Hello IT Professionals,
Registration closes soon for the first of two EdCert courses in August, the CompTIA PenTest+ course. This course is designed for IT professionals who want to develop penetration testing skills to enable them to identify information-system vulnerabilities and effective remediation techniques for those vulnerabilities.
Held online August 10-14, the cost is $500. Register by Wednesday, August 5.
The second EdCert course in August is Microsoft Windows 10 (MOC MD-100). In this course, students will learn how to support and configure Windows 10 desktops in an organizational environment.
Held online August 31-September 4, the cost is $350. Register by Wednesday, August 26.
Each of these courses spans five-days and meets daily from 9 am to 4 pm ET. Courses take advantage of cloud-based lab environments, which remain available for your use for approximately 180 days!
To view the Fall 2020 schedule, obtain full course descriptions, and to register visit the Current Course Offerings section on the newly updated EdCert tab at the IT Community Partnerships website at uits.iu.edu/edcert. While there peruse the vendor sections to see the catalog of EdCert courses planned for FY’21.
Notes:
- You will need to provide a departmental account number to complete your registration.
- At this time, participation in these courses for IU’s IT Professionals is available as ONLINE ATTENDANCE ONLY, remotely from your own workstation.
Questions? Email talk2uits@iu.edu.
–IT Community Partnerships
~~~~~ Today’s IT Pro Tip ~~~~~
Interested in professional certification? In addition to providing technical knowledge, EdCert courses are aligned as prep for industry standard certification examinations from vendors like Microsoft and CompTIA. As part of the course fee you may have access to the corresponding practice exam for 180 days at no additional cost. For more information on certifications, visit the Certification section of the EdCert website at https://itcp.uits.iu.edu/edcert/certification.html.