IT Careers Blog

To better learn, we need to rethink how we organize information and how we teach that information. Reuben Tozman, chief learning officer, edCetra Training, delved into how people will learn in the future during the CompTIA Colloquium conference this week in Chicago. Traditionally teaching has moved from one teacher to one student, to one teacher to many students. But ... Read More

For recent generations the digital era is not an emerging trend but simply the status quo. Previous generations have had to learn or "un-learn" and part ways with legacy technologies before adopting new technologies, but Gen Y (aka "millennials" born 1982-1994) and Gen Z (aka "digital natives" born 1995-2011) have been immersed in the technologies of the digital era since ... Read More

An IT career was something Derrick Graham pursued for years, completing online-college level IT classes while enlisted in the Navy and working as an aircraft mechanic.  But it wasn’t until he completed CompTIA certifications required by Department of Defense Directive 8570 at a New Horizons Learning Center in Durham, N.C., that Graham won his first IT job. “I didn’t get my first break until after ... Read More

Is there an organization that is perfectly content with the level of skills and expertise their employees possess? Doubtful, but for both good and bad reasons. Given today’s unforgiving competitive environment and the skills needed to effectively support ever-changing technology, an overarching gap in IT skills is no surprise. As the data in CompTIA’s State of the IT Skills Gap... Read More

On my way into work a few weeks ago, mindlessly listening to talk radio, I heard one of the most exciting pieces of news I’ve heard in a long time. The Girl Scouts of America had added three new badges to its program: computer expert, digital movie maker and website designer. I actually found myself cheering out loud and high ... Read More