CompTIA buys Pleasant Grove-based TestOut

TestOut Corp., a Pleasant Grove-based provider of courses in cybersecurity and networking for students and IT professionals, has been acquired by CompTIA, an Illinois-based company that offers services such as certifications and training for cybersecurity, networking. and cloud computing programs.

“Through this acquisition, two mission-driven organizations join forces to extend their best-in-class learning solutions, industry recognized certifications and career accelerators to students, professionals and academic institutions the world over,” a press release from the two companies said.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

Launched in 1991, TestOut offers a full-feature learning platform called LabSim that enables students to access a broad range of hands-on learning content that builds “career-ready IT skills” while providing educators with the tools they need to help these students succeed.

“TestOut has an amazing team of dedicated professionals driven by a customer-first mindset,” said Todd Thibodeaux, CompTIA president and CEO. “They’ve built a great company, developing world-class learning solutions for a broad array of students and instructors. The combination of our two companies will greatly accelerate CompTIA’s training and certification offerings into more and more tech and IT job roles.”

TestOut CEO Noel Vallejo also believes the two companies are well aligned. “Over the past 10 years, I have often thought that if I were going to sell Test-Out, CompTIA would be at the top of my list of potential buyers,” he said. “We fit well together.{/mprestriction}