I got the honor of teaching class for the Red Team Offensive Village at DEFCON Safemode this year. I thought I'd share. It is on building a cyber range in GNS3 and hopefully some will find useful. Plus this post pushes me ahead of @Stephen P again on the leader board muhaha.

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Lee

A good friend of mine from the DEFCON Red Team Village and Grayhat, has put together an amazing list of all the security conferences that have gone virtual due to Covid. For those interested in or learning Cyber Security, the ability to attend such virtual events has been one silver lining of the current situation. I encourage all our students to attend and get involved. Check it out.


Lee

NetCom Learning is looking for an instructor to deliver their CompTIA Pentest + training in the week of Sep 28th. They contact me about it, but I am unavailable so offered to share it here. If interested contact:

Swedha Rajan Training Director NetCom Learning Direct: (646) 741 4380 Email: [email protected]

CompTIA's Custom Training group is looking to hire contract trainers to train virtually! Trainers must be currently certified in any of the following: A+, Net+, Sec+. Classes are typically taught during the daytime workweek hours.

The Information Technology Trainer (Contract) will work as a member of CompTIA’s Custom Training group(CCT) reporting directly to Training Operations Manager, to provide front-line technical training to CCT’s students and clients. CompTIA Custom Training brings best-in-class instructor-led training on site and virtually to corporations, government entities and nonprofit organizations. With certification training tailored to our clients, our end-to-end training solution gets results. Whether our clients are looking to upskill their current workforce or build a new one, CompTIA Custom Training can help.

Please reach out to Joelle Szyszka at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more!

I'm mainly looking at teaching at an undergraduate level, with real hands on, in order to provide students the instruction they need to pass any/all of the certifications listed.

I've considered the following: https://www.certificationtrainingsolutions.com/product/ccna-security-standard-labkit/ even though it's listed as CCNA, think it could be used for Network+ and Security+.

Does anyone know of another company that sells similar products, maybe geared more towards CompTIA?

Any and all suggestions appreciated.

Gary

Hi Everyone,

How do we get in touch with other instructors in a specific location/country here in CIN? Is there away for us to view other members according to their location?

I think this is very helpful in connecting with other CIN members in the area (ex. Philippines, in my case).

It will also be easier for us to refer friends living in other countries to fellow CompTIA instructors in that area.

Is this possible here in CIN portal?

Thanks!

- Ivan

Any advice or best practices for issuing grades based on CompTIA Learn information? It provides average for the Practice Questions and PBQs, which helps. But what if a student doesn't complete them all? And how does it relate to Curriculum that I put configured, which eliminates a few activities? Lastly, is there a Forum on here, or elsewhere, specifically for CompTIA Learn questions? Thank you!

Hi Guys,
I am busy prepping to deliver the CySA track next week, I am trying to find a WoW, STFD, factor, and I was wondering if some of you could assist?

The project is to record Certificate courses, Associate, and Master's degrees based on CompTIA for the global market.

Courses on the pipeline:
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Project+
• CompTIA CySA+
• CompTIA PenTest+
• CompTIA CASP+

The activities related to the development and delivery of the course(s) are:

Other activities in the development of the course(s) are:

Requirements to teach. Have a master's degree and hold at least one CompTIA certification in good standing.

Register now for the Network+ Deep Dive Series

The current version of Network+ N10-007 was released in March of 2018 with the new version scheduled for release in the second half of 2021. We would like to take this opportunity for a deep dive into the objectives of N10-007. In this series we will discuss the expanded objectives, best practices and how to present them to your students.

In addition to basic networking concepts, N10-007 expanded coverage of several domains by adding:

• Critical security concepts to help networking professionals work with security practitioners
• Key cloud computing best practices and typical service models
• Coverage of newer hardware and virtualization techniques
• Concepts to give individuals the combination of skills to keep the network resilient

Join us for this series beginning on Wednesday, September 9th. We welcome Dwight Watt, CIST program director/instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, as our guest instructor for this series.

Is CompTIA monitoring this forum for spammers? Should there be some sort of vetting before letting just anyone access to target teachers for marketing? Just asking.

Description


The Workforce and Technology Instructor will plan and implement CompTIA preparation courses for adult ESOL and workforce students and assist with the development of workforce development curriculum. This position will plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans, unit plans, and instructional materials that facilitate active learning in the adult classroom.

The Workforce and Technology Instructor will:

• Instruct students by providing expertise in CompTIA A+ certification exam
• Increase students’ knowledge and understanding of networking concepts
• Train students who wish to acquire the required skills to prepare for a career in network support or administration
• Train students who wish to prepare for the CompTIA certifications
• Train students with high quality practical exercises that cover many of the exam topics they will encounter on their certifying exams
• Will collaborate with and support up to two volunteer instructors on course implementation
• Assist with class coordination, which involves conducting student registrations, collecting student demographic data, regularly supervising and observing classroom instruction
• Perform other related duties as assigned

The Workforce and Technology Instructor will work Mondays and Wednesdays from 9AM-11:30PM or 6:30PM-9PM in Manassas, VA or virtually (depends on semester offerings). The additional hours are for paid planning time and for other duties as assigned. Email [email protected] for more information.

Please see the full job posting here:

Am sorta new at the CompTIA efforts...but like the material. I am online this semester - again - and am lookin for additional resources to help my students. Anyone know of flashcards that match up with the CompTIA books for Network+ and Linux+? It is a bit daunting to have to work through each chapter and pull them out.

Thanks...have a great semester everyone
Pat

If you are a Certified CompTIA Professional, have experience teaching any of the certification courses (A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+, etc.) live in Puerto Rico and are available from 6 to 9 pm, you may be interested in becoming part of an initiative to strenghten the IT Academic Program. If you're interested, please send your resume and certifications to [email protected]

Has there been a date set for the new Security+ exam? SY0-601

Several Maine Adult Education programs are seeking qualified instructor(s) for their upcomingl Virtual Face to Face TechHire CompTIA A+ Certification training programs- grant funded position through 6/30/21

The TechHire CompTIA A+ Academy is a no cost training for eligible Maine youth (ages 17-29) who are no longer in high school. The training consists of knowledge and skill development in digital literacy and IT support: including hardware and software troubleshooting, operating systems, and communication and procedure. Completion of the training results in the approved in the IC3 Digital Literacy credential and CompTIA A+ certification and prepares youth for employment as a computer user support/specialist help desk technician. The hired instructor will lead the approximately 120 hr IC3/CompTIA A+ portion of the training using a videoconferencing tool such as Zoom that meets weekly at a set times. The instructor will also teach the CompTIA A+ curriculum on a schedule that embeds the Core 1001 exam at the half way point of the course and prepares students for Core 1002 at the end. Instructors will be part of a group of instructors teaching these virtual face to face cohorts and receive support.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Prior teaching or training experience, especially virtual/digital learning format
• Ability to be highly organized, & detail oriented
• Excellent persuasive communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with students, staff and faculty
• High speed internet and a reliable computer with webcam/mic
• A+ Certified is preferred (but not required- the appropriate candidate will have the opportunity to earn their A+ certification at no cost while teaching the course.)

While these programs are hosted by Maine Adult Education programs the positions are remote and candidates from across New England are encouraged to apply.

If interested or if you have any questions please contact [email protected]

I have students who have applied for exam accommodations and have been waiting nearly a month to get a response and receive an accommodation. PearsonVue is telling them they are waiting on CompTIA and when they contact CompTIA, they say the students must work with PearsonVue.

Does anyone know who at CompTIA coordinates with PearsonVue about exam accommodations so I can get both PearonVue and CompTIA together to resolve these issues?

Anybody using the Learn on Demand labs as a supplement to the CertMaster Learn materials? Just curious how you tie the two together.

It's my understanding they don't link to each other and that's fine. Still, we would like to use the labs and since there is a pretty high possibility of us being remote again at some point this fall online labs make more sense than VMs in the classroom. So our rep recommended buying the access cards and now I am curious how students will access the labs, since they aren't linked.