One giant step for CompTIA. From sea to shining sea, first-hand reports from students and fellow instructors are in. The 600 series A+ tests are nothing like the 300 series. In a word, they are fair. Please note that fair and easy are two different words. A number of people are reporting the 600 series are easy. Easy is a relative term. Compared to the 300 series "how long is a rope?" type questions sure, the 600 series is a walk in the park. And even students with years of experience are finding some subject areas they need to study a bit before successfully challenging the 600 series tests. The good news is, this does not appear to be a fluke. The DHTI+ test is a fair test as well. Some would also call that an "easy" test. Again it depends on your background. This is not to say, in my mind, CompTIA has reached nirvana. And I can say, it certainly appears the lunacy that began six years ago with the organization has had its run and is returning to more rational thinking. It is certainly my hope, the organization continues to find the roots that brought them to splendor in the first place. With this reversal from the romp in unreality, I am changing my position as well by withdrawing my protest against CompTIA. I am looking forward to working even more with the ETA-I.org with a focus on completing a full career track for the computer geek to go along with the existing career track for the electronics types. I hope that we can complete this by the end of 2007. I am also hoping am looking forward to spending more time on my beloved CTT+ training as well as showing fellow geeks how their brains work under the banner I have called Training... RememberedTM. For those of you who do not know ETA-I.org they have certification tests that build on and are complementary to CompTIA offerings. The offerings are more niche oriented such as fiber optics and microwave. Wishing CompTIA continued success towards getting back to its roots and finding the success it once had, Tcat Houser |
