How often do you teach each of the CompTIA courses per year?

[Gregory Childers]

How frequently do you teach each of the following CompTIA courses per year? When was the last time you taught each one? How many CompTIA certifications do you have where you have never taught the class?

CompTIA's current portfolio of certification classes is as follows;

A+ (Core 1 and Core 2)
Cloud+
CloudNetX
CySA+
Data+
DataSys+
DataX
Linux+
Network+
PenTest+
Project+
Security+
SecurityX
Server+
Tech+

 

[Gregory Childers]

I am certified in all of them except Linux+ and DataX, so I've never taught those.

I am certified in CloudNetX, Data+, and DataSys+ but have never taught them.

In the last three years, I have taught Cloud+, CySA+, Network+, PenTest+, Project+, Security+, and SecurityX,. The ones I've taught the most are Cloud+, Project+, Security+, and SecurityX.

I have taught A+ and Server+, but not in the last three years, probably much longer than that.

I help write and record training sessions for Tech+, but have never taught it for a class.

 

[baylis]

I am certified in all of them except Linux+ and DataX, so I've never taught those. I am certified in CloudNetX, Data+, and DataSys+ but have never taught them.

In the last three years, I have taught Cloud+, CySA+, Network+, PenTest+, Project+, Security+, SecurityX, and Tech+. The ones I've taught the most are Cloud+, Project+, Security+, and SecurityX. I have taught A+ and Server+, but not in the last three years, probably much longer than that. I help write and record training sessions for Tech+, but have never taught it for a class.

DataX is good, It helped with Advanced AI Security Management (AAISM-ISACA) . CloudNetX is good too but I don't think its on par CCDE

 

[Brandon G]

I've taught A+ (Cores 1 & 2), Network+,Security+ & Cloud+,. I'm certified in A+, Net+,Security+ & Cloud+. I usually teach Net+ and Sec+ about 2-3 times a year. I just wrapped up a Net+ course last week. I finished a Sec+ course in July.

 

[Leslie]

Data+ certification. Have taught since Spring of 2023 - every semester/term offered at my school.

A+ (Core 1 and Core 2) certification. Offered but never given opportunity to teach, based on the department I'm assigned.

 

[Rick Butler]

Well, in the last year, I've not been in the classroom - I've been more of an Enterprise Architect...or something like that. I've only taught A+, Net+, and Sec+ in a classroom setting. Project+ and Server+ here on CIN. The rest of them, well, not so much.

I do miss being in the classroom - that is, when I have students who actually want to be there, versus the ones that may tons of money and then gripe about going home early or not showing at all. But them's the breaks.

 

[Steve Linthicum]

Wow, 15 different certifications. Does the quantity have a negative consequence?

 

[Rick Butler]

Wow, 15 different certifications. Does the quantity have a negative consequence?

I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

 

[David Staples]

For CompTIA related courses I do primarily Cloud+ and Security+, with the occasional CySA+. I have a DataSys+ scheduled in a couple of weeks. Every now and then I'll pick up a Network+ or A+ if someone asks about it, but I've gotten to the point with certifications that I'm primarily renewing my Sec+, CISSP, and PMP along with anything specific that training companies I contract for or my direct clients are asking for.

I haven't had anyone asking for a CASP+/SecurityX, Server+, CloudNetX, or a variety of other courses from CompTIA. If someone asks about it and wants to schedule it, I'll go take the exam so I have the credential. (Or if someone offers to pay the exam fee or give me a voucher I'll go take it as well.) Otherwise, I'll save the money. I teach a lot more Azure (AZ-104 or AZ-204 primarily) these days for cloud stuff and used to teach a lot of AWS for Amazon, but then they changed (some may read this as ruined) their freelancer program.

 

[David Staples]

I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

Exactly.

 

[baylis]

Exactly.

Stackable are easy to renew. Like you renew CISM\CISSP \CCSP \ GIAC (some) \Comptia X series. GIAC is making it easier and less expensive to renew everything but I get your, its not easy.

 

[David Staples]

Stackable are easy to renew. Like you renew CISM\CISSP \CCSP \ GIAC (some) \Comptia X series. GIAC is making it easier and less expensive to renew everything but I get your, its not easy.

Yep, but you have to consider that there are multiple certification bodies as well. CompTIA, ISC2, ISACA, PMI, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Cisco, Peoplecert (ITIL), etc. And then the reporting requirements for each of the top level certs. And then the fees. It just all adds up - time and money. It's nice when one of my certs renews the other. But from an instructor perspective, I always take any test I teach anyways. Doesn't matter if it's the A+ or ITF+ / Tech+... I'm still going to go take the new version even if the stackable / higher-level cert renewed the lower level ones.

 

[Gregory Childers]

I think the more certs you have, the more plates you get to spin to have to keep them all current.

I'm seriously considering letting a few more lapse because of the time/cost commitment. My Data+ expires in less than 100 days unless I get the required CEUs. No one has ever asked me to teach it, so keeping it would just be for bragging rights.

 

[DigitalCrestInstitute2025]

Honestly, its seems like its been one heck of a slow year so far. I may have to get a real job again

I know after the "Doge efforts" I have seen content viewing drop by almost 40% -60% on Udemy, O'Reilly and Go1. (It seems I have a lot of viewers that were in Enterprise plans that were laid off). The only course subjects that have been stable are FinOps, AI and DevOps so that's been my focus and some new certification programs. I am though working on the updated Cloud Plus for a partner.

I have not been in a classroom since the Plandemic. I am guessing the demand for in person classes never really recovered. I know before that I was flying around to cool cities and countries teaching as well as military bases. I have been willing to teach in the class room, just not seeing the demand from the partners I worked with before the events(Maybe I have been shadow banned . Thats what I am seeing and sticking to it. Cheers

 

[Gregory Childers]

I have not been in a classroom since the Plandemic.

I have friends who died from COVID-19, so I would appreciate it if you would keep ignorant and offensive comments like this off the CIN boards.