I noticed that getting the first certificate (Proof of Participation) of the TTT for SecurityX is states that my participation is good for 2 CEU credit per hour toward the renewal of your "Cloud+. Does this mean siting the SecurityX exam will renew Cloud+? On the website Renew existing certifications its not listed but I wondered if addition to the name change if that has change.

Is there a way an instructor can monitor a student's work with in CertMaster Learn and Lab? Does either program allow for an integration with a LMS?

TIA.

It is time to continue our journey through the new A+ 1200 series! Join CIN and special guest Lynn Warne for the CIN TTT Series: A+ Core 2 220-1202. The series will cover ten sessions covering the A+ Core 2 exam domains. Lynn will teach the advanced skills and concepts covered on the exam as well as hands-on activities with key technology tools to help students launch a career in IT.

What: CIN TTT Series A+ Core 1 1202 10 sessions
When: May 6, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Daylight Time, Tuesday and Thursday through June 5, 2025
Who: Lynn Warne
Where: ON24

REGISTER HERE

Hi everyone-

I'm in the process of launching a new CompTIA A+ Training Program at a Minnesota based non-profit organization. We need to train 200 students over roughly 5 weeks (40 clock hours of training each week - 25 students per week - 1 week 'makeup' at the end.)

I'm curious if anyone has data or person experience regarding a sufficient hourly rate. This would be a contract role but is likely to be extended at the end of this initiative.

Let me know if you have additional questions - seeking someone with at least 1 or 2 years teaching experience (technical or otherwise,) is comfortable with remote instruction, and currently holds at least their CompTIA A+ certification.

Thanks! I can provide further details upon request.

Hello Everyone!

I am working through Lab 4.1.3 APPLIED LAB in the DataX class and I am uncertain as to the answer to Question (2) below and justification for the answer. I repeatedly get it wrong and I keep having to restart the Lab VM just to get to try the get this question correct. I think I am applying sound thinking as to what the correct answer should be, but perhaps there is someone who can provide the official answer and why it's the official answer?

(2) Which of the following columns can be calculated?
year
day
dep_delay
arr_delay
air_time
month

I am going to eventually get it right after going through all of the possible combinations but it is much appreciated if someone can help clarify why the official answer is what it is as I am misunderstanding the context of this question. I will need to explain to the students why this answer was chosen to remove any subjectivity.

I had also asked previously if there is a place where all of the DataX lab solutions and answers to all questions are posted so students can refer to them afterwards on their own time. Is there an update on this, and is there a plan to provide an answer key and/or ZIP of the completed notebooks?

Thank you!
Ben

Does CompTIA have any plans to update the Data+ certification? Are any updates required? Just curious if there's anything in the pipeline.

Does CompTIA have any plans to update the DataSys+ certification? Are any updates required? Any new TTT sessions on the schedule? Just curious if there's anything in the pipeline.

I can't seem to find the latest partner price list for CompTIA exam vouchers. The partner website seems broken too. Anyone have the latest? I believe it was in an excel format.
Thanks!

Is CompTIA planning to offer CIN-TTT series for Linux+ in 2025?

Hello, dear CIN members. My organization is offering A+ training as part of a boot camp. we have students enrolling every month. I would Like to know when will we have TTT on the New A+ Certificate so I can train my TAs and instructors

In the past ther was a price list for student discounts on vouchers and materials for Comptia Academy school students. Is that still offered and where is that current information?

Hello, I am interested in finding out when the next Project+ training will be?

Hi All,

We are a CompTIA Platinum Partner in the UK and Australia and we offer our students a blended learning experience featuring self paced, online training alongside virtual live classroom delivery.

Our live 2 hour classrooms are there to supplement the self paced training, offer somehwere to ask questions and to offer exam prep advice. Typically, certfications are split into three, weekly, 2 hour classes taking place in the early evening of the relevant timezone.

We are urgently looking to enhance our offering covering in the UK, time zones for A+ and N+certifications.

The position is remote.

If you would be interested or know someone that is, please email me, [email protected].

All the best

Mark Wheatland
Head of Partnerships
Learning People

We are looking for a Linux + instructor for specific students within April and May

Blended Learning: Virtual (5 days) and Physical (4-5 days) (in Malawi)

if interested please contact me for discussion:

Wezzie Lukhere email: [email protected]

Hello,
We are recruiting part-time, remote A+ trainers to teach virtual classes to adult learners in the Eastern U.S. time zone. If you are interested, please email us at [email protected] with details about your qualifications. We will share additional information before scheduling calls.

Thanks.

Just wanted to share that I passed my CySA+ exam yesterday!!! I’m still on a high!

Hi everyone!

It's been a few weeks now, but I'm so glad to share with you guys that I passed the exam Cloud+ CV0-004

CIN TTT Series: A+ Core 2 Sessions run from May 06, 2025, to June 05, 2025.

Hey, everyone!

We're all using AI, sure. But, can you easily summarize the four modalities, or ways, that we use AI? The attached slide deck (put it into "Presentation mode") contains a summary, as given to me from Robert Wenier, who leads up AstraZeneca's cloud and data center tech. The slide deck contains examples, including of agentic. The last image shows code on the left, and an agent checking code on the right.

Robert may look a bit like a bouncer or a U.S. Secret Service agent, but he's a fount of wisdom! Let me know what you think, folks!

Hi has anyone received exam vouchers for the new Pentest PTO 003 from the TTT

This confuses me.

Hello CIN'ers (and particularly those who are SpiceHeads) -

Not sure if you heard the news, but it would seem that SpiceWorks' pledge to be forever free has gone the way of the dodo. Those of us who have been using the SpiceWorks cloud helpdesk for years, asking for Entra ID and better methods for inventory and asset tracking have been disappointed, particularly when SpiceWorks discontinued the On-Premises model that worked so well in the early years. But I guess their pricing model isn't paying the bills, so...

If you have more than five active employee users in the system, as the annoying banner says, you have until 05/31/2025 to pay up or find a new home for your helpdesk needs.



So, let's talk Help Desk Systems...

What are you using for your current ticket tracking? Is it working out? Are there things you wish you could do that you can't? Paid or premium options? Worth paying or nah?

I had a few students ask about CompTIA AI certs. This one caught me off guard since I missed this AI notification, beta tests, etc. I've seen a few posts, but I'm not sure I understand the mission here with CompTIA. It seems like CompTIA is going to release an "AI Essentials exam," but I admit these so called expansions are quite perplexing(seems like throwing pancake batter on the kitchen wall).

I'm not sure why they want to develop all these certifications at once when, from what I can see, they have not released one.

I find it entertaining that there are numerous CompTIA AI courses on Udemy, but I can't find the certifications.

https://www.comptia.org/newsroom/comptia-announces-ai-product-roadmap-expansion-covering-six-domains

Any insight would be appreciated. Cheers. Joe

Hey, CINners! James Stanger and I are wondering about your use of cyber ranges. By "cyber ranges," we're talking about interactive individual and/or team-oriented environments where people work on specific skills (e.g., security analytics skills), courses (e.g., Security+), individual skills (securing APIs against Advanced Persistent Threats), and/or Capture the Flab (CTF). So, here's the question:

What cyber range environments do you use?

And, here's a follow up question: What do you like or not like about cyber range environments?