PenTest+ Students have fewer labs than instructors

[Hank Cox]

I prepared to teach PT0-003 using the CertMaster instructor materials, which have 44 labs. The CertMaster PT0-003 student materials have only 28 labs. CompTIA customer service did not have any information on this.

Does anyone here know why the CertMaster PT0-003 student and instructor materials don't have the same labs?

 

[VICTOR CHIDI OKPURUKA]

I prepared to teach PT0-003 using the CertMaster instructor materials, which have 44 labs. The CertMaster PT0-003 student materials have only 28 labs. CompTIA customer service did not have any information on this.

Does anyone here know why the CertMaster PT0-003 student and instructor materials don't have the same labs?

Yes true the CertMaster Perform PenTest+PT0-003 is about 27/28 Labs at my last check yesterday - but my access is via https://platform.comptia.org/

havnt checked up the student version or which instructor material you are referring too. I guess maybe that will help clarify for persons that have different access depending on the type of access you have

I might come back here to compile the list of the labs - if we have the others - a comparative analysis can be done to see the differences if any

Also the migration and upgrades can be a cause of these differences

Thanks.

 

[Hank Cox]

Yes true the CertMaster Perform PenTest+PT0-003 is about 27/28 Labs at my last check yesterday - but my access is via https://platform.comptia.org/

havnt checked up the student version or which instructor material you are referring too. I guess maybe that will help clarify for persons that have different access depending on the type of access you have

I might come back here to compile the list of the labs - if we have the others - a comparative analysis can be done to see the differences if any

Also the migration and upgrades can be a cause of these differences

Thanks.

Thanks Victor!

I am trying to find the version number of the materials we are using. They just say "CertMaster Perform PenTest+Exam PenTest+ PT0-003". I don't see a version number.

I am also trying to find out how CompTIA notifies instructors when changes are made to these books and labs. I don't know how to tell if any errors in the book or labs have been corrected. For PT0-002, the errors in the original release of the books were still there when PT0-002 was retired.

There is only one version of CertMaster PT0-003 as far as I, the training center, and CompTIA customer service knew. However it seems we were all mistaken. I would like to know if there is any documentation explaining the difference in the CertMaster PenTest+ PT0-003 materials from these four sources:
platform.comptia.org
login.comptia.org
learn.comptia.org
labsimapp.testout.com

 

[Hank Cox]

Here are the lab numbers from CertMaster Perform PT0-003:
1.1.6
3.1.8
3.2.10
3.2.11
3.4.8
4.1.5
4.1.9
4.1.12
4.1.13
4.1.15
4.1.16
5.1.15
5.1.16
5.2.6
6.1.17
6.1.18
6.1.19
6.1.20
6.1.21
6.1.22
6.2.15
7.1.11
7.1.12
7.1.13
7.1.14
7.2.10
7.2.17 in CertMaster Labs, this is lab 7.2.18
7.2.18
7.3.6
7.3.17
7.3.18
7.3.19
7.3.20
7.3.21
7.3.22
7.3.23
8.2.7
9.1.11
9.1.15
9.1.16
9.2.2
9.2.8
9.2.10
9.2.11
9.3.3
9.3.5

Here are the lab numbers from CertMaster Labs PT0-003:
1.1.6
3.2.11
4.1.9
4.1.15
5.1.15
5.1.16
5.2.6
6.1.17
6.1.18
6.1.19
6.1.20
6.1.21
6.1.22
7.1.11
7.1.12
7.1.13
7.1.14
7.2.18 in CertMaster Perform, this is 7.2.17
7.3.17
7.3.19
7.3.20
7.3.21
7.3.22
7.3.23
8.2.7
9.1.15
9.1.16
9.3.5

[Edited on 5/20/2025 to correct the product names. Apparently there is no CertMaster instructor version of the PenTest+ PT0-003 materials.

CertMaster Labs has fewer labs. The ebook is not included.
CertMaster Perform has more labs. The ebook is included.

The only instructor edition I found for PT0-003 is "The Official CompTIA PenTest+ Instructor Guide PT0-003 eBook". ]

 

[Steve Schofield]

We are offering this course in spring of 2026 and I'm planning to lead the course. are you planning to use the perform version over learn?

 

[Hank Cox]

We are offering this course in spring of 2026 and I'm planning to lead the course. are you planning to use the perform version over learn?

For a 5 day course, CertMaster Perform for the instructor and CertMaster Labs for the students. You may want to use CertMaster Perform labs for the students if the course is longer than 5 days.

CertMaster Perform includes all the labs from CertMaster Labs. It also has additional labs that can be used for class demos if time permits. Nick Pierce showed an example of this in the CIN TTT Series: PenTest+ PT0-003.

Students using CertMaster Labs will use The Official CompTIA PenTest+ Student Guide PT0-003 eBook. Students can download a PDF version of the ebook and use it offline, with no expiration date. CertMaster Perform includes the ebook, however it expires in one year and is not available for offline use.