CompTIA A+ provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in PC support. This course is designed to help you learn the skills required to gain an internationally recognised and endorsed IT accreditation

The CompTIA A+ certification is now held by thousands of people worldwide and is recognised as the starting point for many in their IT career. Many small businesses require internal staff to troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems and perform upgrades. This can help reduce costs while maintaining efficiency in all businesses. It is important to note that many companies require their field engineers to have this qualification before they will let them touch a PC.

CompTIA qualifications are vendor-neutral and sponsored by the world's largest IT companies including IBM, Intel, Novell, Microsoft and Unisys.

To show the importance of this qualification, Microsoft counts the A+ and N+ as one of the electives in an MCSA. Further details are available at www.comptia.org.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This is a great course suitable for beginners in the IT industry.

Gaining the A+ qualification is essential for anyone looking to pursue a career in IT support for roles such as IT Support Technician, PC Support, IT Helpdesk Engineer etc.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This A+ course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in PC support. So, if you’re looking for a career in IT, this course is a great starting point.

The course is broken down into 2 parts and you’ll learn the skills you need to install, repair, upgrade, configure, optimise, troubleshoot – along with undertaking daily maintenance within a busy IT department, retail computer store or tackling home repairs.

It’s an online study course so you can choose where and when you study. If you prefer a structured learning environment you can study in one of our training centres or, you can log in from home or work if you prefer to fit study sessions around other commitments.

The course is fully interactive and there are interactive laboratories and access to pre- and post-test questions so you can be confident by the end of the course that you’re ready to go on and undertake

the newest A+ examinations (220-901 and 220-902)

BENEFITS:

•  The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace;
•  The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training certificate;
•  The opportunity to gain an industry recognised certification*

Potential Job Roles:-

• First-line support
• Help desk operator
• PC service engineer
• Office IT Assistant

There are two key sections to this course:

PART 1

Contains 4 domains which focus on the following topics:

•  Domain 1: Hardware
•  Domain 2: Networking
•  Domain 3: Mobile devices
•  Domain 4: Hardware and network troubleshooting

PART 2

Contains 4 domains which cover:

•  Domain 1: Windows Operating systems session 1
•  Domain 2: Windows Operating systems session 2
•  Domain 3: Windows Operating systems session 3
•  Domain 4: Other operating systems and technologies

Each domain is broken into sub-sections so you’ll work methodically through each area.

* Vendor specific exams may need to be organised separately.