Part-Time Instructor – CompTIA A+ Certification; V15 Core 1 and V15 Core

Part-Time Instructor – CompTIA A+ Certification (V15 Core 1 and V15 Core
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The Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department seeks a part-time instructor for our CompTIA A+ Certification program. We are looking for an engaging, tech-savvy professional to teach adult learners, entrepreneurs, career changers, and job seekers through a blend of in-person sessions and on-demand online modules. You will facilitate learning, monitor progress, and prepare students to pass both the official CompTIA A+ V15 Core 1 and V15 Core 2 exams.

Characteristics, Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Provide CompTIA A+ instruction to students utilizing the established curriculum provided by UCNJ Union College, of Union County, NJ for both the Core 1 and Core 2 Certification Programs.
• Teach material strictly from the approved curriculum, following predefined course outlines and delivering a clear, comprehensive syllabus focused solely on hardware/software functionality and troubleshooting workflows.
• Conduct lectures and practical training explicitly aligned with navigating command-line interfaces, physical hardware assemblies, and passing the official CompTIA A+ certification exams.
• Provide quality, technically relevant instruction, assessment, and feedback in both lecture and laboratory settings, utilizing real-world simulations, hands-on exercise labs, and project workbooks.
• Instruct or co-instruct courses for non-credit programs across traditional lecture, hybrid, and fully online formats, with the ability to teach remote live and support asynchronous on-demand modules.
• Monitor student performance on targeted pre-and post-assessments, motivate active participation, and provide constructive feedback to ensure course standards and technical fluency objectives are met.
• Guide students through core and advanced IT workflows, moving seamlessly from basic computer component assembly to advanced network configuration, malware removal, and security policy management.
• Maintain meticulous and compliant institutional records, including daily attendance tracking, midterm reporting, and final grade entries.
• Assist with ongoing course and program evaluations to ensure the curriculum continuously prepares students for the official testing windows.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or advanced certification from a four-year college or university in the relevant industry/discipline is required.
• Official, current CompTIA A+ Certification (covering both Core 1 and Core 2 domains) preferred.

Experience:

• Requires a minimum of three (3) or more years of formal teaching experience, preferably instructing adult learners in vocational or non-credit continuing education environments.
• A minimum of five (5) years of practical, hands-on experience in desktop support, network administration, systems troubleshooting, or corporate help desk engineering roles.
• Advanced, demonstrable technical proficiency in PC hardware customization, network router configuration, enterprise malware removal tools, and navigating active directory environments.
• Proven track record in adult education, workforce development, corporate training, or vocational instruction.
• Official, active CompTIA A+ certification is required. Higher-level certifications (such as CompTIA Network+, Security+, or Cisco CCNA) are highly preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex networking topologies, Command Prompt syntax, and hardware configurations into clear, actionable lessons.
• Deep conceptual understanding that the instructional mandate is strictly focused on device management, configuration workflows, and physical diagnostics rather than theoretical computing architecture.
• Practical familiarity with managing course shells within Learning Management Systems (specifically Canvas) and coordinating student activities inside simulated digital laboratory environments (e.g., CompTIA Cert Master Labs).

Competencies and

Skills Required:

• Skill in delivering complex technical material strictly according to predefined course outlines, institutional syllabi, and mandatory certification topics, focusing explicitly on applied technical functionality over abstract computer science theories.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy academic environment and effectively pace hardware simulations, live diagnostics, and lectures to ensure full classroom testing readiness within an accelerated curriculum window.
• Curious educator utilizing innovative educational methodologies with the ability to quickly master new program curricula and digital learning management platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills to assist leadership with ongoing course evaluations and program improvements.
• Ability to teach face-to-face, hybrid, and online classrooms using remote-live tools, virtual hands-on exercise labs, video-based lessons, and learning management systems (LMS).
• Skill in evaluating student work via pre-and post-assessments, providing actionable feedback, answering hardware or software…