Recent content by Gregory Childers

I have worked for training centers and as an independent contract trainer. I have traveled to all 50 of the states in the US, as well as DC and Puerto Rico. I've also traveled to six countries abroad. I've taught for local, state, and federal government. Health care, shipping/logistics, food...

At this point, it doesn't make financial sense for me to retake any of the exams that I have already passed. I can renew all of them with CEUs.

There is no CompTIA higher-level exam than CASP+/SecurityX because it is considered an expert level exam. That is what they are referring to. I passed the CISM after passing CASP+ and they added three years to the expiration date. I also passed the CISSP, which I could use to renew my CISM...

I was making more than $20/hour back in the 1990s before I became a technical trainer.

Data+ is tentatively set to have a new version in Q4 2025.

It would add three years to the expiration date, so it would be extended to January 2030.

It would add three years to the expiration date, so it would be extended to January 2030.

It went live July 18, 2023, so we won't see anything until 2026.

That is unethical sales & marketing. Actions like that are ruining our industry. No one should be paying more than $4k for a boot-camp and NOTHING should ever be guaranteed. I tell every single one of my students that I do not guarantee passing scores, but that I can show them what they need...

I don't see any of the A+/Net+/Sec+ courses any more. Most of my time is teaching SecurityX, CISSP, CISM, Cloud+, CySA+, PenTest+ and project management classes. My guess is that students are doing self-study for the CompTIA trifecta or working on vendor cloud certs.

I wish you luck but $28/hour is an incredibly low rate for a technical trainer. It's a third of what a technical trainer should be earning.

I attended the TTT but have yet to receive my voucher

I attended the TTT series but haven't received mine yet.

Congratulations!

I've been in tech for 30+ years and I'm studying for five new certifications this year. Never stop learning.