CompTIA
| Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
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| legal form | non-profit |
| founding | January 1982 |
| Seat | Downers Grove, Illinois , USA |
| Website | https://www.comptia.org/de |
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is an international branch association of the IT industry . Members include IT manufacturers, dealers, service providers , freelancers , trainers and other industry members from a total of 102 nations.
The seat is in Downer Grove, a suburb of Chicago (USA). CompTIA Germany is based in Düsseldorf . The association was founded in 1982 as the Association of Better Computer Dealers (ABCD) and renamed the Computing Technology Industry Association in 1993. The aim of the association is to promote the growth of the IT industry. To this end, CompTIA creates uniform standards worldwide for the training and further education of IT specialists and, together with its member companies, develops manufacturer-neutral IT certifications . In addition, the association develops and establishes global standards for IT specialists, conducts market research and represents the political interests of its members.
CompTIA IT Certifications
The CompTIA certifications are aimed at IT professionals who acquire specialist knowledge for various IT specialist disciplines such as PC technicians / IT support technicians, network technicians / network administrators, server technicians / server administrators / storage administrators, security specialists / consultants or project management and who can prove this with a certificate want. The CompTIA certifications are manufacturer-neutral / manufacturer-independent globally recognized IT certificates that do not refer to a specific hardware or software. They are valid as entry level as well as advanced certificates for IT specialists, as they confirm the graduates basic / extended specialist knowledge and corresponding practical experience.
CompTIA certifications are recognized as part of various manufacturer-specific certification programs (for example from Microsoft or Novell ). The German certification body Cert: IT also recognizes various international certifications from CompTIA as access authorization for certified IT specialists ( APO-IT ). In addition, CompTIA certificates are part of certification programs that IT manufacturers such as Dell use to certify their service and sales partners. Furthermore, many CompTIA certifications are recommended or required as a requirement by companies such as Apple , HP Inc. , Intel , Lenovo , Microsoft , and the US Department of Defense . Some of these certifications are federally recognized in the United States.
Switzerland
CompTIA PC / LAN Supporter: In Switzerland it is possible to obtain certification as a CompTIA PC / LAN Supporter. This course usually lasts one year, is part-time and is a CompTIA Authorized Partner Program. It includes the CompTIA A +, Network +, and Server + exams. It certifies the ability to become an IT system administrator.
CompTIA certifications
- CompTIA A +: Certification for PC Technicians / IT Support Technicians
- CompTIA Network +: Certification for network technicians / network administrators
- CompTIA Server +: Certification for server technicians / server administrators
- CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP): Master Level Certification for Cybersecurity / IS Professionals
- CompTIA Security +: Certification for IT security specialists / consultants
- CompTIA CySA +: Certification for specialists in cybersecurity
- CompTIA PenTest +: Certification in the area of penetration testing (ethical hacking)
- CompTIA CTT + - either virtual or classroom: certification for IT trainers
- CompTIA Project +: Project Management Certification
- CompTIA Linux +: Certification for Linux professionals
- CompTIA Cloud +: Certification for cloud / outsourcing specialists