IT Insights Blog — CompTIA A+
IT Training Helps Good People Do Great Things
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I recently read an article in Certification Magazine about an older woman who suffers from physical disabilities so severe that she was considered unemployable. Lois Agler made her way to a Goodwill facility in Michigan that offered free IT training. She trained using PC Pro, earned her CompTIA A+ certification and is now working as a Tier-1 helpdesk technician earning more than $19 an hour. The article reminded me of a conversation with one of my Office Pro customers who suffers from dyslexia, a developmental reading disorder in which the brain has trouble recognizing and processing certain letters.
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Awesome IT Certification Ideas for Last-Minute Holiday Shoppers
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TestOut is giving the gift of education this Christmas! If you’re out of the loop on this year’s holiday savings, then let’s get you caught up. Here is the scoop on all of the current and future pricing for top TestOut Continuing Education products: Library Suite: $695/year (Reg. $895) The regular price tag on a library suite is a great price. Throw in a $200 discount — using coupon code CERTIFY15 — and it's just absurd. TestOut courses are experience-based and thorough, the best training on the market. With that in mind, look at all of the courses you get with...
Your Starring Role in IT Requires Top-Caliber Training
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There's a fun new article up at the Certification Magazine website. Compiled from data gathered in CertMag's most recent Salary Survey, the article lists the "best" hacker characters in Hollywood movies, as determined by real-world cybersecurity professionals. It's like asking doctors to rate the characters on "Grey's Anatomy," or having actual superheroes decide who are the most real-seeming characters in an "Avengers" movie. So who did the best job of convincing actual security techs that his (or her) hacking skills were legit? Hey, read the article — who are we to spoil their fun? Of course, when it comes to...