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CTT Retirement postphoned to Sept. 30

In case you did not notice, so you have 6 Months more time..
  • The last day to purchase a voucher and sit for the TK0-201 exam will be September 30, 2023.
  • The last day to purchase a voucher and submit the TK0-202 or TK-203 video will be October 31, 2023.
Vouchers already purchased for this certification will expire after these respective dates. Grading will be completed and uploaded to CertMetrics by December 31, 2023. Although the certification will be retiring and CompTIA will no longer be offering it, anyone who has received this certification will remain CompTIA CTT+ certified, good for life.

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CTT+ Poll

Do you hold the CTT+?

  • Yes - with the virtual exam

    Votes: 4 16.0%
  • Yes - with the classroom exam

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • Yes - with both virtual and classroom versions

    Votes: 2 8.0%
  • No, but trying to get it in before it retires

    Votes: 13 52.0%
  • No, I have no desire to obtain it

    Votes: 3 12.0%

With the CTT+ retiring in March, I'm curious how many of those here hold the certification. And if you have it, did you do the virtual or classroom exams, or even both? If you have it, has it helped you find more teaching opportunities? I'm sitting for the book exam next week and hope to get in both virtual and classroom options before March. I have a virtual class later this month I can use, and an in-person class in February I can use. I will probably use the same lecture topic for both but make the needed adjustments for virtual vs in-person. I am still deciding on the topic to use.

  • Question
How to get certificate of completion for Deep Dive Linux +

Hello everyone,

I have just finished all of the videos with Jason Eckert. What a great job.
How do I get a certificate of completion for each one of those as my
company requires them in order for me to get credit.

Thank you,
Mike

Multiple CertMaster accounts?

Asking this as a student, rather than as an instructor... I have a CertMaster account under my personal e-mail address, where I access my CertMaster CE and TTT/Instructor Guide materials. I'm also starting a bachelor's program which uses CertMaster, and I just received an email to my university email address about setting up CertMaster access. It looks like I'm going to have to set up a separate CertMaster account for school, and I'm wondering if it'll be possible to merge it with my current one, if it'll present a problem with attaining or renewing my certs, etc.

Thanks!

  • Question
Certmaster learn and Labs User account management

I hope someone can help me with a few questions: (Yes, I've already watched the how-to videos)

  1. If a student was in a previous Cloud+ class last semester, can I just assign their account to a new contract for Server+ class for this semester?
  2. I am the institution admin for the contracts, and also an instructor. Last semester our students purchased access from the academic marketplace they enrolled themselves (we had no seat licenses). I could manage and see their progress in the Boost dashboard everything was dandy. This semester we have a new instructor and have seat licenses available but only enough for one of their classes. I'm assuming the best way would be to make a group for the class with seat licenses and just upload the csv, the instructor would see the group in their Boost dashboard and easy-peasy. Correct?
  3. The other late start class will have to purchase their own access from the academic marketplace. Any ideas on what would be the most efficient and best way for me as an admin to manage their accounts? (The new instructor is not well-versed in the platform.)
Thank you!

P.S Congrats on TestOut! Now I don't have to choose!

Reading vs studying vs hands-on

My high school A+ students (15 to 16 years old) are struggling with the pace at which I am covering 220-1001. I have about 105 hours to give demonstrations, lecture, have them take notes, conduct class discussions, watch related videos, talk about current events, and give them quizzes and tests. They are complaining that we don't do nearly enough hands-on and I see they are having a hard time with the pace to get through the 600 page book in 180 days.

I teach in a comprehensive high school (40 minute classes, students have 6 other classes) where the students in my class have an array of abilities (from students with IEPs to those with no tech knowledge to a student who excels at all his classes to others that aren't that interested in technology but want to try for the cert).

Also, these teenagers aren't doing much in the way of reading or studying at home.

Any thoughts to help this struggling teacher?
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Courseware

Hey folks! While I have been teaching CompTIA for a couple of years, I just joined the CIN recently. Until now I have never thought about trying to purchase my own resources because the training companies I teach for always provided them. Now that I see my Security+ books are expired, I am curious to know where we can purchase our own instructor courseware?

Thanks in advance!

CompTIA A+ Certification Course Instructor Needed!! (Remote)

Hello, The college I work for will be putting on an A+ Certification Course. It will be a 3-Week 5:30-8P (Pacific Time). We had an instructor setup and was good to go, but he pulled out due to family reasons. The course we are building will have the Certmaster login to allow further training for the students. It will also include 2 exam vouchers.
The Class would be from Jan 17-Feb 3rd.

Please email me back at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to assist :)

Thank you for your time!

A year in review

Now that we've reached the end of 2022, tell us what certification exams you have passed this year and which ones you plan on taking in 2023.

Exams I've passed this year:

Network+ N10-008 (fourth different version of Net+ that I've passed)
CASP+ CAS-004
Data+ DA0-001
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity - CC
ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Goals for 2023:

Linux+
CTT+
(ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
(ISC)2 Certifed Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
Two AWS exams
Two Microsoft Azure exams

CIN logging issues

Is anyone having issues logging into CIN via a web browser? If I try to access CIN from my laptop I get an error:

Thank you for logging in to the CompTIA Site. Unfortunately, you have not yet applied to the program, please apply here .

My phone is still logged into CIN via the App and working

I have been a member of CIN since last year. Not posted much over Christmas and first weeks of Jan due to the high work load

I hope I have not been kicked out and this is just an error

I passed CASP+ on 31st December

Hello esteemed CIN Members!!!

Am So Excited to tell everyone here that i passed CASP+ exam. Thanks to CompTIA for the voucher through CIN and Stephen for all the hustle done in the background and not forgetting everyone here for your support and encouragement.

Below is the list of certifications passed in 2022

Network plus
Security+
Pen Test
CASP+

Jumping Off the Hamster Wheel

I've made a conscious decision to fully retire (except for volunteer work), effective June 1st. That decision is in part based upon not moving forward in maintaining my technical skills, specifically as they relate to cloud computing and coding. Living on the technological bleeding edge is simply getting too challenging. I'm wondering if I'm alone with regard this? Back in the old days, I fondly remember CompTIA certifications, by definition, lasted a lifetime. Today, with regular exam updates scheduled with a three (3) year cycle, those who follow a rule that you do not teach to a certification unless you've passed the most recent certification exam is a challenge, and one I'm no longer interested in following. With retirement "mailbox money" exceeding expenses, I'm looking forward to travel (just returned from Australia and New Zealand), with plans to head to Europe in May and South America in the fall. So I won't be hanging around here a lot.

Steve

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