Job Characteristics
Starting in 2010 - 70% of all contractor personnel supporting
Information Assurance functions for the federal government should
be appropriately certified at contract award, and 100% by the end
of calendar year 2010.
All IA jobs will be categorized as 'Technical' or 'Management'
Level I, II, or III; certification is required to be qualified for
those jobs.
The training, certification, and workforce management
requirements of 8570 apply to all members of the DoD IA workforce
including military, civilians, local nationals, non-appropriated
fund (NAF) personnel, and contractors. To provide the
greatest coverage of all Technical or Management positions within
the Department of Defense, we concentrate on the certifications
from CompTIA and (ISC)².
Colorado Career Growth Profiles
Growth Profile Percentage Change* Hourly Earnings
Defense and Security - Network and computer systems
administrators
13% $37.16
Defense and Security - Networking Systems and data
Communications Analysts
21% $39.31
IT - Network systems and data communications
analysts
13% $29.66
* Percentage change is for the period spanning 2010 through
2014.
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Security+
ISC2 SSCP
- CompTIA Exam 220-701 A+ Essentials
- CompTIA Exam 220-702 A+ Practical Application
- CompTIA Exam N10-004 Network+
- CompTIA Exam SY0-301 Security+
- ISC2 SSCP Exam
Total Number of Training Days: 23 Days
Course CompTIA
A+ Essentials and
CompTIA A+ Practical Application (8 days)
Covers installation, preventative maintenance, networking,
security and troubleshooting.
Prep CompTIA A+
Test Prep for CompTIA Essentials and Practical Applications
exams. Exam vouchers included.
Course
CompTIA Network+ (5 days)
Covers managing, maintaining, troubleshooting, installing and
configuring basic network infrastructure.
Prep CompTIA Net+
Test prep for CompTIA Network+ exam. Exam voucher included.
Course CompTIA Security+
SYO-301 (5 days)
Covers system security, network infrastructure, access control
and organizational security.
Prep CompTIA Security+SYO-301
Test Prep for SYO-201 CompTIA Security+ exam. Exam voucher
included.
Course SSCP (5 days)
Validates experience and demonstrates competence with (ISC)²'s
seven domains.
Prep ISC2 SSCP
Test Prep for SSCP exam. Exam voucher included.