Snaer said:

Yesterday I started the CompTIA CloudNetX CNX-001 TTT Session 1 and was rushed, and felt that I would be able to do much better with it watching the "on demand" at an increased speed. With that observation, I left the meeting where the instructor I believe had stated the 'on-demand' would be available likely within an hour of the course completion.

it is now the next day, and I still have no access to the prep exam.

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I would still attend the live sessions, listen when you can to pick up some of it, I believe you get the CertMaster access key later on, but I stay on the TTT anyway because I notice when I am watching videos again, hearing the word I heard prior and went what in the world just happened??? helps me out. Check spam or hop in the next session and ask about the recordings, they are pretty good about everything
I had a spinal fusion in August, luckily I get the new Linux content because we teach it, but I can't take the exam until I can sit a bit longer anyway. the content was fast, especially since I'm rusty but I reached out to @Stephen Schneiter and let him know the situation as well because I did no work with the access key but I was in every session. I can't take the exam for a bit because studying takes a bit longer for me "surgery brain all day" but communication and always asking for clarification is wonderful. No one has ever told me "your question is dumb" I'm still learning how to use the CompTIA instructor Network lol.

Mitch Garvis said:

I do have them... but that's not how you get them. If I were to send them to you then I would be in violation of all sorts of statutes. If you do not have access to them then you have to get them through the proper channels.

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And what, if I may be so bold to ask, are the proper channels? Supposedly, THIS forum was the proper channel.
I requested access to this board after receiving my certification and after I sent a couple emails. What is more, I waited to get access for so long, that I actually forgot that I had requested access. The first email I received stated that "I should receive a response within 7 days" or something like that. It's been weeks.
And then, afterwards, I logged into this page to find a list of posts that seems to have no end in sight.

So, should I send another reply to the original email I received? Or should I wait until a Training Partner assigns me a course to get the instructor materials required?

But then again, if those are "the proper channels", then what is the purpose of this site?


Don't get me wrong, but that is not exactly efficient, you know? But please correct me if I'm wrong.

Mrmo said:

Mitch, thank you for your speedy answer. If you have taught the class, did you teach it with the CompTIA curriculum? If so, what did you do for labs seeing that the curriculum has no embedded labs. Just asking out of curiosity. I must assume the AI-900 has no lab activities with it?

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I actually said that I taught AI-900, not the AI Essentials. I used the official Microsoft curriculum.

Rick Butler said:

Well, that's what we've often said here in CIN:

Objectives + Google = Study Guide

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Thanks Rick, that makes more sense. Although I believe you left out an addend in your equation. Here, let me rewrite it for you:

Objectives + Google - CompTIA Essentials = Study Guide

So glad you recommended that in an implicit way. It is back to Microsoft I go

Mitch Garvis said:

Google is your friend!

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Well, that's what we've often said here in CIN:

Objectives + Google = Study Guide

Haziq Mudzakir said:

Hi all, just curious is it still applicable to get the voucher exam Linux+ if I completed TTT by this week?

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No sir. I'm afraid you have two weeks after the end of the TTT series to complete any sessions that you may have missed. /r

Mitch Garvis said:

I've taught AI-900; I have written the exam for AI-900.

According to this page (https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/ai-essentials/) there is a class for it. According to this page (https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/#ai) there is a certification for it.

Google is your friend!

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Mitch, thank you for your speedy answer. If you have taught the class, did you teach it with the CompTIA curriculum? If so, what did you do for labs seeing that the curriculum has no embedded labs. Just asking out of curiosity. I must assume the AI-900 has no lab activities with it?

I've taught AI-900; I have written the exam for AI-900.

According to this page (https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/ai-essentials/) there is a class for it. According to this page (https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/#ai) there is a certification for it.

Google is your friend!

Congratulations

Danai Nathan Chinyenye said:

Thanks to CompTIA and Stephen, just got my Data exam results today.

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Congratulations

Amelia A. said:

I passed the DataX certification exam this week, all thanks to the CIN Series. I re-watched the course videos and reviewed the Certmaster material. Those are the only study tools I used to prepare for the exam. Thank you, CIN!

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congratulations

Amelia A. said:

I passed the DataX certification exam this week, all thanks to the CIN Series. I re-watched the course videos and reviewed the Certmaster material. Those are the only study tools I used to prepare for the exam. Thank you, CIN!

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Congrats

jasoneckert said:

CongratsX!

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ThankYouX!

Rick Butler said:

I think a lot of people who are well prepared for an exam often stress that they haven't prepared enough, going in.

Good job, and congrats on your win!

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Amen to that philosophy. I always over-prepare and yet always lacks confidence. I have to find a way to work on improving that lack of confidence and begin to trust myself. Perhaps taking more practice tests will help. Any and all advice is welcome. I have 7 exams scheduled through March 2026,

Registered

Congratulations!!!

I haven't signed up for the Beta but part of me wants to obtain the certification so I can say "CompTIA rolled out AutoOps+" (insert Autobots roll out joke here).

@Tangobro If you can (sorry if this was mentioned) have them do journals (I give mine 3 or 4 questions to think more cybersecurity) and let them know to remember to not break anything regarding CIA. With the students attending the internship, can you have them do assignments? little "journals?" I do journals and always ask the question of "when you go to your site, do you see a card reading? do you use a card to get in? Is there a rule to not hold the door open for someone? What about if you know the person? (This one is fun because you can always let them know they are thinking smart BUT what about if the employee was fired, you let them in, and now they are disgruntled?"
I haven't taken Tech+ but if you can, create a group in Canva, they can make flashcards and have fun with it Canva is free for k-12 teachers and students. They do have eligibility guidelines here: https://www.canva.com/education/eligibility-guidelines/ but teaching college students, I go back to games, and fun. They love it, learn, and have a great time vs. sweating and crying in the corner because college is college and it's scary!!!
Hope this helped!!!! I think Tech+ is manageable, remember teachers and students get Microsoft 365 for free Microsoft 365 Student and Faculty Licenses but remember Microsoft offers free training, and they have the student hub for more information: Microsoft Learn Student Hub The one major thing I notice is students that come into college struggle using Office 365 because they use Outlook's 365 and don't download the suite which has all the bells and whistles so when they realize here is a fancy key vs. what Office 365 provides they learn and ask questions "When I open my Word, the bar for autosave is on" I'll ask them "Where is it going?" This is more Introduction to Computers but a lot of students sometimes forget the basics and what is all out there! YOU GOT THIS!!!!

Chiming in since we are talking about certifications, for Security+ at a 4 year college, I feel it should be a higher level class (I guess it depends what is all taught, etc.) but does anyone have the class they teach and what level are you teaching it in? We do 2 parts which is amazing but I need to find a way to get it into the students brains, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MASTER WHEN YOU READ THE CONTENT DAY 1, it takes times. It's an intimidating class for those who are jumping into cybersecurity. What are ways you approach it and make it less intimidating for the students that (I was once this person) read the content and NEED to know it ALL? I've let them know I was you to understand the concept because you see it more than once. Obviously we teach content, not to pass the certification. They have extra time after for those who want to take the voucher to study more which is nice, but I'm trying to find different approaches and a less scary class Throw methods and thoughts at me! How do you break it down? Do you take out labs? have them do different activities? Hope I'm posting in the right forum and keep to keep it going!

Rick Butler said:

Good fix, @precious - since I didn't get a Data+ or Cloud+ voucher, myself, I didn't see what happened. Anyway, good job.

@Jill West - Never give up! lol

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@Jill West 2 for 1? Take Data+ AND Cloud+ Back to Back, you got this!! Also correct, never give up. Especially when you are signing into Pearson Vue and want to slowly cry while it spins and you checked your PC 200 time haha