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Standardize your team on Network+ with a structured CompTIA training path — virtual labs, a blueprint-weighted practice exam, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets training subscription.

1
Course
Approximately $358 USD
Exam cost
1
Practice exam
5
Core skills
IT operations team at help desk workstations with ticket queues and network diagrams
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
Approximately $358 USD
Courses on path
1
Official source
Exam code
  • N10-009

Exam datasheet

Exam length
90 minutes
Questions
Maximum of 90 questions
Passing score
720 on a scale of 100-900
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites, but CompTIA A+ certification and at least 9-12 months of networking experience are recommended.
Recommended experience
9-12 months of networking experience
Recertification
3 years
Hiring-market salary
$65,000 - $75,000 USD annually
Certified professionals
over 1 million

Public hiring-market data — not a CBT Nuggets guarantee.

Skills your team builds

Networking ConceptsInfrastructureNetwork OperationsNetwork SecurityNetwork Troubleshooting and Tools

Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
Certification practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

CompTIA career ladder

Where Network+ sits in your team's CompTIA progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

Customer outcome

Make N10-009 a coverage number your auditor can quote

Network+ certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make N10-009 a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on N10-009 gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives CompTIA incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: Network+

Exam
  • N10-009

Frequently asked questions about Network+ training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Network+ training for their team.

How does Network+ fit into our internal compliance and governance program?

Team reporting in CBT Nuggets documents assigned training, completion, and certification coverage for internal governance or external audit conversations. Pair the Network+ path with your auditor's control crosswalk for the formal compliance mapping your specific framework requires.

What's the ROI of certifying our team on Network+?

IT Directors typically frame Network+ ROI in operational terms — faster troubleshooting, defensible role coverage, predictable onboarding velocity, and audit-ready training documentation. The metrics that matter aren't seat-time or completion percentages; they're mean time to resolve, time-to-productivity for new CompTIA hires, and certification coverage by role.

How does CBT Nuggets Network+ training compare to Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, or Udemy Business?

CBT Nuggets Network+ courses are built by named expert trainers (not crowd-sourced contributors), include hands-on virtual labs in many courses, and include certification practice exams mapped to the vendor's published exam objectives. Team admin reporting tracks assignment, completion, and exam-readiness per engineer — the surface managers actually use to manage team training programs. See /compare for the full feature comparison.

How do I assign and track Network+ training for my team?

From the admin console, managers create a training playlist (one or more courses on the Network+ path), assign it to specific engineers or role groups, and track completion + practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can export for monthly leadership reviews or quarterly compliance reporting. No spreadsheet, no per-engineer license fiddling.

How long does it take to certify a team on Network+?

Depends on the cert and the team's starting baseline. Entry-level CompTIA certs typically run 4–6 weeks per engineer from a cold start; associate-level certs run 8–12 weeks; professional/expert tracks can run 3–6 months. Most teams budget the full quarter for any associate-level certification so engineers have time to actually apply the lab work before the exam.

What if CompTIA updates the Network+ exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates CompTIA course content as exam objectives refresh — typically within weeks of the vendor's release. When CompTIA restructures or renames a track (a common pattern), the assigned training paths stay aligned with the same team training plan; managers don't have to rebuild the playlist from scratch. The training stays current without anyone losing their certification status mid-stream.

Ready to Network+-certify your team?

Build Network+ capability across your team

See how CBT Nuggets helps IT Directors plan and track Network+ training across the team — labs, practice exams, and reporting included.