and to do labs and hands-on instead. Red Hat had this right from day 1.

The lab activities that were an essential part of TestOut are what my employers appreciated. That "hands-on" practice prepared students for the certification, but also allowed them to wrestle with simulations that were based on real-world problems. While the CertMaster Learn products have some lab content, were are opting for the CertMaster Perform products for most of the courses that prepare for a certification. Hands-On Labs > Question Banks!!

Soneka Kamuhuza · Nov 25, 2025

Seeking a PT Instructor to teach CompTIA A+ TWTh 9-1pm EST. Remote-Online delivery. 8 Weeks 1202 only. 1201 already completed students ready to take exam in a few days. Email resume to [email protected]

Soneka Kamuhuza · Nov 25, 2025

Tess Sluijter said:
Complain to your account manager, or whatever fancy word CompTIA give to that role.... "partner success manager" or whatever. CompTIA needs clear signals from their partners via the right route.

Unfortunately ever since I lost my VERY available and reliable Account Manager from LabSim, I have had to chase CompTIA to give me the name of someone. It took a student (by accident) to help me recover. All CompTIA had to do was send a properly worded alert before creating this mess. Frankly, it isn't even as complicated. Simply choose which account you want to use, then merge any other CompTIA/Labsim accounts with logins/email into that one account and ALL your products as a School or Student, will be available. DUH!

Rick Butler · Nov 25, 2025

Even in Higher Ed, we have problems with students deciding to just drop out of school and discontinue their training. I'm afraid this has been a problem for quite a while - seems students are more non-committal these days.

All you can do, I think, is focus on the students that want to be there and learn. The ones that don't...well...

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