Forty-seven workers at The Computing Technology Industry Association, or CompTIA, based in Downer’s Grove, Illinois, have lost their jobs as of January 9, 2025. This from a WARN notice alerting the state of these layoffs. CompTIA, now a for-profit entity spun out from the Global Technology Industry Assocation, or GTIA, was a result of the investment by private equity to create the new spin out. The reasons behind these layoffs remain unconfirmed.
Why do we care?
It’s important to differentiate between GTIA, which is the trade association, which has nothing to do with this, and the new for-profit certification organization, which is now Private Equity backed and laid off some people.
With a long history of the CompTIA brand – and it’s relevance on training still – this will be a key distinction to remember, and why we care.