Rachel Fabro Posts

Going to school for your children today is much different than it was when you were a kid. You used to be able to get away with your stories of walking to school in three feet of snow, up-hill both ways, but today’s kids can Google your story and find out that you’re just exaggerating. Jean Andrews, CompTIA A+ textbook author with Cengage Learning, gathered educators from across the country at CompTIA Breakaway to discuss the changes to the modern-day classroom. The approach children ...

Going to school for your children today is much different than it was when you were a kid. You used to be able to get away with your stories of walking to school in three feet of snow, up-hill both ways, but today’s kids can Google your story and find out that you’re just exaggerating.Jean Andrews, CompTIA A+ textbook author with Cengage Learning, gathered educators from across the country at CompTIA Breakaway to discuss the changes to the modern-day classroom.The approach children are taking wh ...

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for virtually every industry, thus creating a growing demand for professionals with security skills. Cyber foundations is the second fastest growing job field in the U.S. between now and 2018, second only to healthcare. But where are these people going to come from? A hot-button topic at CompTIA Breakaway, Joseph Cuenco, executive director at The Science Center of Pinellas County in Florida, gave CAPP Academic education leaders a glimpse into the innovative cu ...

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for virtually every industry, thus creating a growing demand for professionals with security skills.  Cyber foundations is the second fastest growing job field in the U.S. between now and 2018, second only to healthcare. But where are these people going to come from?A hot-button topic at CompTIA Breakaway, Joseph Cuenco, executive director at The Science Center of Pinellas County in Florida, gave CAPP Academic education leaders a glimpse into the innovative cur ...

400 industry leaders. Three session tracks. One day.  That's what you'll find at this year’s CompTIA EMEA Member Conference on 9 November in London.Join your peers at the Hilton Metropole to hear the latest industry insights from leaders who have been instrumental in the developments that have affected the IT industry this year. This is your chance to get tips on how to help boost your bottom line—even in a struggling economy. Registration is just £69 for CompTIA members and £109 for nonmembers. ...

What does your business have that other businesses don’t? How do you set your staff apart from the competition? For some businesses like Incredible Connection, the CompTIA Authorized Service Center (ASC) accreditation gives them the competitive advantage over other IT service and repair companies. Incredible Connection is an IT specialist retailer with 60 stores across South Africa, and two additional stores in Namibia and Botswana. With 155 staff members, customer service is Incredible Connecti ...

What does your business have that other businesses don’t? How do you set your staff apart from the competition? For some businesses like Incredible Connection, the CompTIA Authorized Service Center (ASC) accreditation gives them the competitive advantage over other IT service and repair companies.    Incredible Connection is an IT specialist retailer with 60 stores across South Africa, and two additional stores in Namibia and Botswana. With 155 staff members, customer service is Incre ...

In today’s global economy, leaders in the training industry must keep up with trends not only in their region, but also worldwide. Industry partners need to work together, no matter where they are located. CompTIA Colloquium gave attendees a look at how some of these international partners are working across borders to drive the IT industry forward.In Mexico, industry partner Norma Valdez from Accithia Learning is working toward integrating certification in the learning centers’ curriculum. Acci ...

Believe it or not, the video games you were so hesitant to buy for your child may just be his or her key to a successful education and career. Speaking at Colloquium yesterday, John Jamison from ImagiLearning questioned what it was that drew people into a game for hours at a time and looked for ways that he could integrate it into the learning process.The Questions:What is it about games that draw kids in to play 45 to 55 hours a week? Why can’t they pass their classes in school but spend all th ...

Today, there are more than 600,000 open IT jobs in the United States, making IT training and education as critical as ever in building a strong workforce. The current economic environment has nurtured continuing developments in the IT industry. As new technologies emerge, the industry is looking to organizations to develop and drive new talent to fill those open jobs.The common theme for driving this talent is collaboration. It will be the collaboration of agencies, public and private organizati ...