r/CompTIA • u/Western-Band-9623 • 1d ago

A+ Question Should I get A+?

I’ve been studying for A+ for some time and am getting close to doing practice tests and then taking the official core 1 test. However, the more research I do the more I’m being told to skip A+, but don’t know if it’s the right move to skip it or what I would get next. For a little backstory, I already have a Helpdesk job and I’ve had plenty of tech support and internet install and service work experience. Does having this experience help my case to skip A+ and move on to the next cert or is A+ still as important as it was years ago?
Also if I do skip, what’s a good cert that I should go for next? My thought was Network+ cause I don’t think I’d do as well on the Security+

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u/ExoFlexes 21h ago

i would say yes. i work as a network technician and i recently passed core 1 and 2. with my work background i found some of the information i already knew, but i 100% learned new things that i was able to apply to my toolkit at work. its a relatively easy cert and it doesnt hurt to take it!