IT Certification Resources

For those interested in earning their CompTIA IT certs, here are a few resources for free practice exams and info:


Professor Messer – Provides online training videos, daily quizzes, study groups and more. Highly recommended!


Exam Compass – A great collection of free practice exams that have been, and continue to be a great help.


CompTIA Career Path Roadmap – A nice resource for those wondering which certs to get and which paths to take. This has been updated recently and now has a more interactive format as opposed to the former PDF that was used in the past. CompTIA certifications are vendor neutral and a great way to get familiar with topics and concepts at a higher level than specialized IT certifications. They are broken up into different IT fields:

CompTIA Career Paths

CompTIA Career Paths


Apple IT Training – Apple has recently released a new training curriculum and certifications for IT Professionals. This supersedes the old ACA (Apple Certified Associate) and ACSP (Apple Certified Support Professional). Click on the screenshot below to access Apple’s official training site: Apple IT Support Training


Android Enterprise Training – Google has an official training page as well. There are three certifications that candidates can earn for free: The Android Enterprise Associate, the Android Enterprise Professional, and the Android Enterprise Expert. Click on the screenshot below to access Google’s official training site: Android Academy


Microsoft Certifications – For those interested in Microsoft certifications, Microsoft Learn is the best place to start to get into free IT certification training resources and register for the exams to earn the certifications. Click the screenshot below for access: Microsoft Learn


Jamf Certifications and Training – Apple Admins would definitely benefit from the training Jamf offers. While heavily focused on their products (understandably so), Apple admins can definitely benefit from some of the training resources they offer especially with the Jamf 100 and 170 courses which are free to view on YouTube. Of course, admins who utilize the MDM suite and solutions in their businesses stand to benefit tremendously from their in-depth training with their 200 course and upwards.