Training

A+ Certification

Designed for:      Entry-level service technicians in the computer industry.  Students who want an internationally recognised qualification.

Pre-requisites:    Experience of using one or more: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

Objective:           To prepare students for the A+ Certification Examinations. (See below) The A+ Certification program is an industry-wide, vendor-neutral program developed and sponsored by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).

Course Content: 

The course, like the examinations is split into 8 areas or “domains” 
 
    ·          Personal Computer Components
    ·          Laptop and Portable Devices
    ·          Operating Systems
    ·         
Printers and Scanners
    ·         
Networks
    ·          Security
    ·          Safety and Environmental Issues
    ·          Communication and Professionalism

Study Options:

  1. Basic:          We supply you with high quality course manuals which you use to study independently.

  2. Hands on:    We supply high quality course manuals. We then provide additional local support. The student is provided with the necessary hardware and software to carry out the exercises built into the course manuals. This is done through a series of hands-on, supervised lab sessions at our centre, which can be arranged at times to suit the student. As final examination preparation we supply online practice testing.

  3. Online:        A combination of high quality physical course materials and online services:

bullet Course Manuals - the core material in A5 binders 
bullet Multimedia CDs - extra resources to aid independent learning
bullet Online Mentoring - questions answered online by subject experts
bullet Online Tutorials - live, interactive, instructor-led sessions
bullet Online Progress Testing - used to measure progress and highlight areas of difficulty
bullet Online Exam Preparation - practice for exams leading to recognised qualifications
bullet Virtual Labs - online access to specialised systems
bullet Learning Management System - online tools to access records and manage training

Taking The Examinations:

The Exams for the CompTIA programme can be taken at our centre. Both exams must be passed to achieve A+ Certification. The cost of sitting these exams is not included in any fees quoted.

  1. CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam... (Exam: 220-601)

  2. CompTIA A+ IT Technician Exam... (Exam: 220-602)  

 

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