Certs convalidation

So i heard that after the 3 years of the CompTIA Certs you have to either re-take the exam or pass another CompTIA Exam to renew all of your other certs and keep them current. My question is, what if i take say 4 certifications between now and next year, will that extend every single one of my certifications for 3 more years after e.a. exam is passed for every new CompTIA Certification?

Also, are they automatically updated if i pass another vendor specific certification such as LPI or CCNA or are they specific to CompTIA's ?

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dave330i

Very little value in renewing CompTIA certs. I believe S+ renews A+ & N+, but not sure about the other way around. 4 CompTIA certs is about 2 too many.

Other vendor certs don't renew CompTIA certs.

webgeek

dave330i wrote: »

Very little value in renewing CompTIA certs. I believe S+ renews A+ & N+, but not sure about the other way around. 4 CompTIA certs is about 2 too many.

Other vendor certs don't renew CompTIA certs.

Your half right. Since Security+ is the highest cert, when you renew it will auto renew N+ & A+. You have 3 years to document 50 CEs, no minimum per year.

By passing other certs (CCNA, MCSA, etc) will give you 50 CEs. You can find the full list of certs on the CompTIA site.

Just forward your transcript to CompTIA and you will be good for 3 years. Just pay your annual fees.

the_hutch

dave330i wrote: »

Very little value in renewing CompTIA certs. I believe S+ renews A+ & N+, but not sure about the other way around. 4 CompTIA certs is about 2 too many.

Other vendor certs don't renew CompTIA certs.

The main reason people are renewing CompTIA certs these days is for 8570 compliance. Unfortunately, if you are DOD these days, you don't have much of a choice

amcnow

According to CompTIA Continuing Education Program,

I can use either my MCTS: SQL Server 2008 (Implementation and Maintenance) or Associate of (ISC)2 for CISSP to renew my CompTIA A+ certification. Am I reading this right?

EDIT: It looks like I needed to be enrolled in the CE Program beforehand. Unfortunately, I earned my MCTS and passed my CISSP exam before the CE Program started.
I guess I can still have it renewed when I submit my experience and endorsement for CISSP next year.

the_hutch

amcnow wrote: »

According to CompTIA Continuing Education Program,

I can use either my MCTS: SQL Server 2008 (Implementation and Maintenance) or Associate of (ISC)2 for CISSP to renew my CompTIA A+ certification. Am I reading this right?

Yes, you should be able to use either. Of course, I wouldn't recommend renewing unless you are required to by your job (especially given the fact that you have your Associate of ISC2). To keep it up to date, you have to pay the $50 a year CE dues.

amcnow

For A+, I think it is only $25 per year. With that said, you're right. It's still another expense on top of my ISC2 membership (which will only increase once I earn full CISSP).

My job doesn't require it. So, I'll wait and see what the future dictates. If I find myself needing Sec+, then I'll let that renew it.

Thanks.