CompTIA A+ is the industry standard for establishing a career in IT
Overview
CompTIA A+ certified professionals are proven problem solvers. They support today’s core technologies from security to networking to virtualization and more. CompTIA A+ is the industry standard for launching IT careers into today’s digital world.
CompTIA A+ is the only industry recognized credential with performance testing to prove professionals can think on their feet to perform critical IT support tasks. It is trusted by employers around the world to identify the go-to person in end point management & technical support roles. CompTIA A+ appears in more tech support job listings than any other IT credential.
The CompTIA A+ Core Series requires candidates to pass two exams: Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202) covering the following new content, emphasizing the technologies and skills IT pros need to support a hybrid workforce.
Learn more about this certification at the new https://comptia.org.
What’s New with the A+ 1200 Series
The new CompTIA A+ emphasizes the technologies and skills IT pros need to support a hybrid workforce.
The major areas of emphasis include:
- Increased emphasis on networking, virtualization, and the cloud.
- Additional focus on troubleshooting and how to remotely diagnose and correct common software, hardware or connectivity problems.
- Focus on changing core technologies like artificial intelligence considerations and cloud-based productivity tools.
- Coverage for multiple major operating systems, their use cases, and how to keep them running properly, reflective of what technicians encounter on the job in today's world.
- Updates that reflect the changing nature of the job role, where many tasks are sent to specialized providers. Certified personnel are able to assess whether it’s best to fix something on site, or to save time and money by sending proprietary technologies directly to vendors.
- New courseware aligned with the A+ certification