Upcoming SME Workshops

Upcoming SME Workshops

CompTIA has a number of upcoming workshops. Whether you've been a SME with us for some time or are thinking about joining as one of our SMEs, we encourage all of you who can to sign up and join us! It's the knowledge and creativity of IT professionals that help us develop and maintain the quality of our certification exams.

We are currently recruiting for the following workshops:

January 13 - 17, 2025: A+ Cut Score Workshop
January 27-31, 2025: +Cyber AI Job Task Analysis Workshop
February 17 - 21, 2025: Cloud+ Item Writing Workshop
March 3 - 7, 2025: Linux+ Cut Score Workshop
March 10- 14, 2025: +Autocode Job Task Analysis Workshop

Michael Schmitz said:

hm,
the Website still lists CTT+ as part to apply for.
And it does not have all German States listes as Region (only Sachsen). Not all 16.
Sad..

And still this sentence:
Although CompTIA appreciates interest from the training community, applications from trainers, authors, or individuals who may profit or materially benefit from knowledge of the CompTIA credential content are not eligible to participate.

That still removes all Applications from Trainers directly as i understand it. Even i do not teach CompTIA Cloud+

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It's not accurate to say that Trainers cannot be SMEs for CompTIA exams. I was retained as an SME to help write exam questions for a Cybersecurity Fundamentals+ exam, which CompTIA ultimately did not choose to pursue further. I was told by the staff at CompTIA that trainers could participate, but they could not produce books or video series where they would financially benefit from being an SME. The trainers could work on the certification. The trainers could take the certification exam. The trainers could teach the class. They could not produce content that could be sold.

Tess Sluijter said:

That last part certainly wasn't clear the past few times I looked into this. Every time it was suggested I could also not teach the class, because that also financially benefits me.

I would've wanted to weigh in on Linux+ v6, because the thing they showed during the beta was pretty bad.

On the Linux+ SME page it expressly and explicitly says:


So no, you're wrong Greg. We are not allowed to participate.

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I know what they told all of us when we were working on exam questions. It surprised all of us as well, but they said we were welcome to take the exam and teach the class.