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CompTIA Reneges, Reconsiders on Lifetime Certifications

Posted by kdawson on from the had-our-fingers-crossed dept.

garg0yle writes "Recently, it was reported that IT certification house CompTIA had changed their A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications — rather than being 'for life,' there would now be a recertification requirement through continuing-education credits (and an accompanying fee). Needless to say, this made a lot of people very unhappy, and today it was announced that CompTIA has reversed their decision. Basically, any certification obtained before 2011 will still be 'for life.'" Ars notes the coincidence that CompTIA contacted them about the change of heart an hour after Ars's story about CompTIA's initial switcheroo went live.

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  1. More examples of why certs are useless by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Get a real degree or don't bother. Certs are 100% useless as a metric of anything other than memorization and having had a little money to spend.

  2. Re:CompTIA by TDyl · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And what good is an MBA?
    The ability to screw-up the world financial services industry and put many people on the streets?

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  3. Re:Where's your Evidence? by Lord+Ender · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is not wikipedia, you dick. I'm expressing my opinion based on my experience in industry. Perform your own study if you want to; I'm not on slashdot to do that for you. Dick.

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