CompTIA Certification Guide. CompTIA’s vendor-neutral certification program is highly recognized in the entire IT industry. As CompTIA had developed the A+ credential in 1993, CompTIA has issued more than two million certificates. CompTIA, headquartered near Chicago, is a non-profit trade association with more than 2,000 member organizations & 3,000 business partners. While the organization focuses on training and certifying IT professionals, CompTIA also plays an important role in philanthropy and advocacy in public policy. CompTIA launched the CompTIA Infrastructure Career in the early 2018 pathway. You can see the same certifications that underpin the certifications of the CompTIA portfolio. This new career development program aligns CompTIA certifications more closely with…