The Center for Professional Education, the primary outreach function of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is seeking qualified instructors to train ITF+, A+, Net+, and Sec+. Other certs will likely be added to the portfolio in time. Our intent is to have several instructors available as a cadre that we can draw on from time to time, based on need and availability.

These programs are not currently planned as a part of our academic degree program - but will be offered as non-credit/open-enrollment. Format for delivery can be virtual (Zoom) or in-person if candidates are within easy driving distance of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Programs will be taught using Certmaster Learn and associated support products.

UTC has been successful in getting ITF+ and A+ approved for Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act (WIOA) funding through our local Workforce Investment Board. Our intent is to leverage these certifications as a career attainment programs for participants seeking to enter the IT workforce. Under this effort, we have already begun to identify potential employers to pair training participants with for potential employment pathways. To this end, we will place heavy emphasis on selecting instructors who work in the IT field and can provide coaching for career success as part of their instructional methodology. Prior experience teaching adult learners, of varying educational backgrounds, socio-economic status, and diversity will be a key consideration. A key driver in our programming will be to elevate minority and gender diversity in the IT field.

Future plans include the creation of certificate programs that may included bundling CompTIA certifications together to create specialized pathways for interested individuals. As valuable Subject Matter Experts, we would draw heavily on the wisdom of our instructional team to provide insight and inform this process.

UTC also intends to submit these programs for approval under the Army Credentialing Assistance program - of which UTC is already an approved provider. Applicants with current/prior military experience would be an asset to this further this effort.

These positions are not regular, full-time faculty/staff positions at UTC. Employment in a trainer/facilitator role is as needed and continued based on need and performance. Interested applicants are asked to submit a letter of interest and a resume, documenting desired certifications. A select group of applicants will be invited to deliver an instructor demo in front of peers and stakeholders for evaluation.

Estimated compensation: $85 - $100/ hour depending on experience and qualifications. Please see attached PDF for more information. Please contact [email protected].

Greetings CIN Members,

The Marketing Team here at CompTIA would like some feedback. We want to get your perspective on the term "multicloud".

Is multicloud a term that is used in the industry/market? If so, how would you define it?

We are conducting some market research and validating some messaging. Your perspective is much appreciated.

Best,
Liz

TechnoEdge Learning is seeking faculty to instruct online, Zoom-based Bootcamps in Network+, Security+ and CySA+. Please connect here or send your resume to [email protected]

TechnoEdge Learning empowers Cybersecurity professionals with world-class training to achieve industry-relevant certifications and help organizations increase their resilience against cyber threats. We are looking for passionate faculty who have experience with online training and adult education.

Howdy everyone,
TJ Houston here. I started teaching at a career tech school in October after being in industry. I passed the 3 certs in about a 9 day span. One of the good things about Covid I guess Anyway, I thought I would share what resources worked for me as a learner.

https://www.tjhouston.com/comptia-csis/

Hope that helps!

Hawkeye Community College is seeking a CompTIA Certified Security+ Instructor to teach Security+ as a live online course via Zoom in the Summer and/or Fall of 2021. This would be an evening class. If you have experience teaching this course, preferably online, please reach out to Christi Mason at [email protected] or by phone at (319) 296-4301 for more information.

Is there any way to manage students who are using CertMaster Labs to check their progress ?

Wanted to share this with you. I've admired John Strand's teaching efforts over the years, and I think many of you will find the time spent taking these courses is beneficial.

Hey folks!

We don't have any Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) webcasts this week because… reasons.

However, I wanted to take a few moments and invite you to check out my upcoming “Pay What You Can” (including $0) infosec training courses below:

Feb 2-5: Security Operations Center (SOC) Core Skills
Feb 23-26: Getting Started in Security with BHIS and MITRE ATT&CK
March 16-19: Active Defense & Cyber Deception

You can find the links to register for these courses here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v...zuqyR1XGgGXyOaS2Ol3khZXGprOay3LlZwyx-jQ-FU&e=

Let's talk about why I am doing this. First, I feel there is a huge skills gap in security. It is a skills gap that we keep trying to fill with technology, and it keeps failing. I also believe that training can help fill that gap better than anything else. Through years of teaching with the best infosec training organization in the world (SANS), I have seen the impact that great instruction can have on an organization and, more importantly, the individuals that take that training.

However, there are also many, many gates keeping people from those jobs and that training. Not every organization can afford the training required to secure their networks. There are also a huge number of people sitting on the outside of the industry looking at the hundreds of thousands of great paying jobs that they can never get because they are missing the skills and training to apply and get those jobs.

I want to fix that. And, that is why every course I teach online will be pay what you can from here on out. If you know someone who wants to get started in this industry, these courses are a great start. It is an opportunity to take infosec training at a very affordable price, including free.

If you are someone who has been doing this for a while, come join anyway. You may learn something, or get a chance to help others during the class.

When you go to register, if you look closely, we don't actually give the discount code to make the course free like we did in the past. We changed this because when we did publish it, a very low percentage of people that used the free code actually attended. Instead, I would like the people who need the free discount code to send us an email to the specified email accounts listed on the registration pages.

The goal of your email is not to explain why you cannot afford to pay for the course. I grew up lower class, and I know what it is like to constantly feel inferior because you cannot afford the same things as others. Rather, I just want to know where you are coming from and where you want to go in your career.

All the discounts codes, so you can choose to pay what you can, are available at the registration pages for each course. It may make more sense when you get there.

That's all.

Then, I hope years from now to get an email from you saying you got to where you wanted to go.

To know that we at BHIS may have helped you on that journey is one of the greatest rewards we could ever hope to achieve.

You can find the links to register for these courses here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v...zuqyR1XGgGXyOaS2Ol3khZXGprOay3LlZwyx-jQ-FU&e=


Thanks,

John Strand

Hi All

What is the difference between CertMaster Learn and learn.comptia.org. I already have a subscription for learn.comptia.org do I need CertMaster Learn as well or is it the same content?

I just received a 90 Day Reminder Regarding your CompTIA Certification email letting me know that I needed to complete certification hours or retest for one of my certifications.

Having attended so many wonderful TTT and reaping the rewards, I was not sure which Certification it was applying to so I had to go look. Turns out it was my Cloud+ ce certification. It also says N / A under continuing education.

Here is my question (though I think I know the answer): Even though it says "ce" after its name, this is one of the certifications that the only way to renew is to retest on that exam?

Linux+ is the other one on my list. I just successfully retested my CySA+ ce and it renewed some of the others, but not those, which is why I am certain I know the answer already. I am just confused I guess about the "ce" labeling. Now that I think about it, it is probably just to indicate it expires.

Welcome to 2021! We are kicking off the new year with Security+ TTT!

Join us beginning February 16th for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Train-the-Trainer (TTT) series. This series is offered to provide support for instructors seeking to gain a better understanding of technical concepts and exam preparation as you prepare to teach the latest cybersecurity offering from CompTIA. We are please to announce Peter Thompson from Firebrand Training will be our instructor for the series.

Sessions will be held Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 1:00 – 3:00 pm CT. Please note our first session will be 30 minutes longer, 1:00 – 3:30 pm CT. as we will be joined by Patrick Lane, the Security+ Product Manager as he addresses some of the changes to the certification.

Register for the series now to save your seat!

Please direct my to any training for instructors on how to use CertMaster for instructors. Thanks

Is there, or will there be, an official list of ports? In the 501 there was a couple of pages with ports/protocols/acronyms that students could reference.
A concise list like that would be helpful.

The A+ course has a few formats, mostly remote, some on-campus for hands on elements.
Please apply for more information.
I do not frequent this forum, so your answers may go unanswered.


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Does anyone know when the TTT will be held? How can we register to attend?

Hi,

I just joined this group and was wondering if CompTia offers any discounted vouchers for Instructors. I need one to write Linux + XK0-004 Exam.

Thanks

Fouad

Found this on Reddit and thought people would find it useful:

Security+ 601 Resources

First of all, the hope is 2021 will be better for all of us. Having spent the California imposed 180-day mandatory 180-day post-retirement sabbatical, I am returning to the classroom for the Spring semester, teaching a CySA+ class for one of our community colleges. The challenge for this course is it is being taught online, and content must be ADA compliant (that includes videos). To lessen the workload, I've championed an effort to attract faculty from other colleges to "share" the workload as it relates to content development. There are currently three of us working on this effort. We are all using the Chapple textbook. A key to this choice is our students have access to LinkedIn learning, allowing the use of author-created videos that are ADA compliant.

If any of you are teaching this course for the Spring semester and want to join us in this effort, let me know (email: [email protected]). Creatively my hope is we can spread the workload.

Steve