Hi all


Does anyone know what the Appeals Process, for the Online Proctored exams is?
I had an awful experience on Monday. I have taken several exams online in the past but what happened on Monday was completely unacceptable.

I was scheduled to take the TK0-201 exam on Monday. Soon after starting the exam, I scratched below my knee, which meant that my head moved slightly down on the Camera, but NOT away from the webcam view. This must have been for about 1 second or 2. I immediately got a message from the proctor who said “You have moved from webcam view I’m now revoking the exam”. The exam was immediately terminated just like that within 5 Minutes of starting the exam. I then received the email below soon after

“Dear xx,
Thank you for testing with Pearson VUE.
During your recent exam, it was observed and reported that you left the webcam view. In an effort to remind you of this policy, we issued an initial warning to you during your exam. After witnessing this behaviour continue, a supervisor was consulted, who also observed the behaviour. Due to this policy violation, we were unable to continue your testing experience and had to revoke your exam session. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. In order to track and resolve this situation, I have opened the following case xxxxxx, on your behalf. We do encourage you to review the OP testing policies page to ensure you familiarize yourself with all rules and regulations for future exams. If you have any questions, please contact us. You may visit the link https://home.pearsonvue.com/Contact-Us.aspx to locate your program & country-specific contact details.
Thank you,
Xxx
Customer Support Specialist
Pearson VU”

The shocking thing about all this is that my head and eyes were still on the Camera, I never received any warning, and the exam was just terminated. Over the past few days I have email and called requesting that they review the recording of the session and send me a copy of it as I’m 100% sure that I did not move away from the camera but all this has fallen on deaf ears. I’ve spent a lot of time calling the support centre with no progress. I would hate for any of my students to go through such a situation considering the time and amount of money spent on the exam.

How does one proceed in such a situation? It is a lot of money to lose just like.

I see that Network+ will be updated this Fall. Will there be a beta exam for it? I'm guessing not since the timeline is getting short.

The newest version of CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 will be released in May 2021. Join us for the next TTT as Instructor Rick Bulter takes us through the exam objectives covering the concepts. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.

What: 8-session webinar series
When: May 25 – June 17; 2:00 pm CST - 4:00pm CST
Where: ON24
Register: https://bit.ly/CINTTT-ServerPlus005

Greetings and Salutations,

I'm purchasing CertMaster Learn for the A+ 220-1001 and I have the option to choose Student Upload or Access Keys.

Is there one that is more beneficial than the other? Lastly, is there a limit of setups with either option? I'm going to be hosting instructor - led training and remote training.

Thanks...

Hi all

As an instructor that spends most of my time training, i often struggle getting time to watch on24 webinars . Is there a way of speeding Up the play speed of the recorded on24 sessions?

I'm interested in the thoughts of others relative to CompTIA's content (Official Student Guide and Certmaster Labs). I'm finding the content of remarkable quality, and I'm planning to utilize these products for both contract and academic courses that I'll be teaching in the future. Early on in my teaching career, I made the mistake of signing on to write a textbook on IIS4.0. What I found is because technology changes so quickly, the shelf life of learning content is extremely short. I think that goes a long way towards why we are seeing a reduction of choices in learning content.

One of the things I'm working on for teaching later this summer is adapting this content (Official Student Guide and Certmaster Labs) for the Canvas LMS that we use here in the California Community College system. I'm attempting to create a loose association of instructors to work together to create additional learning content (e.g. quizzes, discussions, projects, etc.) that we can share and utilize for our classes. If you have an interest in participating, email me at [email protected].

Steve

If I have paid for the official instructor resources for A+. Is it ok to print out the student guides for my students without infringing copyright?

Hello Everyone,

Change is in the air! I am hosting a focus group about the CTT+ certification. I am looking for about 10 more individuals to participate in a two-hour discussion about proposed changes the week of May 16th (meeting will occur during the day EST/CST). If you have availability that week and would like to participate please reach out to me directly. Once I have a group assembled we will finalize date and time.

The next release for CompTIA CASP+ will be available in August of 2021. Join the CompTIA Instructor Network and special guests @Lee McWhorter and Patrick Lane as they take a Sneak Peek into changes with the new exam vs. the current version. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.

What: two-hour webinar investigating updated certification
When: Thursday May 4st 10:00 a.m. CST
Where: ON24
Who: Lee McWhorter, Covered6
Registration: http://bit.ly/CASPPlus004-SP

Hi all,

I'm hoping someone could give me a refresher on how students can get discounted vouchers via the online CompTIA store?
I guess I'm just curious how the process works, as I've forgotten from the webinars that were presented months ago.
Do the students sign up with an account, and validate themselves to their institute and then will get the academy partner pricing?

Thanks!

Team, I have recently passed CISSP! Wow...what a journey! I've actually made a video about it, which I will share. Last year, I've concurred CASP+, which was also a challenge. Funny, I was unsuccessful twice with both certs before passing. Talk about stress, but I set a goal and achieved it.

Both certifications were challenging in their own way. CASP+ is more on the technical side. Those simulations...UGH! Know your Linux. Unfortunately, I am weak with Linux. I am a Windows guy!

CISSP is on the management side. DO NOT FIX ANYTHING, unlike CASP+, you want to fix the problem. With CISSP, you are an IT Manager, CISO, and other roles of IT management. You truly need to know the flow nd the "why" of everything. Memorizing terms and the steps in a process (RMF), will not work. How does everything connect? Is the CIA Triad affected? The security treatment that was decided on, does it align with company goals and objectives?

Both certs are excellent and hold a tremendous amount of value to your career. Keep studying!

CISSP Journey

Hi folks,

I have a Learner that was on my course last week. He's telling me he can't log in to the Learn Portal since there's an error in his email address, so cannot recover his password.
Can anyone tell me who I contact about sorting this out, please?

Regards,

Simon

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Just signed up for the PT1-002 beta exam, $50. It was tough passing the original, will be interesting to see whats on this exam.

Faculty Instructor - Information Technology - Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA Req #102
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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The IT Career Instructor is responsible for providing front-line and renowned technical training to CompTIA Technical Career Academy students through our licensed and custom classes.


IMPORTANT NOTE: I am simply passing this along. I have no hiring authority. I know nothing about this except what is already posted. I am the wrong person to ask any anything.

I am looking at crowdsourcing practice questions for Project+ for the sole purpose of instructors utilizing them interactively through a platform. Is anyone interested?

So my question is do you teach the A+ curriculum as one course or two?
Do you do the 1001 objectives separate from the 1002 objectives when teaching or do you just blend it together?
How does this work out for students who are mostly wanting to prepare for the exams rather than those students just starting out in tech and wanting to learn the content?