Please contact one of our US Academic business development managers from the list of contacts on page five.
Academic Program
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the tech-forward community of the $5.2 trillion global IT ecosystem and the hub for the approximately 75 million professionals who design, deploy, manage and secure the technology that powers the modern economy. Through collaboration, education, certifications, advocacy and market research, CompTIA delivers the tech talent that moves the workforce forward.
CompTIA Academic Partner Program The CompTIA Academic Partner Program prepares today’s students to be employable in our global digital economy. Through our partnership, we provide tools and resources to help schools deploy turnkey curriculum including fundamental digital skills, IT and Cybersecurity. CompTIA Academic Partners leverage our learning resources, eLearning courseware and hands-on labs. CompTIA also provides skills validation through CompTIA’s vendor-neutral certifications, giving your students a competitive edge in securing that dream tech job. In addition, we support instructors with continuous training and teaching best-practices through our connected global network. Together, with our partners, we aim to deliver in-demand tech talent to the global workforce.
TO JOIN: Please visit CompTIA.org/academy and complete the application. There is no fee to join. If you have questions, please contact your CompTIA Account Manager listed on page 4.
Who May Join? *
• Secondary Schools (including career, vocational or technical centers) • Colleges and Universities (traditional degree granting community and technical colleges and universities) • Government Funded Educational Agencies (non-U.S. only) • Not For Profit Educational Institutions that provide technology instruction (eg: 501(c) 3 in the United States) • U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Centers • Correctional Facilities *Complete eligibility criteria are contained in the official online application. Program Benefits General Benefits
DISCOUNTED ACADEMIC PRICING
Your organization and students receive preferred Academic pricing on all CompTIA learning resources and exam vouchers. To access Academic Partner instructions for purchasing official CompTIA learning resources from the CompTIA Store visit: the CompTIA Store Exam objectives are mapped to skills and competencies for IT and Cybersecurity job roles. This alignment helps academic institutions develop curriculum and build lesson plans. Exam objectives can be accessed online at the Partner Website Official CompTIA learning resources are the only study material exclusively developed by CompTIA for the CompTIA certification candidate; the content library includes training to support all CompTIA certification exams. CompTIA employs trusted third party subject matter experts to review and validate that content meets exam objectives at the appropriate breadth and depth. Extensive market research informs the development of content ensuring that products are innovative, effective and designed to alleviate instructor and student challenges.
CERTIFICATION EXAM OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED BY EMPLOYERS
THE OFFICIAL COMPTIA LEARNING RESOURCES
To explore the comprehensive CompTIA Solution visit: the CompTIA Solutions Catalog
CERTIFICATION VERIFICATION TOOL Use exam voucher numbers to track your students’ testing results. Some restrictions may apply.
To access the Verification Tool visit: the Partner Website
COMPTIA MARKETING MATERIALS FOR COURSE PROMOTION
Access to CompTIA logos and digital assets for promotion including, posters, labor market research and whitepapers. Academic Partner Plaque - will be eligible after $500 of purchases within the first 12 months of partnership. This is a one time benefit.
AUTHORIZED ACADEMIC PARTNER PROGRAM
COMPTIA - HOSTED WEBINARS
CompTIA webinars provide critical details on new certifications and innovations to improve your school’s IT curriculum. Watch on-demand webinars and RSVP to upcoming webinar invitations. Visit: the CompTIA webinar page The Annual CompTIA Partner Summit attracts hundreds of training managers and instructors from academic, commercial, government and corporate markets. Our programming inspires partners to improve training solutions and enhance the skillset of the IT workforce.
ANNUAL PARTNER MEETING: PARTNER SUMMIT AND EMEA PARTNER EVENT
Instructor Benefits
COMPTIA INSTRUCTOR NETWORK (CIN)
CIN is a worldwide community for instructors providing CompTIA certification training. Join hundreds of instructors collaborating, sharing best practices, and receiving valuable resources. Visit: CIN Train-the-Trainer (TTT) online courses are offered for new and updated certifications. TTT are live and on-demand online courses. TTT are targeted to help instructors prepare for classroom success. Visit: CIN
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES
ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Certification brochures and flyers tailored to IT students and additional posters, videos and infographics. Visit: the Back-to-School page
Student Benefits
INTERACTIVE CAREER PATHWAY PLANNING TOOL
This dynamic resource provides students with details on how certifications can help develop a variety of IT career pathways. Includes median national salary data and employment forecasts for specific IT job roles. Visit: the IT Career Pathway Planner
CONVIENENT CERTIFICATION EXAM TESTING OPTIONS
Students can test in-person or online for CompTIA certification exams.
Register for online testing with remote proctoring, powered by Pearson OnVue. This platform allows candidates to take their CompTIA exams anywhere, anytime, while maintaining a secure testing environment. To learn more visit: Pearson OnVue
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CompTIA Solutions Catalog
Explore CompTIA certifications, accompanying curriculum and Official CompTIA learning resources in our solutions catalog.
Visit: the CompTIA Solutions Catalog Purchasing and Pricing
CompTIA Academic Partners may purchase Official learning resources and certification exam vouchers in the CompTIA Store. To remain a Partner in the CompTIA Academic Program, an institution must purchase content or exam vouchers directly from CompTIA, the academic bookstore or through students identifying with the institution on our Aca- demic store. Purchases must be made annually to remain in the program. CompTIA will monitor purchases.
To locate your purchase price and instructions for purchasing using your partner discount visit: the CompTIA Partner website
Contact CAPP@CompTIA.org to learn more
AUTHORIZED ACADEMIC PARTNER PROGRAM
CompTIA offers academic pricing for students at U.S. degree granting Title IV universities and U.S. High school Junior and Senior students who are 16 years of age and older directly at CompTIA Academic Store. Partners may request a Direct Registration Code to pass along to students, enabling students to register for an exam voucher at the Academic rate using their credit card. A cost savings site license option is available for the CompTIA IT Fundamentals and Cloud Essentials+ exams. The CompTIA Client Proctor Test Delivery System is required. Learn more about Site Licensing. Academic Meetups and CompTIA-hosted Webinars Join our 30-minute monthly Meetups to ensure you maximize your CompTIA benefits. Our webinars provide critical details on new certifications and innovations to improve your school’s IT curriculum. Watch on-demand webinars and RSVP to our Meetup and webinar invitations. View upcoming and previous webinars here. CompTIA IT Pro Student Memberships CompTIA is here to help your students continue their journeys to technology careers. CompTIA IT Pro Student Membership offers access to more than 120 student chapters, competitions, scholarships, CompTIA product discounts, industry insights and more. Learn more about starting a student chapter.
STUDENTS PURCHASING OPTIONS
ACADEMIC PARTNER SITE LICENSING
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Alan Rowland Director, Business Development US Academic arowland@comptia.org 630-678-8520
Brian Matzelle Senior Manager, Business Development US Academic bmatzelle@comptia.org 630-678-832 4
Jill Thielmann Senior Manager , Business Development US Academic jthielmann@comptia.org 630-678-8334
Marquis Rodgers Senior Specialist , Business Development US Academic mrodgers@comptia.org 630-678-8337
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