DATA+ - a new CompTIA certification

[Luca MC]

Came to my attention in my inbox today a splash of comptia cooking a new certification: DATA+
SQL and Python are among the disciplines in the exam objectives.
Would comptia ever consider a programming fundamentals certification now that is so important for both cloud and cybersecurity (more on the latter )
What are your thoughts?

 

[Steve Linthicum]

The problem is the lack of acceptance of certifications in the world of programmers and their potential employers. This evidences itself when you look at the lack of success Microsoft has had relative to its MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer) line of certifications.

 

[Lee McWhorter]

Yeah, programming certs, especially just a fundamental one, are hard sales. There are so many different types (Web, Cloud, Mobile, etc. etc.) of programming it is even hard to define what is fundamental.

 

[Walt Jaqua]

@Steve Linthicum , remember the Healthcare IT cert. It suffered the exact fate you are describing - lack of industry support and employer support. Maybe too far ahead of their time? Not sure. But I do know it was a great learning experience for students because we utilized the district's healthcare/dental instructors to teach the healthcare terminology and I taught the IT concepts. It was a beautiful marriage and our dual-credit university actually created a biomedical IT program to take our graduates.

 

[Steve Linthicum]

I loved that Healthcare IT "certificate" (noting that for whatever reason it didn't carry the "certification" designation). I also enjoyed picking up a couple of certificates that were part of the Federal Government-funded HIT Pro program that never caught on and was eventually dropped.

 

[Luca MC]

It's official now! great! DATA+ will be launched in the first quarter of 2022.
I've been wondering where DATA+ will take place in the CompTIA Pathways?
A Core Skills Certification?
A Professional Skill Certification? (it will be the first one valid for 3 years)

 

[Lee McWhorter]

I'm curious about that too, likely Professional Series but /shrugs