Study for your exams at your own pace – Easily Anytime Anywhere!

Vendor neutral certification provider CompTIA have announced today that they are going to offer E-learning courses in partnership with Element K to help candidates prepare  for their exams.

Courses will be available initially for the following certifications: CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Server+ , Linux+, Convergence+, Project+, RFID+ , and PDI+ certifications; as well as for the CompTIA Strata certificate program.

Courses combine comprehensive conceptual information and interactive procedural training. Lessons and course activities can be repeated as often as needed to ensure skill development. CompTIA eLearning online courses provide students with a high degree of interactivity to reinforce basic skills.

“Ongoing training and certification are key building blocks to meet the ever expanding and complex job requirements facing today’s IT workers.” said Terry Erdle, senior vice president, skills certifications, CompTIA. He also added “With CompTIA eLearning courses and our certification programs, individuals can empower themselves with qualifications and credentials to apply for IT jobs, qualify for promotions and build more viable careers”

More details can be found here. http://www.comptia.org/elearning.aspx

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