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CO CompTIA IS (ISC)2

BEGINNER/NOVICE INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED EXPERT Certifications ADVANCED

Cybersecurity
CSSLP: Certified Secure Software
BEGINNER/NOVICE
CompTIA A+ Lifecycle Professional
CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ EXPERT
CompTIA ITF+ CISSP: Certified Information Systems
CompTIA Project+ Security Professional
INTERMEDIATE
CompTIA Data+ IT ITIL
CompTIA DataSys+
BEGINNER/NOVICE
CompTIA Linux+ ITIL Foundations
CO CompTIA A+ CO CompTIA Network+ CO CompTIA CySA+ IA CISA CO CompTIA CASP+ IA CGEIT CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
INTERMEDIATE
ITIL Intermediate
CompTIA Server+
CO CompTIA PenTest+ IA CISM CI CCIE
ADVANCED

CO CompTIA ITF+ CO CompTIA Security+ IS CISSP ADVANCED

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

CO CompTIA Project+ CO CompTIA Server+ CI CCNP IS CSSLP GI GCIH M2 CPTE

CompTIA PenTest+

CO CompTIA Linux+
EXPERT
CompTIA CASP+: CompTIA Advanced LP Linux Professional
GI GWAPT Institute
EC CHFI
Security Practitioner
CI CCNA MS Microsoft OS OSCE3
CO CompTIA Network+
BEGINNER/NOVICE
AC Analytics Certification Linux Essentials

EC CEH GI GCED Certified Expert Board INTERMEDIATE

LPIC-1
CO CompTIA Server+ ADVANCED
ADVANCED

GI GSEC GI GPEN OS OSCP ACB: Certified Analytics Professional

(CAP)
LPIC-2
EXPERT
AWS Solutions Architect - Associate AD Adobe
LPIC-3

GI GSLC
IP CIPM
Infrastructure
M2 Mile2
AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate BEGINNER/NOVICE
ACP: Adobe Certified Professional EXPERT
CPTE: Certified Penetration
MS Microsoft Certified:
ADVANCED

CI CCNA
and Cloud
ACE: Adobe Certified Expert Testing Engineer
EXPERT

Associate MS MS Microsoft
ACM: Adobe Certified Master
CO CompTIA A+ GO Professional Google AR Association of
BEGINNER/NOVICE:

Workspace Administrator ELS eJPT Change Management

Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals

CO CompTIA Cloud Essentials+

Microsoft Office Specialist
CO CompTIA CASP+ INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE:
Microsoft Certified: Associate

CO CompTIA ITF+ HD HDI DSM CCMP: Certified Change Management

Professional
ADVANCED:
Microsoft Certified: Expert
CI Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist
CO CompTIA Project+ HD HDI SCM AWS Amazon Web Services MU MongoDB University
CO CompTIA Cloud+ LP LPIC-2 CI CCIE BEGINNER/NOVICE
AWS: Cloud Practitioner
INTERMEDIATE

LI LPIC-1
MongoDB Certified Developer Associate
AWS Cloud Practitioner MS Microsoft Certified:
INTERMEDIATE
AWS Solutions GO Professional Cloud Architect AWS: Certified Solutions Architect -
Associate OR Oracle
MS Microsoft Certified Associate Architect - Expert
AWS: Certified SysOps Administrator -
LP Linux Essentials
INTERMEDIATE

HP ASE Associate
AWS: Certified Developer - Associate
OCP: Java SE Programmer
EXPERT

MS Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals

OT COA Professional RH RHCE ADVANCED
AWS: Certified Solutions Architect -
OCPJAD: Java EE Application Developer

LP LPIC-3 Professional OS Offensive Security

RH RHCSA AWS DevOps SU SCE AWS: Certified DevOps Engineer-

VM VTCA
Professional ADVANCED

Engineer - RH RHCA OSCP: Offensive Security Certified

Professional
SF Salesforce Certified VM VCAP CI Cisco Systems EXPERT

Professional SU SCE
OSCE3: Offensive Security Certified

Administrator
INTERMEDIATE Expert 3
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network
Associate

IT Service
OT OpenStack
SU SCA CI CCNP VM VCDX ADVANCED
CCNP: Cisco Certified Network INTERMEDIATE
Professional
COA: Certified OpenStack

Management
EXPERT
Administrator
VM VCP CCDS: Cisco Certified DevNet Specialist
CCIE: Cisco Certified Internetwork
PM PMI
Expert
INTERMEDIATE
CAPM: PMI Certified Associate in
CPP CPP Institute Project Management
INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
CPP: C++ Certified Entry-Level PMP: PMI Project Professional
CO CompTIA A+ Programmer
PR PRINCE2
DT Dell Technologies
CO CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ CO CompTIA Network+ IT ITIL Expert INTERMEDIATE
BEGINNER/NOVICE
PRINCE2 Foundation
Dell Technologies Data Science INTERMEDIATE

CO CompTIA ITF+ CO CompTIA Security+ Associate PRINCE2 Practitioner

PM PMP
CO CompTIA CASP+ EC EC Council PY Python Institute
CO CompTIA Project+ AR CCMP INTERMEDIATE BEGINNER/NOVICE

IT ITIL Master CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker Python PCEP

IT ITIL Intermediate CO CompTIA Data+ ADVANCED ADVANCED

IT ITIL Foundation CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensic Python PCPP

CO CompTIA DataSys+ SC CSP Investigator

RH Red Hat
PM CAPM ELS eLearnSecurity
PR PRINCE2 Foundation INTERMEDIATE

CO CompTIA Linux+
RHCSA: Red Hat Certified System
r PRINCE2 Practitioner
PR
INTERMEDIATE
eJPT: eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Administrator
Tester ADVANCED

CO CompTIA Security+
RHCE: Red Hat Certified Engineer
GI GIAC EXPERT
RHCA: Red Hat Certified Architect

DT DCA-DS INTERMEDIATE
GSEC: GIAC Security Essentials SAS SAS

Data & AI
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE

MS Microsoft Certified: Associate GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender

GCIH: GIAC Certified Incident Handler
SAS Certified Specialist: Visual
Business Analytics
GPEN: GIAC Penetration Tester

OR MySQL 8.0 Database Developer AC CAP

GSLC: Security Leadership
GWAPT: GIAC Web Application SC Scrum Alliance
Penetration Tester
CO CompTIA ITF+
EXPERT

OR MySQL Database Administrator GO Google Professional Data Engineer

EXPERT
GIAC: Certified Incident Handler
CSP: Certified Scrum Professional

SF Salesforce
CO CompTIA Project+ SAP SAP Certification Technology GO Google
MS Microsoft Certified: Expert
INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE Salesforce Certified Administrator

MS Microsoft Certified: Fundamentals Associate

GO: Professional Google Workspace
Administrator
SU SUSE
ADVANCED

MS MOS
GO: Google DevOps Engineer
SAS SAS Certified Specialist:
INTERMEDIATE
GO: Google Professional Data Engineer SCA: SUSE Certified Administrator
EXPERT ADVANCED
GO: Professional Cloud Architect SCE: SUSE Certified Engineer
Visual Business Analytics EXPERT
SCE: SUSE Certified Engineer
HD HDI Global Certification
TA Tableau Certified Data Analyst INTERMEDIATE
HDI DSM: HDI Desktop Support Manager
TA Tableau
HDI SCM: HDI Support Center Manager INTERMEDIATE

AD Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)

Tableau Certified Data Analyst
AD Adobe Certified Master (ACM) HP Hewlett-Packard
VM VMware
DevOps Engineer-Professional
EXPERT
AWS OR Java EE Application Developer ASE: Accredited Systems Engineer

Software
BEGINNER/NOVICE

CO CompTIA Linux+ IA ISACA

VCTA: VMware Certified Technical

GO Google DevOps Engineer

Associate
SC CSP INTERMEDIATE

CO CompTIA Security+
Development
ADVANCED

CO CompTIA Project+
VCP: VMware Certified Professional
CISA: Certified Information
PY Python PCPP
ADVANCED
Systems Auditor VCAP: VMware Certified Advanced
Developer – Associate
CISM: Certified Information
AD Adobe Certified Professional AWS Security Manager
Professional

ZD Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE)

EXPERT
EXPERT VCDX: VMware Certified Design Expert
CPP C++ Certified Entry-Level Programmer
CGEIT: Certified in the Governance of

PY Python PCEP
Enterprise IT
ZD Zend
MU MongoDB Certified Developer Associate ZD Framework 2 Certification IP IAPP ADVANCED
Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE)

OR OCP Java SE Programmer

INTERMEDIATE Framework 2 Certification
CIPM: Certified Information Privacy
Manager

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