CompTIA A+ Corporate Training
CompTIA A+ Corporate Training
A 24-hour instructor-led program that builds the hardware, system administration, networking, and monitoring skills your infrastructure teams rely on every day.
Instructor-led group trainingVirtual / on-site / off-site10 languagesDelivered inEnglish, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, French, Japanese, Italian100+ countriesWe have delivered inUnited States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and 90+ more countries
How we build a high-performing infrastructure operations team
The Edstellar COMPTIA A+ Capability Model
Diagnose
Assess your team's hardware fluency and admin skills before training begins.
Standardize
Establish shared vocabulary around components, OS builds, and network diagnostics.
Practice
Run guided hands-on labs that build, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot real systems.
Measure
Track skill gains through lab reviews and troubleshooting timed exercises.
Scale
Extend proven build, monitor, and capacity practices across every site and team.
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Program Overview: What is CompTIA A+?
CompTIA A+ is a 24-hour hands-on program for aspiring IT support technicians, helpdesk staff, and anyone preparing for the CompTIA A+ certification. It covers hardware foundations and PC components, operating systems and administration basics, networking and connectivity, system administration tools and monitoring, and security essentials with a troubleshooting method. Every concept is practiced in guided hands-on labs with real tools.
Training runs across six modules with six practice sessions in live lab environments. Participants assemble and configure PC hardware, administer operating systems, set up networking and connectivity, deploy monitoring tools, and apply security essentials to lock systems down. Instructors coach each lab, drilling the troubleshooting method until it becomes reflex. The program closes with a capstone in which participants plan capacity and build out a monitored, secured infrastructure.
Break-fix IT keeps a business running but never gets ahead: tickets pile up, root causes stay mysterious, every outage a fresh surprise. Technicians who guess instead of diagnosing cost hours their teams do not have. This program teaches the disciplined alternative: hardware fluency, systematic administration, monitoring that warns before failure, security basics on every box, and a troubleshooting method that finds the cause instead of the symptom.
The capstone mirrors the job itself: plan capacity and build out a monitored, secured lab environment from bare components. Participants produce a capacity plan with sizing rationale, a built and configured infrastructure, monitoring with working alerts, and security essentials applied throughout, plus a troubleshooting log from the issues they hit along the way. It is the closest thing to a first week on a real support desk: real hardware, real tools, and a method for whatever breaks next.
Across six modules, participants move from hardware and OS foundations through networking and monitoring into a capstone that plans capacity and builds a monitored, secured lab environment. Every concept is practiced in guided hands-on labs with real tools.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
Guided hands-on labs
Build, configure, and troubleshoot real systems in instructor-led labs.
- 2
Capstone project
Deliver a capacity plan and a monitored, secured environment.
- 3
Troubleshooting practice
Every lab ties a structured method to real hardware and system faults.
- 24 hours of instructor-led sessions, onsite or live virtual
- Hybrid delivery aligned to your operations schedules
- Pre-program skills assessment for each cohort
- Post-program action plan and monitoring template
- Course materials and lab guides for every participant
- Scheduling aligned to your shift patterns
Build your team's skills. Anywhere in the world.
Real-world use cases
from day one
Instructor-led training
for your teams
Delivered globally
in 100+ countries
Enterprise Training Solutions Customized for Your Company
One partner for instructor-led corporate training, delivered the way your teams work.
Request a Training Quote- Customized Training Delivery
- Scale Your Training: Small to Large Teams
- In-person Onsite, Live Virtual or Hybrid Training Modes
- Plan from 2000+ Industry-ready Training Programs
- Hands-On Labs on Live Infrastructure, Led by Industry Experts
CompTIA A+ Course Topics and Program Outline
A 24-hour applied program: hardware foundations, OS administration, networking, monitoring and capacity planning, security and troubleshooting, and a capstone infrastructure build-out.
Built by Edstellar with infrastructure operations practitioners
Built by practitioners who administer, monitor, and troubleshoot production infrastructure, shaped around your stack and use cases.
We benchmark your team's hardware and admin skills so labs target your weakest areas first.
Your team learns hardware foundations, operating systems, and networking through guided instruction.
Technicians build, configure, and troubleshoot real systems in hands-on guided labs with tools.
Your team ships a capacity plan and a monitored lab environment in the instructor-reviewed capstone.
24 hours of instructor-led, lab-driven CompTIA A+ training ending in a capacity plan your team can act on.
Delivered as
Delivered hybrid, onsite, or live virtual across 3 full days or six half-day sessions, matched to your operations schedules.
Guided lab: inventory a lab workstation, record its specs, and identify upgrade paths for a capacity target.
learna)CPU, RAM, storage, and motherboard fundamentals
b)Power, cooling, and physical installation practices
c)Peripherals, ports, and connectivity options
d)Reading hardware specs for capacity decisions
Guided lab: install an operating system in a VM, configure user accounts, and set up a backup routine.
learna)Installing and configuring desktop and server operating systems
b)User accounts, permissions, and access control
c)Disk management, file systems, and backups
d)System tools for day-to-day administration
Guided lab: configure addressing and DNS on lab hosts, then diagnose and fix a broken network path.
practicea)Networking media, cabling, and wireless standards
b)IP addressing, subnets, and DNS resolution
c)Network hardware: switches, routers, access points
d)Connectivity diagnostics and troubleshooting flows
Guided lab: deploy monitoring on lab systems, define alert thresholds, and read a capacity report.
practicea)Admin consoles and command-line utilities
b)Task scheduling, logs, and event review
c)Monitoring dashboards, alerts, and thresholds
d)Capacity planning inputs: CPU, memory, disk, traffic
Guided lab: run the troubleshooting method on seeded faults and harden a system to a secure baseline.
practicea)A structured troubleshooting methodology, step by step
b)Malware types, detection, and removal workflows
c)Patching, hardening, and secure baselines
d)Fault isolation across hardware, OS, and network layers
Capstone lab: deliver a complete capacity plan and a monitored, secured lab environment for review.
applya)Translating business growth into hardware and license needs
b)Building, networking, and securing the capstone lab environment
c)Configuring monitoring and capacity dashboards
d)Defending the build: costs, risks, and trade-offs
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Every outcome is practiced in guided labs and reinforced in the capstone, so your team leaves ready to run reliable infrastructure.
Identify hardware components
Recognize CPUs, RAM, storage, and boards and read their specs for capacity decisions.
Administer operating systems
Install, configure, and maintain desktop and server operating systems with standard tools.
Configure networking
Set up addressing, DNS, and connectivity and diagnose broken network paths methodically.
Use admin tools
Work confidently with consoles, command-line utilities, logs, and scheduling for daily operations.
Monitor and plan capacity
Deploy monitoring, set alert thresholds, and translate usage data into capacity plans.
Secure systems
Apply malware defenses, patching discipline, and hardening to reach a secure baseline.
Troubleshoot systematically
Run a structured fault-isolation method across hardware, OS, and network layers.
Teams that Benefit from this CompTIA A+ Group Training
Built for IT support, operations, and administration teams that own hardware, endpoints, and services. Content adapts to role and experience, so each cohort practices the workflows it owns.
Resolve hardware and system issues faster
Give support engineers a repeatable troubleshooting method and deeper hardware knowledge so first-contact resolution rises.
Workflow friction
- Ticket queues clogged by recurring hardware faults
- Ad hoc troubleshooting with no shared method
- Weak documentation of fixes and baselines
How the program helps
- Faster diagnosis with a structured troubleshooting method
- Fewer escalations on hardware and OS faults
- Confident use of admin tools and diagnostics
Practice use cases
- fault triage labs
- hardware replacement
- ticket workflows
Keep systems monitored and capacity ahead
Help operations staff install, administer, and monitor systems so capacity is planned and alerts fire before outages.
Workflow friction
- Capacity surprises during growth spikes
- Monitoring gaps that hide early warnings
- Inconsistent patching across the fleet
How the program helps
- Proactive monitoring with sensible alert thresholds
- Capacity plans grounded in real usage data
- Standardized build and patch routines
Practice use cases
- capacity planning labs
- monitoring setup
- patch routines
Administer OS and networks with confidence
Build administrator skills in OS configuration, networking, and security baselines that keep every endpoint reliable.
Workflow friction
- Drift between lab, staging, and production builds
- Malware incidents from weak baselines
- Network faults that take too long to isolate
How the program helps
- Cleaner OS deployments and configurations
- Safer endpoints through hardened baselines
- Reliable networking across sites and labs
Practice use cases
- OS administration labs
- network configuration
- security baselines
Cohorts are grouped by role and platform experience so labs match the systems each team owns.
Prerequisites: This program suits support engineers, technicians, system administrators, and operations staff who maintain hardware and systems. No prior certification is required, though comfort with computers and basic networking helps. Instructors adapt labs to your platforms and infrastructure priorities.
Support Engineer to Infrastructure Operations Lead
Start with hardware and OS foundations, advance through networking and monitoring, and finish able to plan capacity and lead an infrastructure build-out.
One program that grows with infrastructure careers, from hardware basics to confident operations practice.
Different Teams, Locations, Time Zones, or Languages? We've Got You Covered.
Whether your teams are spread across countries, time zones, languages, or experience levels, we deliver tailored training programs that ensure a consistent learning experience across your global workforce.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Onsite, Virtual and Hybrid
Instructor-led delivery shaped to your operations schedules: onsite for hardware labs, live virtual for distributed teams, or hybrid for both.
Onsite Training
Delivered at your facility with instructors tailoring hardware and networking labs to your environment.
- Tailored to your hardware and tooling
- Hands-on labs with your systems
- Team-wide alignment in one room
- Direct access to your infrastructure
Live Virtual Training
Fully interactive live virtual sessions with guided labs in shared environments and small-group breakout work.
- Live instructor-led sessions, not recordings
- Guided labs in shared test environments
- Breakout rooms for team exercises
- Scheduling across time zones
Hybrid Training
A flexible mix of onsite hardware sessions and live virtual labs, so operations teams learn without leaving their shifts.
- Onsite hardware sessions plus remote labs
- Shift-friendly scheduling across time zones
- Live instructor guidance in every session
- Same curriculum and labs in all formats
Need a customized training format that works for your team?
Our training delivery is customized to your team's schedule, full days, half days, sessions spread across weeks, or modular formats. Share your preferred timeline, and we'll plan the training around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Share your team size, roles, and preferred delivery mode and we will return a tailored quote within one business day.
Yes. A short discovery call with a training advisor helps us map your infrastructure priorities to the curriculum.
Yes. Live virtual sessions run in real time with guided labs in shared environments and instructor support.
Yes. Onsite delivery is available at your facility, with labs tailored to your hardware and tooling.
The program runs 24 hours of instructor-led time, typically across 3 full days or six half-day sessions.
Question not answered here?
Put it in the request. A training specialist answers it directly, within one business day.
Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
CompTIA A+ is the starting point for IT support roles, so it opens this path. Your team then learns ITSM processes for handling tickets, moves on to networking, and finishes with security basics, matching how support roles usually grow.
IT SUPPORT BASICS
CompTIA A+ Training
Learn hardware, operating systems and troubleshooting for first-line IT support.
ITSM PROCESSES
Incident, Problem & Change Management (ITSM) Training
Handle incidents, problems and changes through clear ITSM processes.
NETWORK BASICS
CompTIA Network+ Training
Understand networks, protocols and connectivity troubleshooting, so support staff can resolve problems beyond the desktop.
SECURITY BASICS
CompTIA Security+ Certification Training
Learn threats, controls and secure practice for the systems your team supports.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your CompTIA A+ Training Provider
Edstellar delivers instructor-led CompTIA A+ training built around your hardware, your platforms, and outcomes you can measure.
EXPERT TRAINERS
YEARS DELIVERING
ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED
CERTIFIED
Tailored
Modules, labs, and the capstone are tailored to your hardware, platforms, and infrastructure priorities.
Proven Methodology
Training follows a proven assess, learn, practice, apply arc that turns theory into deployed skills.
Practice-Based Learning
Six guided labs and a capstone have teams building, monitoring, and troubleshooting real systems.
Expert Trainers
Sessions are led by infrastructure practitioners who administer and troubleshoot systems in production.
Global Scale
Consistent CompTIA A+ programs delivered across regions, time zones, and multi-site organizations.
Measurable Outcomes
Assessments and lab reviews show exactly what each participant gained and where to reinforce.
Develop IT Support Foundations Through System Builds and Structured Troubleshooting
Edstellar connects hardware and operating-system knowledge with networking, monitoring, and security practice. Participants configure lab systems, diagnose seeded faults, and examine capacity needs before integrating a complete environment. The final review assesses configuration accuracy, troubleshooting reasoning, and whether monitoring and protection choices support the documented infrastructure plan.
- Step 01
Consult
We review computer and networking familiarity to identify gaps in hardware assessment, operating-system administration, connectivity diagnosis, monitoring, and basic security practices.
- Step 02
Plan
We establish hardware foundations before OS setup, networking, and monitoring, then apply troubleshooting and hardening within the capacity-planning and infrastructure capstone.
- Step 03
Align
We align IT support instruction with technician, administration, and operations roles, matching platform examples and foundational support to the cohort's infrastructure priorities.
- Step 04
Customize
We tailor workstation inventories, VM configurations, and seeded network faults to representative support tasks while retaining capacity and secure-baseline exercises.
- Step 05
Execute
Participants install systems, configure accounts and DNS, diagnose faults, and set alerts, receiving feedback on verification steps, root-cause reasoning, and hardening choices.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the capacity plan and lab environment for justified resource decisions, working connectivity, useful monitoring, and evidence of structured troubleshooting and protection.
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Needs analysis, gap identification, and a training roadmap.
→L&D consulting
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→OD consulting
Org design, succession planning and cultural change.
→Managed training services
Training outsourcing, vendor management, logistics and administration.
→Coaching solutions
Executive and manager coaching that keeps skills in use.
Start an RFP shaped to your needs.
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CompTIA A+ Training Packages & Pricing
Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
Starter
120
trainee licenses64 hours of group training
Tailored for SMBs
Growth
320
trainee licenses160 hours of group training
Ideal for growing SMBs
Enterprise
800
trainee licenses400 hours of group training
Designed for large corporations
Custom
Unlimited
trainee licensesDuration set by the rollout
Multi-region and multi-year
Training Packages & Pricing
Choose the training format that works for your team. Pricing is customized based on your requirements, cohort size, and delivery needs.
Request a Quote for CompTIA A+ Training for Your Team
Tell us about your team, platforms, and timelines and we will design a CompTIA A+ program around your infrastructure priorities.