Free CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Online Training for 30 Days

By Zubair Alexander

- On April 20, 2020

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Are you interested in a career in Information Technology (IT)? In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CompTIA is offering free online training for its CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) course. Whether you are interested in a career change, a student wanting to learn more about the IT fundamentals, or someone who lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find this training useful. The retail price for the CompTIA ITF+ course is $179. However, you will get a free license for this course from CompTIA for 30 days.

Resources for Career Changers

If you are considering a career change to IT, check out CompTIA's career change microsite. You will find useful information on this site for planning, learning, and figuring out if the IT career is right for you. For information on advancing your career in IT, use the CompTIA's IT career path roadmap. The roadmap lists the description of each career path, median national salary, annual job postings, and the expected job growth. If you earn some of the advanced certificates from various vendors (EC-Council, CompTIA, ISACA, etc.), you are likely to earn a much higher salary. The cybersecurity specialist's role has the highest expected job growth potential, while the Software & Web Developer role has the highest national median salary among the categories listed below.

According to the 2020 Robert Half Technology Salary Guide, The following are the most valuable IT certifications today.

Certified data professional (CDP)
Certified information systems security professional (CISSP)
Cisco certified internetwork expert (CCIE)
Cisco certified network associate (CCNA)
Cisco certified network professional (CCNP)
Certified information systems auditor (CISA)
CompTIA A+
Microsoft technology associate (MTA)
Project management professional (PMP)
Oracle certified professional
Salesforce certified development lifecycle and deployment
Certified Scrum master (CSM)
AWS certified solutions architect
Certified ethical hacker (CEH)
Global information assurance certification (GIAC)
ITIL

For anyone who's interested in an IT career, my recommendation is to start with the following three certifications, in the order listed below. This will give you a really solid foundation to begin your career and will significantly increase the chances of you getting hired in an entry-level IT role.

CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+

You will find a good summary of The 29 Most Valuable IT Certifications on Robert Half's blog. The post breaks down the best certifications for beginners, networking, IT security, cloud computing, help desk, etc. You may also be interested in the Top 10 Reasons to Start a Career in IT. Click the image below to download the infographic from CompTIA.

And finally, if you are a student, you can join the FREE CompTIA IT Pro Membership at no cost. This will be a Basic Student Membership for those considering a career in IT. If you hold at least one active CompTIA certification, you can join the FREE CompTIA Certified Membership.

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