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Tech+ exam information?

Jill West
Gregory Childers said:
My impressions of the exam won't be the same as the student's impressions of the exam. I thought it was one of the easiest tech exams I've ever taken, but it should be because I have 30+ years of tech experience. Mostly, it was a glorified vocabulary exam. They cover troubleshooting, but there wasn't anything particularly challenging in it. The students will have a different impression of course, but it's significantly easier than A+, Net+, Security+, or Data+ because it doesn't demand memorization of technical specifications.
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Just what I needed--thank you!
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CIN Instructor Toolbox - CertMaster Perform A+ 1200

Stephen Schneiter
With the launch of the new CompTIA A+ 1200 series certification comes a vast array of learning content to help ensure testing candidates are prepared to sit for the exam. Join CIN as we welcome Michael Olsen, Director, Content Development at CompTIA as he leads through a tour of the CertMaster Perform for A+.
Michael will talk about the differences between the various content features and what tools are available to instructors to help deliver an engaging course for students. Michael will also discuss how the product differs from the previous version of CertMaster Learn and TestOut PC Pro.

What: CIN Instructor Toolbox - CertMaster Perform A+ 1200
When: Wednesday March 26, 2025, 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
Who: Michael Olsen, Director, Content Development, CompTIA
Where: ON24

Register Here

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CIN TTT Series: CloudNetX CNX-001

Stephen Schneiter
Join CIN and special guest @jasoneckert for the CIN TTT Series: CloudNetX CNX-001. The series will consist of five sessions covering the CloudNetX exam domains. Jason will teach the advanced skills and concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools used Cloud and Network Architects.

CloudNetX equips tech professionals with advanced skills to design, engineer, and integrate secure, scalable networking solutions in hybrid environments. Building on Network+ and Cloud+, this certification addresses the intricate challenges of modern enterprises. With CloudNetX learning and certification, candidates will master navigating both on-premises and cloud-based systems, making them sought-after experts.

What: CIN TTT Series CloudNetX 5 sessions
When: March 25, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time, Tuesday and Thursday
Who: Jason Eckert
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

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SSCP Done and Dusted

Patrick Asamago
BrianFord said:
Patrick, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts about how this exam compares to Sec+, CySA+, and SecurityX.
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SSCP is broader and deeper than Sec+, and it does not have performance based questions. For me SSCP is more straight forward compare to CySA+ but SecurityX is less voluminous than SSCP. It look like it is more simple that CySA+ and SecurityX, may be due to my experience.
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When is TTT for New A+

Fanuel
Stephen Schneiter said:
Hello Everyone! I am waiting for confirmation of dates for the A+ TTT series. If all goes well, I expect the series to begin on April 1st. We will run two separate series for A+, one for Core 1 and a second for Core 2. Stay tuned here for further updates!
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This is well noted Stephen
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Are There New Requirements for CompTIA Trainers?

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Stephen Schneiter said:
Hi @Ronald, Thanks for the inquiry. There has never been any requirement to be a CompTIA Trainer or a Certified CompTIA Trainer. I would like to have one, as I think it helps trainers stand out when promoting their skills. CompTIA has always suggested that a trainer hold the certification they are teaching, which I highly agree with. However, there are no official rules for being able to teach towards CompTIA Certifications.

The CTT+ certification was geared primarily toward folks coming from industry moving into the training field. The goal was to provide skills for managing a training environment and technologies used to deliver content and engage students. While this certification was good for proving the holder had the skills required to deliver a course successfully, CompTIA never required a trainer to hold the certification.

CompTIA actually retired and dropped the CTT+ certification. It desperately needed to be updated to current training delivery technologies, and the cost to update the product was just too high compared to the overall lack of interest in the certification.

CompTIA is developing a training delivery course that, when completed, will serve as a training course for those looking to enter the training field. The course will be just that: a short training course without a high-stakes certification. I do not have any update on when this type of course will be publically available. We will definitely keep you posted on any announcements!

With that said, what are the thoughts of the community? What do you think should be offered? Do you think a stand-alone certification similar to CTT+ would be of value? Who would sit for the certification?

Looking forward to the feedback!
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As @Rick Butler can attest, despite having taught many topics from and grade levels from 4th grade thru college & adult training in various settings, I STILL learned a LOT and improved my skills significantly while preparing and recording my CTT+ submission.

As someone coming back to teaching after significant break, the price was definitely a factor in my delay until literally the last minute as it was priced as 2 certifications rather than one.

I do see the CTT+ still listed on other web sites as a prerequisite (or optionion replacement certification) getting a teaching qualification from those organizations, so obviously someone outside of the CIN/CompTIA community valued the CTT+ certification more than CompTIA did, which I find very interesting, and can only bolster, based on my own experience.

In my opinion, teaching as a skill on all levels, from gradeschool through adult education and training is not valued enough in the US where people assume if you know something you can teach it.Perhaps on a very basic level this may be true, but the quality of that teaching can always be improved by understanding how learners learn and preparing materials and teaching in various ways for different kinds of learners and not just throwing the information at the wall and assuming its up to the students to make it stick.

I very much hope that the new owners of CompTIA will value having well trained instructors and reinstitute this certification. If so, I am ready and willing to help out if needed.
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