CompTIA released an update to the A+ certification in 2009 and also announced the retirement schedule for the 2006 version of the certification. This session is about latest updates on how the changes to A+ and other CompTIA certifications will affect the academic community.

CompTIA also announced the CompTIA Authorized Partner Program (CAPP). An Academic CAPP will be available in early 2010.

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Speakers Bio

Alan joined CompTIA in 2003 after a 17 year career at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis. At Ivy Tech's Indianapolis campus he was a computer technology instructor for 13 years, primarily teaching certification curriculum from Cisco, Novell and Microsoft. He also served as the Director of Workforce Certification for the Ivy Tech Workforce Certification program for over 3 years, managing a variety of certification and licensure programs.

During his career at Ivy Tech Alan served as a member of the Novell Education Advisory Council and the Certiport Academic Advisory Council. He authored two computer software textbooks and served as a contributor and technical editor on five other publications.

Alan holds bachelors and masters degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.