New! CompTIA A+ Core Series

CompTIA A+ 2015 will be retired on the 31st July 2019

Courses / Networks, Operating Systems and Servers

Overview

CompTIA A+ Core Series

The CompTIA A+ Core Series is a vendor-neutral certification which establishes the best practices in troubleshooting, networking and security across a variety of devices.

Study time: Full time – 15 to 20 days| Part time – 3 to 4 months
Vendor: CompTIA
Business support: Our customer success team measures and ensure engagement.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of computer systems and network technologies is recommended.
Assessment: Exam based :
220-901 | 220-902 (retires 31st July 2019)
New! Core Series | Core 1: 220-1001 | Core 2: 220-1002
Ideal for: PC support, IT and user support, IT manager, helpdesk engineer or desktop engineer

Meet the Trainer

Michelle Plumb

Michelle Plumb is a full-time Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI). She has 26 plus years’ experience in the field as an IT professional and telecommunications specialist. She maintains a high level of Cisco, Microsoft, and CompTIA certifications, including CCNP Voice, MCSE, CompTIA A+, Network+, and Project+.

“In just 5 years the number of smart connected devices in the world will be more than 50 billion – all of which will create data that can be shared, collected and analyzed.”

Cisco

In demand

With the evolution of technology and the hyperproduction of data, it is essential for businesses to have a viable, secure and efficient network. As IT takes the leading role within the business framework, team members with fundamental skills in troubleshooting, networking and security across a variety of devices has become crucial.

Accredited

The CompTIA A+ has been authorised by the ISO 17024 standard and by the U.S. Department of Defence.

Industry-supported

Hundreds of experts have been consulted to create the online CompTIA A+ training course, ensuring that the latest tools, trends, techniques and best practice in network design, configuration, and support are included.

NEW! CompTIA A+ Core Series

The world’s leading tech association, and our partners, CompTIA, have released their latest version of the CompTIA A+. CompTIA is constantly reviewing and updating the items on their certification exams with major revisions every three years. The CompTIA A+ Core Series is the latest version with expanded content on growing parts of the IT support role including an expansion of baseline security topics and a different approach to defining competency in operational procedures.

What’s in this version?

A general expansion of baseline security topics core to the IT support role, including:
• Physical versus logical security concepts and measures
• Social engineering
• Malware detection and removal
• Device hardening for not just PCs but devices in general

An alternative approach in defining competency in operational procedures in:
• Importance of documentation and using best practices
• Change management
• Basic disaster prevention and recovery
• Privacy concerns, including GDPR and handing PII
• Scripting basics
• Use of remote access

Networking and device connectivity are broadened:
• Cloud and virtualization are now weighed more heavily
• Managing networking and device connectivity includes IoT devices and related protocols
• Includes the concept of Internet appliances and endpoint management servers
• Added wireless mesh networks to network types