Bonjour à tous,

Je suis membre CIN et j’ai accès à la série CIN TTT - Security+ SY0-701 CML. J’enseigne le réseautage et je me prépare à enseigner Security+ et à passer la certification moi-même. J’ai trois questions :

1. Labs : Où puis-je trouver les laboratoires CertMaster pour Security+ SY0-701 ? Sont-ils inclus dans l’accès pour l’instructeur, ou ai-je besoin d’une licence séparée ? S’ils ne sont pas inclus, comment puis-je demander l’accès ?

2. Questions d’entraînement : Existe-t-il une banque de questions (par exemple CertMaster Practice) ou un ensemble imprimable de questions à choix multiples et de clés de réponses que les enseignants peuvent utiliser avec les étudiants ? Où puis-je télécharger les ressources pour l’instructeur (guide de l’instructeur, diapositives) ?

3. Certification : Comment puis-je m’inscrire à l’examen SY0-701 ? Y a-t-il une réduction ou un bon d’achat pour les membres du CIN ou les instructeurs ? Je suis basé à Dakar, au Sénégal, donc j’aimerais aussi savoir comment trouver un centre d’examen Pearson VUE ou passer l’examen en ligne. Enfin, avec l’arrivée prochaine du SY0-801, conseilleriez-vous de suivre le SY0-701 maintenant ?

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.

Cordialement,
Aristide

Hello CIN Community,

After a dedicated 10-year tenure delivering technical instruction and curriculum design, I am officially opening my calendar and exploring new opportunities for instructional delivery, curriculum architecture, and technical consulting.

Over the past decade, I have specialized in taking enterprise, defense, and career-transitioning cohorts through mission-critical IT and cybersecurity frameworks. My instructional approach is hands-on and outcome-driven, prioritizing disciplined, practical execution over generic theory to ensure high student engagement and exceptional first-time exam pass rates.

Core Areas of Instruction & Expertise:​

• CompTIA Pathways: Security+, Network+, PenTest+, SecurityX (CASP+), CEH|CEI and emerging security frameworks.
• Networking & Infrastructure: Cisco CCNA, routing and switching topologies, and network architecture.
• Delivery Modalities: Experienced in live remote/virtual classrooms (Zoom, Teams, Webex), hybrid setups, and on-site corporate/defense delivery.
• Curriculum & Lab Architecture: Custom hands-on lab topology engineering, exam prep blueprint development, and student assessment workflows.

Engagement Availability:​

• 1099 Independent Contractor Delivery: Available for dedicated 5-day virtual or on-site cohorts, accelerated bootcamps, and evening/weekend modules.
• Curriculum Consulting: Lab design, course customization, and technical curriculum review.
• Full-Time Opportunities: Open to discussions for senior technical instructor, training lead, or instructional designer roles.

If your training organization, defense partner, or academic institution has upcoming scheduling gaps or needs immediate, reliable instructional support, I would welcome the opportunity to connect.

Feel free to send me a direct message here on CIN, connect on LinkedIn, or reach out directly at [email protected].

LinkeIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewebler

Looking forward to collaborating with fellow instructors and training partners!

Best regards,

Michael Webler

Principal Instructor | CyberWeb Training

[email protected]

Join us for a Sneak Peek into the new CompTIA SecOT+ certification. We will be joined by Dr. James Stanger and John Cusimano who will discuss why CompTIA is offering this new certicication and the indsutry demand along with the job skills that go with it.

CompTIA SecOT+ validates your skills to secure and manage operational technology (OT) systems in manufacturing and critical infrastructure. This certification is designed for experienced professionals who need expertise in OT risk assessment, compliance, threat intelligence, architecture, and incident response. CompTIA SecOT+ is scheduled to launch on or around December 8, 2026,

Skills covered with SecOT+:

• OT safety and systems: Demonstrate safety, control, and architecture skills unique to OT.
• Risk and compliance: Assess risk, manage compliance programs, and align cybersecurity to business objectives in OT.
• Analyze and respond to threats using OT-specific frameworks, historical attack knowledge, and indicators of compromise.
• Build, harden, and operate secure OT architectures—including physical, network, hardware, and software security.
• Perform asset management, vulnerability assessment, and security monitoring in industrial setups.
• Prepare and execute OT-specific incident response—including for physical and cyber-physical events.

What: CIN Sneak Peek: SecOT+ V1
When: October 22, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Who: James Stanger and John Cusimano
Where: ON24
Register Now

Is there a way for an instructor to experience what a student experiences in a class? I am teaching the Linux+ CertMaster Learn and would like to see what resources the students in the class have regarding checking completion and scores. I have a student who complained to me he was not able to track these. Of course, as an instructor I can run the Class Gradebook or Individual Scores by Course reports, but I don’t know what students have like these.

Thank you

I have purchased the material and didnt find the slides

Access Computer Training (ACT) | Lutz, FL | 1099 Contract | On-site, with potential for remote

Access Computer Training is a licensed post-secondary IT/Cybersecurity certification training school in Lutz, FL. For over 12 years we've helped adult learners, including veterans and workforce-funded students, earn industry certifications and launch IT careers. We're looking for experienced, certified instructors whose students complete their training and pass their exams.

Courses

• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA CySA+
• CompTIA PenTest+
• CompTIA Cloud+

You don't need to teach all six. Tell us which ones you're qualified for.

Schedule and location

• 20 hours per week to start, Monday through Thursday
• Class times are flexible; we'll work with your availability
• On-site at our Lutz campus, with potential for remote teaching for some cohorts

What you'll do

• Deliver live, instructor-led classes
• Prepare students to pass CompTIA certification exams with hands-on labs and real-world examples
• Push students to get certified within 90 days of completing their course, so they can move into job placement quickly
• Track attendance, grade assignments, and record student progress
• Support career changers, adults new to IT, and veterans

Requirements

• Current CompTIA certification in each course you'll teach
• At least 2 years of training and mentoring experience
• At least 2 years of practical, hands-on experience in the field you are teaching
• A verifiable average student exam pass rate, supported by reports from previous employers or 2–3 references we can contact
• Supervisor references from your two most recent teaching positions
• Reliable commute to Lutz, FL

Pay

• $40/hour (1099 independent contractor)
• $100 bonus for each exam your students pass within 90 days of completing your course. A+ students taking both Core 1 and Core 2 earn you $200 per student.

To apply: Send your resume, current certifications, your average exam pass rate with supporting reports or references, two supervisor references, and your weekday availability to [email protected] (ONLY LOCAL TAMPA BAY, FL RESIDENTS MAY APPLY - THIS IS ON-SITE TRAINING)

Access Computer Training is an equal opportunity employer.

Hi everyone,
I have some students looking to do the Security+ exam soon.
In the past I have used my academic partner account to order the vouchers for them.
But, the academic pricing I used to get has disappeared off the new web store.

I looked at the process for the students to order directly by providing evidence to SheerID, but only Canada, US and UK are supported.

So the million dollar question is, how do we get the discounts for our students now?

Hi Everyone

Anyone interested to get the Exam voucher for A+ please let me know as it expiring soon. To sale at half price USD 190 only.

Thanks

Hi, I obtained my Project+ certification on My 11th 2024. I recall receiving an email that prior certifications would not expire, but new ones would. I received an email: "Your CompTIA Project+ CE certification will expire on Oct 01, 2028." I checked the CompTIA website, and there is no mention that Project+ must be renewed, regardless of the accomplishment date. Certainly, they are not mass emailing all Project+ certification holders. I checked Crucial Exams, and it indicated I was correct. Color me confused

Copilot:
Based on the information currently available, your recollection appears to be correct.

• You earned CompTIA Project+ on May 11, 2024.
• At that time, Project+ was a Good-for-Life (GFL) certification, meaning it did not require renewal. [crucialexams.com], [help.comptia.org]
• CompTIA announced a policy change in 2025: new Project+ certifications earned on or after October 1, 2025, require renewal every three years through the Continuing Education (CE) program. People who earned Project+ before that cutoff date retain the original Good-for-Life status. [crucialexams.com]

Cheers,
Assistant Professor Shane Allen
Oklahoma State University OKC Campus
Lead Professor for BT Cybersecurity degree

A job role for CompTIA trainer for Arabic audience came across my desk, if anyone can function please email - [email protected]

Join the CompTIA Instructor Network and special guest @BrianFord as he Leads the Security+ TTT series using the CompTIA CertMaster Learn content. Brian will cover the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your cybersecurity analytics skills. 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.

The new CompTIA Security+ (SY0-801) represents the latest and greatest in cybersecurity, covering the most in-demand skills related to current threats, automation, zero trust, IoT, risk – and more. Once certified, you’ll understand the core skills needed to succeed on the job – and employers will notice too. The Security+ exam verifies you have the knowledge and skills required to:

What: CIN TTT Series: Security+ V8
When: November 03 - November 19, 2026 (Six sessions), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Who: Brian Ford
Where: ON24
Register Now

Why has the CIN APP been removed from the APP store

So as I sit here writing Anthology reports and installing Omarchy on an old OptiPlex 7070, and trying to work on my SC300 MSFT learning, I can hear Redmond crying now...

Okay, not really, but @jasoneckert should appreciate the joke. But I thought I'd share with all of you the next steps on the journey with my walk away from Microsoft and their incessant need to push Copilot into every corner of my life.

So, in my list of learn by doing stuff for Linux - here are my current personal research projects:

1. 1) AlienWare X17R1 running Commodore Vision OS 3.1 - still waiting for 4.0 to come out
2. 2) Surface 5 with Linux Mint - it's almost heresy, but these days, Microsoft and I are pretty much frenemies.
3. 3) Puppy, then Lubuntu on a Dell Chromebook 3400 - I may switch this one up with Omarchy - Wow, had to pull the battery so I could clear Google's stranglehold and load a proper UEFI BIOS so it would even take Linux. Say goodbye, ChromeOS - I never really loved you.
4. 4) AlienWare M18 running Ubuntu 26 - The divorce is still in place; I have not gone crawling back to Windows because I miss MS Office that much.
5. 5) Avalanche OS on my old LG G Watch. Finally breathed life back into my ailing timepiece.
6. 6) And of course, the aforementioned Omarchy which I gotta say, has got to be the cleanest desktop interface I've seen.

I thought about resurrecting my Harvester HCI environment - had a 16 node cluster set up - that I never really leveraged...sadly.

So, what are your side-table projects that you have rolling?

I recently enrolled in the CompTIA AI Fundamentals Competency Certificate through the Train The Trainer Webinar Series.


During enrollment, I reached a step asking me to select the instructor who teaches my class, as shown in the attached screenshot. However, when I search for an instructor, “No matches found” appears.

I am a CIN community member and instructor, and I would appreciate guidance from anyone who has completed this course or encountered the same enrollment issue.

Thank you for your help!

Interesting... I don't see a thread about this reasonably new certification?

OUR STORY SO FAR:

It was Friday afternoon when the training broker emailed me to ask if I have this certification, and if I am available the weeks of September 28 and October 5. Available? YES. Certified? No... but it is a mesh of cybersecurity and AI so it shouldn't take much. 'Can you be certified by Tuesday?' Wow, that's cutting it tight... but who needs a weekend when Monday is the holiest day of the Jewish year, right? Fine... I booked my exam appointment and downloaded the courseware.

I blazed through the course manual and PowerPoints over the weekend, and by the time I lit the candles I was comfortable in where I was. I would have another hour or two to study Monday night after breaking the fast, and then if I felt I needed it again on Tuesday morning.

(I did not count on getting sick Sunday evening and spending a lot of the next 36 hours very under the weather)

Tuesday morning I scrambled to arrange my makeshift exam area in the hallway; I made sure my son would take his German Shepherd out for a couple of hours, and I bribed my (much smaller) dog with treats so that she would let me sit the exam undisturbed.

It was one of those exams when I was not sure what the final page would say... but when I clicked and it read that I passed I was relieved. Also... it was not a borderline pass. Yay.

This marks the eleventh CompTIA exam that I have passed. To date my record is 11-0, which is much better than my record on Microsoft exams.

I realized as I booked the exam that this is the first version 1 of a CompTIA certification that I have ever taken. I never sat a CompTIA exam until 2021... my Network+ was the 98th certification exam I ever sat. I may have come late to the party with CompTIA, and while I might regret not starting sooner, I am glad I started. I am enjoying the vendor agnostic nature of the certifications that I never had with Microsoft or VMware... and there seems to be a lot more teaching opportunities for CompTIA these days than some other vendors.

Now let's see how much I enjoy delivering the SecAI+ in person next week!

Wait... I am much better now. Let me explain:

Yesterday afternoon I logged into my CompTIA portal to make sure I could download the courseware for the class I am teaching next week. It wasn't listed... and neither were any other courses! Until a few hours earlier I had dozens of courses available and now... NOTHING. I asked the Chatbot and it said I needed to log in through my institution's specific login, and not the SSO page. I was a bit worried... it looked like I was no longer a student, let alone an instructor!

This morning it was all back where it should be. A sigh of relief could be heard above the din of the crowd.

Has anyone else experienced this wonky behaviour? Does anyone know if the site was experiencing hiccoughs yesterday?

Acquire Nexus is putting together a pool of qualified trainers for an upcoming training engagement in Delta State, Nigeria.
We're looking for certified/qualified instructors across the following areas:

• Tech Support (CompTIA A+, ITF+, Network+, Digital Literacy, CCNA)
• AI Applied / Agents (CompTIA AI Agent Essentials, AI prompting, Microsoft AI-900/AI-102, AWS Certified AI Practitioner)
• Business & Management (CompTIA Project+, PMI PMP, Business Essentials, Soft Skills Essentials)
• Security (CompTIA Security+, CySA+, PenTest+ SecAI+, )
• Cloud & Server (CompTIA Cloud+, Server+, AWS/Microsoft Azure Associate)
• Software Development (Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, AWS Certified Developer)
• Data Analysis & Science (CompTIA Data+, Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate, DataAI, Datasys+)
• Office Productivity (Microsoft Office Specialist / Microsoft 365 Certified)

What we're looking for:

• Relevant certification(s) and hands-on experience in your subject area — credentials noted above are a plus, but equivalent certifications (PECB, Cisco, Google, etc.) or demonstrated expertise are also welcome
• Comfortable delivering instructor-led sessions to real cohorts
• Based in or able to work within Delta State, with willingness to travel roughly 18–60 km to the training location
• Availability for up to 2 days per week for the engagement

This is an initial call to identify interested and qualified trainers — details on schedule, compensation, and specific tracks will be shared directly with shortlisted candidates.

Interested? Send your CV, certifications, and area(s) of expertise to [email protected].

Hello CIN Community,

I recently enrolled in a CompTIA CompCert course through the CompTIA Instructor Network (CIN) after attending the AI Fundamentals Webinar.

During the enrollment process, I was asked to select an institution for the CompCert exam. However, my university was not listed among the available institutions, so I selected another institution that may not currently be operational or may not be able to schedule the exam. I have completed the course waiting for my exam to be scheduled in the assessment tab. I have added a screenshot of exam assessment.

I would appreciate advice from anyone who has experienced a similar situation:

• What options are available if the selected institution cannot schedule the CompCert exam?
• Can a CIN member select a different active/operational institution, including one located outside their country, to facilitate or schedule the exam?
• If this is allowed, which institution should I select?

I would be grateful for any guidance or experience you can share.
Thank you!

This is one TTT I'd really like to sign up for, so do we know when it is going to happen?
I'm already signed up for the sneak peek.
Dan

Hi everyone i join CIN about year ago. this month i complete my Security+ on demand sessions. so i want to know can i get the voucher?

I am excited to share that I've earned the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) certification!

Special thanks to @Nick Pierce, the CompTIA CySA+ (CS0-004) instructor, for the excellent training, and to @Stephen Schneiter for the support throughout the journey.

Looking forward to the new certifications.

Join us for CIN TTT series covering CompTIA DataSys+ V2 certification! @Stephen.Patton will lead us through the ten-session series covering the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your database management skills. 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.

CompTIA DataSys+ is a vendor-neutral certification designed for professionals with approximately 2–3 years of hands-on experience in database administration. The updated DataSys+ V2 validates the knowledge and skills required to design, deploy, manage and maintain databases across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. It ensures candidates can work with relational and non-relational databases, develop and run SQL and basic scripts, monitor performance, and implement security and business continuity best practices.

DataSys+ V2 expands beyond traditional DBA responsibilities to cover data acquisition and integration, scripting and programming concepts, and the impact of ORMs and application code on database performance. The exam tests the ability to secure data at rest and in transit, apply encryption and key management, implement identity and access management (IAM) and Zero Trust concepts, and support backup, restore, disaster recovery and high availability.

What: CIN TTT Series DataSys+ V2
When: October 05 through November 03, 2026, 5:00 - 7:00 pm CT - PLEASE NOTE: This series meets on MONDAY and TUESDAY
Who: Stephen Patton, Adjunct Professor, Purdue Global
Where: ON24
Register Here

completely Free if ya wanna check this out and pass it along to any students looking for a FREE voucher

Join us for a Sneak Peek of the next version of CompTIA Security+ V8 certification! Dr. James Stanger and Brian Ford will join us to discuss changed to the updated certification exam, talk about the need for these job skills and take a deeper look into the exam objectives.

CompTIA Security+ is the premier global certification that establishes the essential skills required for core security functions and a career in IT security. It showcases professionals' capabilities in securing networks, applications, and devices, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and availability. CompTIA Security+ focuses on practical, hands-on skills to tackle real-world challenges.


What: CIN Sneak Peek: Security+ V8
When: September 24th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Who: Dr. James Stanger and Brian Ford
Where: ON24
Register Here

I had purchased in the past The Official CompTIA Security+ Instructor Guide (SY0-701) but i am trying to locate the same product type for Network+ with no luck, can anyone point me to right direction to this issue.

Thanks in Advance.

Mahmoud