Does Tuition Assistance cover Comptia certifications (and if so, which ones)?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:51:07 -0500

Response by SSG Derek Scheller made Feb 18 at 2017 1:59 PM

SSG Derek Scheller — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 13:59:52 -0500

No, not unless you are going to a college that offers it within their tuition, I may be wrong but last time I checked that's how it was. Some Technical schools have vouchers built in to their classes so it can work with them.

Response by MSG Michael Caldwell made Feb 18 at 2017 2:10 PM

MSG Michael Caldwell — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 14:10:26 -0500

If I remember correctly, if you take your A+ through e-learning you can take the test one time. Go to Army on line then go to my education and it should be there. It's been almost four years but you should be able to find it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 18 at 2017 7:45 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:45:44 -0500

Here's where you need to read: http://www.pearsonvue.com/gov/comptia/
It helps if there is a Signal University where you are located to help facilitate getting a voucher, but if all else fails, you have additional reimbursable resources. There's also plenty of websites out there that offer discounted vouchers that are about to expire. Hope this helps.

Military Testing with Pearson VUE and CompTIA

Pearson VUE and CompTIA provide certification testing for U.S. service members and offers DoD 8570 mandated IT exams.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 18 at 2017 7:48 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 19:48:20 -0500

Thank you all for your responses

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 19 at 2017 2:05 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 02:05:40 -0500

You can use TA to pay for a technical certification but I don't recommend it. Do your skillports to include the test prep and you can have the army pay for the voucher once you go on to acts I believe and pass its test. Use your TA for college. If you have any questions let me know I can get more information for you tomorrow.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2017 2:26 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:26:35 -0400

I'm currently finishing up a BS in Secure Networks and Computing through UMUC. For your baseline IT certifications (e.g. A+, Network+, Security+), the courseware focuses primarily on you using something called "Testout.com" and their host of videos and online labs to train up to pass the certification. However, neither the college nor TA covers the cost of actually going to sit for the certification test, which is administered through PearsonVUE.

UMUC allows you to also use the IT certificate to take the place of a comparable class within their curriculum. So, I used my A+ for one class and my CEH for another.

I have heard of some units (those with cyber focus) which allow for unit funds to be used through the appropriate paperwork (I think a local TDY/1610 or something to that effect.) My experience in A Co. 310th MI Battalion is that I never got one of these "for free."

Just my experience, things may be different in other units and things may have changed.