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CO CompTIA IS (ISC)2

BEGINNER/NOVICE INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED EXPERT Certifications ADVANCED

Information
CSSLP: Certified Secure Software
BEGINNER/NOVICE
Lifecycle Professional
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ EXPERT
CompTIA ITF+ CISSP: Certified Information Systems

Security
CompTIA Project+ Security Professional
INTERMEDIATE
CompTIA CTT+: Certified Technical Trainer
CompTIA Data+ IT ITIL
CompTIA Linux+ BEGINNER/NOVICE

CO CompTIA A+ CO CompTIA Network+ CO CompTIA CySA+ GI GSLC CO CompTIA CASP+ CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
ITIL Foundations
INTERMEDIATE
CompTIA Server+ ITIL Intermediate

CO CompTIA ITF+ CO CompTIA Security+ CO CompTIA PenTest+ GI GCED CI CCIE ADVANCED

CompTIA Cloud+
ADVANCED
ITIL Expert
CompTIA CySA+: Cybersecurity Analyst EXPERT

CA CCSK IA CISA IA CGEIT

ITIL Master
CO CompTIA Server+
CompTIA PenTest+
CO CompTIA Project+
CO CompTIA Linux+
EXPERT
CompTIA CASP+: CompTIA Advanced LP Linux Professional
CI CCNA CI CCNP IA CISM IS CISSP Security Practitioner
Institute
CO CompTIA Network+
BEGINNER/NOVICE
AD Adobe Linux Essentials
EC CEH CI CCDP IS CSSLP M2 CPTE INTERMEDIATE
LPIC-1 Linux Administrator
CO CompTIA Server+
BEGINNER/NOVICE
ACP: Adobe Certified Professional ADVANCED

GI GISP EC CHFI OS OSCP OS OSCE INTERMEDIATE

ACI: Adobe Certified Instructor
LPIC-2 Linux Engineer

Solutions Architect - Associate

EXPERT
AWS EXPERT
ACE: Adobe Certified Expert
LPIC-3 Linux Professional

GI GSEC GI GCIH M2 Mile2

AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate AR Aruba EXPERT

MS Microsoft Certified:
Network and
INTERMEDIATE CPTE: Certified Penetration
CI CCDA ACMP: Aruba Certified Mobility
Professional
Testing Engineer

CO CompTIA A+ Associate MS MS Microsoft

CI CCNA AWS Amazon Web Services
ELS eJPT
Cloud
BEGINNER/NOVICE:
BEGINNER/NOVICE Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals
CO CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ LI LPIC-1 CO CompTIA CASP+
AWS: Cloud Practitioner
INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE:
Microsoft Certified: Associate
CO CompTIA Cloud+ LP LPIC-2 AWS: Certified Solutions Architect - ADVANCED:

CO CompTIA ITF+ MS Microsoft Certified Associate* CI CCDS

Associate
AWS: Certified SysOps Administrator -
Microsoft Certified: Expert

AWS Solutions MS Microsoft Certified: Associate

MU MongoDB University
CO CompTIA Project+ OS OpenStack Administrator
AWS: Certified Developer - Associate

Architect - Expert* CI CCIE ADVANCED

AWS: Certified Solutions Architect -
INTERMEDIATE
MongoDB Certified Developer Associate

RH RHCSA
Professional
AWS Cloud Practitioner Professional GO Google Certified Professional AWS: Certified DevOps Engineer-
RH RHCE Professional PR PRINCE2

SU SCA Cloud Architect

INTERMEDIATE

LP Linux Essentials AWS DevOps Cloud Security PRINCE2 Foundation

SU SCE CA
Alliance
ADVANCED

Engineer -
PRINCE2 Practitioner

MS Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals* VM VCP HP ASE

VM VCAP
ADVANCED
CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security OR Oracle
Professional LP LPIC-3
Knowledge

VM VCA
INTERMEDIATE
CI Cisco Systems OCP: Java SE Programmer
IT ITIL Intermediate EXPERT

CA CCSK RH RHCA
INTERMEDIATE OCPJAD: Java EE Application Developer
CCDA: Cisco Certified DevNet Associate
MS Microsoft Certified: CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
ADVANCED
OS Offensive Security
CI CCNP SU SEA CCDP: Cisco Certified DevNet ADVANCED

Associate*
IT Service
Professional OSCP: Offensive Security Certified
CCNP: Cisco Certified Network Professional
CI CCDP VM VCDX Professional EXPERT

PM CAPM EXPERT
OSCE: Offensive Sercurity Certified
Expert

Management
CCDS: Cisco Certified DevNet

PR PRINCE2 Foundation GO Google Certified Specialist

CO CompTIA Network+ CCIE: Cisco Certified Internetwork PM PMI
Professional
Expert INTERMEDIATE

SF Salesforce Certified
CAPM: PMI Certified Associate in
CO CompTIA Security+ Collaboration CPP CPP Institute Project Management

Administrator
ADVANCED

CO CompTIA A+
INTERMEDIATE PMP: PMI Project Professional
AR ACMP Engineer
CPP: C++ Certified Entry-Level
Programmer
PY Python Institute
CO CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ CW CWNA BEGINNER/NOVICE
Python PCEP
CW CWNP ADVANCED

CO CompTIA ITF+ HD HDI DSM Python PCPP

INTERMEDIATE
CWNA: Certified Wireless Network
Administrator
RH Red Hat
CO CompTIA Project+ HD HDI SCM
CO CompTIA CASP+ EC EC Council INTERMEDIATE
RHCSA: Red Hat Certified System
Administrator
IT ITIL Foundation
INTERMEDIATE

IT ITIL Master
CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker ADVANCED
ADVANCED RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer
IT ITIL Expert CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensic EXPERT

SC CSP Investigator RHCA: Red Hat Certified Architect

MS Microsoft Certified: Expert* ELS eLearnSecurity SAS SAS

CO CompTIA Data+ INTERMEDIATE
eJPT: eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration
INTERMEDIATE
SAS Certified Specialist: Visual

CO CompTIA Linux+ PM PMP Tester Business Analytics

CO CompTIA Security+ PR PRINCE2 Practitioner Data & GI GIAC

INTERMEDIATE
GISP: GIAC Information Security
SC
EXPERT
Scrum Alliance
CSP: Certified Scrum Professional

Development
Professional

AWS Developer - Associate GSEC: GIAC Security Essentials

ADVANCED
GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
SF Salesforce
INTERMEDIATE

CO CompTIA ITF+ C++ Certified Entry-Level

GCIH: GIAC Certified Incident Handler Salesforce Certified Administrator
CPP GSLC: Security Leadership
SU SUSE
CO CompTIA Project+ Programmer GO Google
ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE
SCA: SUSE Certified Administrator

MS Microsoft Certified: Associate*

GO: Google Certified Professional ADVANCED

AD Adobe Certified Professional Collaboration Engineer SCE: SUSE Certified Engineer

EXPERT

DevOps Engineer-Professional
GO: Google DevOps Engineer

MU MongoDB Certified
AWS AD ACE SEA: SUSE Enterprise Architect

MS Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals*

EXPERT
GO: Google Certified Professional Cloud
Architect TA Tableau
Developer Associate GO Google DevOps Engineer OR Java EE Application Developer
PY Python PCEP
INTERMEDIATE
HD HDI Global Certification Tableau Certified Data Analyst

MS Microsoft Certified: Expert* SC CSP

INTERMEDIATE

OR OCP Java SE Programmer

HDI CI: HDI Certified Instructor
HDI DSM: HDI Desktop Support Manager VM VMware
PM Project Management Professional (PMP)
HDI SCM: HDI Support Center Manager BEGINNER/NOVICE

SASSAS Certified Specialist: HP Hewlett-Packard

VCA: VMware Certified Associate
INTERMEDIATE

PY Python PCPP VCP: VMware Certified Professional

Visual Business Analytics EXPERT

ASE: Accredited Systems Engineer
ADVANCED
VCAP: VMware Certified Advanced

TA Tableau Certified Data Analyst ZD Zen Certified Engineer (ZCE) IA ISACA

Professional
EXPERT

Training
VCDX: VMware Certified Design Expert
ZD Framework 2 Certification
ADVANCED

CO CompTIA CTT+
CISA: Certified Information
ZD Zend
CompTIA A+ certification
Systems Auditor
CISM: Certified Information ADVANCED

AD ACI
Security Manager Zen Certified Engineer (ZCE)

has helped launch over EXPERT

CGEIT: Certified in the Governance of
Framework 2 Certification

HD HDI CI Enterprise IT

1 million IT careers.
MS MCT

Computer literacy certifications validating end user skills include IC3 and ECDL/ICDL Updated 4/2022

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