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Recent content by BrianFord

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    Session 5 CIN TTT AI essentials not loaded on demand

    Check out session 3 & 4. It was announced that there wouldn't be a session 5 during sessions 3 & 4.
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    CIN TTT Essentials Series: CompTIA AI Essentials & AI Prompting

    Given there is no Pearson Vue exam. The easy way to verify attendance is to screen cap the first slide in the presentation. If audited they'll contact Stephen and he can verify via the Zoom logs.
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    Holding AI Accountable

    I could not agree with Rick more. There is legislation being offered and considered in several states seeking to 'regulate' AI. If you follow the status of that in California you'll likely find that sponsors have brought in supporter to testify about this and similar cases. I watched some of...
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    AI essentials TTT session 1 certificate

    Regarding a 'Certificate of Completion for these CompCert TTT sessions. Is this really an issue? The CompCert courses have an assessment contained within the course materials. No 'exam voucher' is available for a CompCert course as there is no external exam. My suggestion regarding...
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    Pacing Course Excel Doc for Net+, Sec+?

    Sorry. I interpreted 'They can't afford to fail.' as the students couldn't afford to fail. I've participated in a good number of workplace training programs and find that sometimes the sponsors have unrealistic expectations of the participants. Who knew?
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    AI essentials TTT session 1 certificate

    Luckily, that TT has not yet completed so if you tune in today (12/8/25) at 2 PM CST I'm confident Stephen and Nick will provide an update oin that.
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    Pacing Course Excel Doc for Net+, Sec+?

    The pacing plans is (are or were) just a recommendation from the course developers at CompTIA. I don't recall that they published a bootcamp version of the course when last I saw a pacing guide. Problem solved? What's the client companies pacing? I lead bootcamps all the time. Some data...
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    Three CompTIA Certification's in the Top 10 of Robert Half 2026 Salary Guide

    There are several 'CDP' certifications. Two that I've had clients ask me about are CDP from IMI which is data privacy and IAM focused. That certification has some steep requirements other than just passing an exam. There is also DAMAs CDMP which is data management focused. That certification...
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    Compcert Courses -- Where's The Beef

    I've completed the AI Essentials and the Prompting courses. While there isn't a certificate there is a final assessment and I believe the opportunity to earn a badge. The final assessment isn't at a testing center; it is from CompTIA and is a part of the course. That reduces the cost and I...
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    Three CompTIA Certification's in the Top 10 of Robert Half 2026 Salary Guide

    "Three CompTIA certifications (A+, Cloud+, Security+) are in the top 10 list of hottest certifications in the 2026 Salary Guide From Robert Half. "Candidates with in-demand certifications like those listed below can often command higher starting salaries, notably in sectors experiencing active...