Very well presented Core 1 & Core 2 TTT sessions by Ms. Lynn Warne. Had to watch "on demand" but enjoyed each session!
Thank you for all the new materials being offered in the Certmaster/TestOut platform, we have been using it for years...

I went to the main CompTIA website today and was greeted with the following message:

We're excited to announce the launch of our new and improved website experience!
To prepare for this transition, this site will be temporarily unavailable on June 3, 2025, from 10:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST.

View our status at http://status.comptia.net/

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CompTIA launched its new website and e-commerce store on Tuesday this week. I have seen a few questions about the site and making purchases.
There have been a number of videos created to help users walk through several areas of the new website.

The topics for these videos include:

• New Account Creation:
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• Student Account Creation with SheerID callout:
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• CompTIA Central:
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• Navigating Purchasing:
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• B2B Customer Profile Set-up (Tax exempt, W-9, Line of credit):
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Please note that this currently just affects U.S. customers. The International store will be launching a little later this year. If you are having issues trying to place an order, you need to reach out to your account representative. I hope these videos will be able to answer some questions and are helpful.

Thank you,
Stephen

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When is TestOut and CertMaster going to merge like A+ and Networking+?

I'm looking for CompTIA A+ subject matter experts to review content to ensure it meets the new CompTIA certification standards. If you are interested, please respond to this thread or email me at [email protected].

Nectar is seeking subject matter experts who are certified in PenTest, Tech+, and Security+ to review educational content to ensure it aligns with the current certifications for these areas. If interested, please contact Craig at [email protected].

I am attempting to purchase exam vouchers for my students, and it appears that with the new website store, academic pricing is not available. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Does anyone know how to purchase vouchers for students at the academic price now that PearsonVue no longer sells CompTIA vouchers and the new CompTIA store is not supporting academic pricing?

I'm searching for a Comptia A+ instructor right now to work with five Cape Town-based students. In less than a week, the classes will be offered online. It is ideal for the instructor to be from South Africa. We urgently need an instructor, therefore please get in touch with me. Looking forward to your reply.

I recently gained instructor access to the TestOut Platform, so I haven’t completed a full course there yet—unlike CertMaster, where I’ve finished several courses either as exam prep or to earn CEUs. Does anyone know if completing the SecurityX training (or any other course) on TestOut provides a certificate of completion, and whether that certificate can be used to claim CEUs for renewing the CASP+/SecurityX cert? Also, I noticed they’ve added a lot of new training content for Cisco, Microsoft, and other platforms. Do those courses also qualify for CEUs?

I have been teaching A+, N+ and S+ for a while and have realised just how much we become accustomed to the great tools built into the Learn.comptia platform.
As an example, learners having ability for a learner to RAG rate themselves on their confidence levels and make notes directly on the lessons has been invaluable, allowing them to go go back to any low rated sections as homework, ahead of the next session.

On the new platform.comptia learners are not able to do this, the only workaround I have found is to ask learners to bookmark the area, while clunky and sort of works, but is not ideal.

So my question really is, are there any plans to add this functionality?

The new platform while admittedly is faster to load has far less features and functionality.

Mapping CompTIA to Apprenticeship’s can give industrial insights to academic qualifications but how many of you do this?

I didn't see a forum for this cert yet, so posting here instead.

CompTIA has posted pre-draft objectives for a new cert: CompTIA SecAI+. Anyone seen these yet? Thoughts? I'm definitely interested and looking forward to this one.

Hello

I am in the process of starting a youth IT initiative in Kentucky whereas I will need to hire instructors for A+, Network+ and Security+. I wanted to know if someone in this community could tell me what it takes to hire instructors along with any other logistics that come along with that?

I just received my certificate for passing Tech+. Thanks, CIN and TTT, for the voucher!

Sadly, there was only a certificate and no plastic card to add to my stack. Is this unique to Tech+, or are we losing the cards going forward? I like my collection of red and white CompTIA IDs and want to keep growing the stack!

Looking forward to speaking at the 2025 NICE Conference and Expo next week in Denver, CO! I will be presenting Tuesday morning June 3, 2025. I will be presenting with Brian Correia of SANS\GIAC and Jim Wiggins of FITSI - Federal IT Security Institute. We will be discussing the changes with the new Skills-First Initiatives.

If anyone is attending NICE in Denver next, I hope we are able to connect!

Hi waiting patiently for exam vouchers and catching up on the A+ TTT sessions have been on holiday in Lisbon, Portugal

I already watched the entire series of SecurityX CAS-005 on demand. When will I get the voucher?

I would like to share that we had a wonderful training here.

We initially advertised for a CompTIA security + for specific dates. Corporate clients came and suggested their timelines which we have accommodated.
one client asked for Linux plus, cause they use Linux on their servers. We called for assistance here at CIN, and we finally agreed with Brian Wafula from Kenya who we invited to Malawi for in situ Linux plus Training.

This client was very happy, because of how well Brian 'hammered' the lessons.

We also thank Grace our Account Manager from CompTIA in South Africa, for the support she gave us, she was swift to assist when we faced some challenges. she has been and is giving us good support.

Thanking all CINERS who came forth for support, and suggestions on period. In fact we have agreed to support them online for a specific timeline to fully gain the confidence to sit for exam.

Thanks Thanks

Hi CINers, I would like to ask, is it still possible for me to be eligible to get the voucher exam for CloudNetX because I just finished watched all the 5-sessions videos on-demand by today (20 April 2025) ?

This makes the fourth CompTIA certification I've earned that has been retired.

Important Update: Cloud Essentials+ Certification Retirement

As part of CompTIA’s ongoing efforts to align our product offerings, the Cloud Essentials+ Certification will be permanently retired later this year.

The last day to take the Cloud Essentials+ Certification exam is September 25, 2025.

You must schedule and complete your exam before this date!

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Anyone heard of this one yet? I don't see draft objectives posted on the CompTIA site yet. Definitely interested in more info!

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...ills-in-operational-technology-302453975.html

Anyone here work for an organization that also runs a pearsonvue test center?
Does your public test center get paid for running exams?
IIRC, private test centers do not get paid, but public ones should. Is that still the case?
Thanks!

We are looking for people with experience in content development for university courses in Spanish and English, who have earned at least one of the following CompTIA certifications: Network+, Security+, PenTest+, Linux+, SecurityX (CASP+), Cloud+, Data+, DataSys+. We are working on the development of a new online, bilingual academic program in Spanish and English, supported by CompTIA. If you are interested, please send your resume and evidence of certification(s) to [email protected]

Candidates must read, write, and speak both languages.

I am at a school district that has used TestOut PC Pro for years. I understanding the merging / moving the TestOut content to CompTIA but what I am confused about is if I need CertMaster Perform or CertMaster Learn for the A+ content?