Essentials Series

The CompTIA Essentials Series is a new skill development offering designed to empower professionals across all industries with critical skills for today’s digital landscape.

Skill based learning and assessment

Skill-Centric Approach

Each course is built around a Subject Matter Expert (SME) approved list of critical, universal skills.

Authentic Assessments

Courses conclude with a short, problem-based assessment to evaluate skill competency.

Earn a CompCert

Passing the assessment grants a CompTIA CompCert (Competency Certificate). CompCerts represent actual skills, not just course completion.

These courses are

  • Designed for individuals at all experience levels.
  • Applicable to professionals across various responsibilities.
  • Provides valuable knowledge and skills for professionals in a variety of industries, not just IT.

CertMaster Learn provides learners a personalized learning plan to help learners stay on track,key concepts, and confidently validate skills.

Estimated Time

4-8 Hours of Instruction

AI Essentials

  • AI Unveiled
  •  Generative AI Frontiers
  •  Engineering Effective Prompts
  • Balancing Innovation and Privacy
  • Future Trends and Innovations in AI

Soft Skills Essentials

  • Character and Professionalism
  • Communications
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
  • Career Success

Business Essentials

  • Business Fundamentals
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Finance

Cloud Essentials

  •  Identifying Cloud Concepts
  • Applying Cloud Business Principles
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
  •  Career Success
  • Project Management Essentials
  • AI Interaction Essentials

These programs does not require approval under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005