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Kwabena Fred · Sep 9, 2025

Thank you very much @Stephen Schneiter for this update. This is really helpful.

Kwabena Fred · Sep 9, 2025

Congratulations

Patrick Dickey · Sep 9, 2025

Hi, everyone,

I passed my Network+ in June 2024. In July, I took the Train The Trainer for Network+ 10-009 (I had tested under the 008 test). It was ten sessions for a total of 20 CEU credits. My question is what other TTT courses would count towards the Network+ CEU credits? Would DataX, Security+, or others count?

Thanks and have a great night.

Patrick.

precious · Sep 9, 2025

Congratulations that's very nice!

Stephen Schneiter · Sep 9, 2025

Jerry93 said:
In the Sneak Peak, you mentioned that the Data+ V2 will launch in October 2025 but an exact date is yet to be determined.

I'm just wondering when the exact date will be announced as well as the exact retirement date for the Data+ V1 exam.

Hi @Jerry93, great question! I requested an update, and here is the information I received. The Data+ V2 certification is expected to launch publicly on October 14, 2025, and the Data+ V1 certification exam will retire in Q2 of 2026.

Learning content for V2 will also be available on the 14th of October with the exam launch. I hope this helps!

Jerry93 · Sep 9, 2025

Stephen Schneiter said:
You can use this link to view the on-demand session. https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5040933/545BD5A60C29D3E52561E218C7D80FB9

Hi Stephen

In the Sneak Peak, you mentioned that the Data+ V2 will launch in October 2025 but an exact date is yet to be determined.

I'm just wondering when the exact date will be announced as well as the exact retirement date for the Data+ V1 exam.

Thanks so much!

Stephen Schneiter · Sep 9, 2025

The CompTIA Data+ V2 will launch later this year. Get a Sneak Peek of the new certification by viewing the on-demand recording. Join @James Stanger and @Kwabena Fred as they provide insight into why there is a need for Data+ and examine the differences between the exam objectives of V1 and V2.

Click on the Got to Download button in the upper right corner to access the link for the on-demand session.

Stephen Schneiter · Sep 9, 2025

Marais Viljoen said:
I missed the Data+ V2 sneak peek. I would love to see the video. Is there a link to watch it?

You can use this link to view the on-demand session. https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5040933/545BD5A60C29D3E52561E218C7D80FB9

Marais Viljoen · Sep 9, 2025

Stephen Schneiter said:
Hello @Marais Viljoen, the date for Data+ DA0-002 has not been set yet. The exam is not scheduled to launch until later this year. Once we have more information on the actual launch date, we will begin scheduling the TTT series for it. Stay tuned here in the CIN community for the announcement once finalized.

Thanks @Stephen Schneiter, I missed the Data+ V2 sneak peek. I would love to see the video. Is there a link to watch it?

Marais Viljoen · Sep 9, 2025

I missed the Data+ V2 sneak peek. I would love to see the video. Is there a link to watch it?

didohawk · Sep 9, 2025

Rick Butler said:
That's the only way I can see getting that done. 100% didactic - death by powerpoint.

You won't find it there - those kinds of things will be in the original curriculum offering for instructors. The CIN resources would just be things that instructors would share with one another (hints, training ideas, homegrown materials, etc) as well as Train the Trainer presentations.

hahahahha

Couldn't agree more about Death by PowerPoint, anyway, thanks everyone for your assistance, and help, I really appreciate it

fstlouis@313 · Sep 8, 2025

Just registered, hope I'm not too late.

Rick Butler · Sep 8, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
I agree that the 8570/8104 was poorly implemented. There should be exemptions for people in non-technical positions.

That being said, I can't condone cheating. It devalues the certification for everyone who put forth the hard work and honest effort to pass.

On that, we agree.

I've mentioned a story before where a colleague was talking smack because he had the CASP+ and I didn't. Well, eventually, I worked up and got there. He had to retake his and...well...he didn't do so well. Then I found out he was another braindump chump - where I busted my tail to get mine. Walked out of the test center with a throbbing headache but I had passed.

Suffices to say, kids, don't be a chump. Pass the cert right and the throbbing headache will be worth every bit - at least until you get home and pop a couple Excedrin.

Rick Butler · Sep 8, 2025

jasoneckert said:
Had a dusty old voucher lying around from the last TTT — figured I should probably use it before it expired and turned into digital compost.

This exam actually had a suspicious number of networking questions on it...

Props to the TTT session for giving me just enough of a guilt trip to schedule it.
Now back to pretending subnetting is fun in front of students.

Teach them Magic Number subnetting and be their hero

Gregory Childers · Sep 8, 2025

I agree that the 8570/8104 was poorly implemented. There should be exemptions for people in non-technical positions.

That being said, I can't condone cheating. It devalues the certification for everyone who put forth the hard work and honest effort to pass.

Samar Alzuabaidi · Sep 8, 2025

Congratulations

jasoneckert · Sep 8, 2025

Had a dusty old voucher lying around from the last TTT — figured I should probably use it before it expired and turned into digital compost.

This exam actually had a suspicious number of networking questions on it...

Props to the TTT session for giving me just enough of a guilt trip to schedule it.
Now back to pretending subnetting is fun in front of students.

Rick Butler · Sep 8, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
When the A+/Net+/Sec+ trifecta were transitioning from "good for life" certifications to CE certifications, I was teaching a lot of CompTIA classes on military bases.

At one particular base, I was teaching Sec+. The class was engaged. They were asking pertinent questions.

At the end of class, their commanding officer handed each one of them a set of burned CDs with the name of a well-known brain dump written in Sharpie on the surface. He told them to memorize the questions and answers and that they would be fine.

I was extremely angry that they were so brazen about cheating. I reported them, even with the risk of losing future work.

There is no place in our industry for cheaters.

This happened at our college as well. My daughter was handed a DVD with a bunch of VCE files on it. She asked me about it - I told her to shred the thing and summarily put a stop to the practice.

I'm know people out there still rely on VCEs to cheat the system.

Part of the problem within the DoD (I guess it's DoW, now?) is the pressure that military members as well as civilian contractors have to pass according to DoD 8570/8740 standards. I distinctly remember two stories where people where required to have Sec+ but were not in jobs even requiring that kind of knowledge (two ladies who did desk phones, one fellow who did surveillance cameras). They all lost their jobs because they could not get the cert in the very short timeframe. This puts a lot of pressure on people to pass an exam, knowledge of which they would not need to do their job effectively, just to keep their job.

I presented this problem directly to Todd Thibodeaux a couple years ago. While he said that CompTIA was working with the DoD to sort it, it was really 'their' problem. He was right, but that doesn't help matters with those that lost their jobs.

It doesn't justify cheating, but it does explain the motivation.

/r

Rick Butler · Sep 8, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
I used to teach Core 1 and 2 in 40 hours.

I skipped every single lab, practice quiz, PBQ, and practice exam and assigned them as outside work.

That's the only way I can see getting that done. 100% didactic - death by powerpoint.

didohawk said:
i m having problem finding the presentation planner here is what i have under resources tab

You won't find it there - those kinds of things will be in the original curriculum offering for instructors. The CIN resources would just be things that instructors would share with one another (hints, training ideas, homegrown materials, etc) as well as Train the Trainer presentations.

didohawk · Sep 8, 2025

yes i will be doing this too , but im trying to find the perfecet pace for each day

Gregory Childers said:
I used to teach Core 1 and 2 in 40 hours.

I skipped every single lab, practice quiz, PBQ, and practice exam and assigned them as outside work

didohawk · Sep 8, 2025

Tony Mationg said:
Hey there! If you have access as an instructor, under resources tab, there is what we called "presentation planner" I think it can help.

i m having problem finding the presentation planner here is what i have under resources tab

Gregory Childers · Sep 8, 2025

I used to teach Core 1 and 2 in 40 hours.

I skipped every single lab, practice quiz, PBQ, and practice exam and assigned them as outside work.

jarrelrivera · Sep 7, 2025

5 hours per day x 9 days?

Your client might need to see the content themselves.
In any case, I suggest that you refer to platform.comptia.org, then change the course pacing guide

You may be able to deliver the course, sure.
But you might need to skip the labs altogether, and focus only on the book content.

Tony Mationg · Sep 7, 2025

Hey there! If you have access as an instructor, under resources tab, there is what we called "presentation planner" I think it can help.

Gregory Childers · Sep 7, 2025

David Staples said:
Hey everyone, happy Tuesday! So I was teaching a DataSys+ class last week and there are some security topics in the course. This being a military group, I knew that they had most likely done a Security+ at some point and mentioned that they should have seen some of these topics on their Security+ exam. One of the students relayed to me that he thought the exam was so much easier now than it was years ago when he first took it. I asked when he took it and he said just a few months ago. I asked more about his experience on the exam and he said that these days all you have to do is memorize the questions in the test bank because they're practically the same questions as on the exam. I asked more about the test bank he (and another student who was in his same Sec+ class) used and he went on to describe the VCE Player that is commonly used with braindumps. He also said that when he had a difficult question on the exam, he simply raised his hand and the instructor would sit there and go through the question with him. The instructor was not only proctoring the exam, but also helping students out during the exam.

After the class was over, I talked to the owner of another training company that I knew does business with this group and he said he had already reported it to CompTIA, but CompTIA seems to be saying they can't do anything without any sort of hard evidence and apparently isn't going to do anything about it. So my question is, should I even bother reporting this to CompTIA if they're not going to do anything anyways? All I have is what students told me about their experience. No physical, hard, concrete evidence. Does CompTIA actually care about cheating, or so long as a training company brings them a lot of business they don't really care about how they get the students to pass the exam? What would you do?

When the A+/Net+/Sec+ trifecta were transitioning from "good for life" certifications to CE certifications, I was teaching a lot of CompTIA classes on military bases.

At one particular base, I was teaching Sec+. The class was engaged. They were asking pertinent questions.

At the end of class, their commanding officer handed each one of them a set of burned CDs with the name of a well-known brain dump written in Sharpie on the surface. He told them to memorize the questions and answers and that they would be fine.

I was extremely angry that they were so brazen about cheating. I reported them, even with the risk of losing future work.

There is no place in our industry for cheaters.

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