- RDevelop your technical and cybersecurity skills
- RStay current with monthly trainings
- RSurge your career forward
Why settle for boring, shallow training that lacks depth, understanding, and real-world application? An IT career can already be difficult enough, why stress yourself by being under prepared. Too many training sources:
- Lack of Structure – Most courses don’t provide a clear plan for success—what to study, how to study, and in what order. That’s certainly true when it comes to free training sources. Without milestones or direction, learners second‑guess and stall.
- Lack of Depth – Too many programs simply state, or worse, read content. That may cover material efficiently, but it doesn’t build understanding: the why, the how, and the connections between topics.
- Lack of Real-World Application – Content often maps to certification objectives but fails to tie them to real scenarios. Where does this show up on the job? What trade‑offs do practitioners make? What’s useful vs. industry “fluff”?
Your Path to Success
I’m Andrew, and I get it. I’ve taken thousands of courses and training programs—many aren’t worth your time. I built TechKnowSurge for learners like me: curious, analytical, and focused on real understanding, not rote memorization.
This program is for you if you:
- Are curious, love digging into details, and enjoy learning new things
- Want comprehensive knowledge—the big picture and the specifics
- Don’t want to memorize trivia; you want to understand how things truly work
- Prefer to see and do—visuals, labs, and scenarios over definitions on slides
Why did I build this? I was frustrated with training and resources that lacked depth. Here is a little about me:
- 25+ years in IT as a technician, teacher, and IT Director
- Hands‑on field experience as a technical contractor for small, mid‑market, and enterprise environments—I know the technologies and issues you’ll face
- Teaching since 2009 (college‑level networking & cybersecurity)—I’ve answered the common questions and can explain complex topics multiple ways
- Hiring manager experience from entry‑level to senior roles—I know which skills get interviews and move résumés to the top
- Built real cybersecurity programs for real businesses—I understand what it takes to deploy effective security from the ground up
My goal: give you a clear, structured path to succeed in your IT career. Learn and earn your way to pass that cert exam, land your ideal job, and build a fulfilling career in IT and cybersecurity.
Membership Perks
Great Foundational Training
Members get access to a core set of courses to create a strong IT knowledge that you can build the rest of your career from. See the growing list of core classes you’ll get access to below.
New Lessons, Activities, and Labs
You’ll get first access to new videoas, lessons, activities, and labs. Be the first to experience the new content. This will be the latest and greatest from TechKnowSurge.
New Courses and Bundles
Most premium level courses will be available to members during the pre-launch window. You’ll not only get first access, but you get access to amazing content with no additional costs.
Discounts on Premium Courses and Content
If you don’t sign up during the pre-launch window, no fear. You’ll get steep discounts on all premium level courses once they are past the pre-launch window.
Core Training
Get an amazing foundational knowledge in key IT areas. Build a strong understanding around IT with courses that will prepare you for a successful career in IT. Here’s part of the growing list of course courses:
- Intro to Computers
- Intro to Operating Systems (OS)
- Intro to Computer Storage
- Intro to Applications
- Intro to Packet Tracer
- Intro to Wireshark
- Intro to Cryptocurrency
- Computer Numbering Systems
- Foundations of Networking
- IP Subnetting
- Mastering IPv6
- Foundations of Cryptography
- Foundations of Cybersecurity
Bonus Offer
Sign up now, and you’ll get free access to these premium level bundles and courses
CompTIA Security+ Bundle
- Hacking Tactic, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
- Architecting Security
- Security Operations
- Exam Prep Course: CompTIA Security+
Cisco CCNA Bundle
- CCNA 1: Managing Cisco Devices and Networks
- CCNA 2: Managing LANs
- CCNA 3: Managing WANs
- CCNA 4: Managing Enterprise Networks
- Exam Prep Course: Cisco CCNA
Offer available for a limited time only!
Benefits of Trainings by TechKnowSurge
Learn Faster and Easier
Learn new topics more quickly and with less frustration
Create Deeper Understanding
Take a deeper and more technical look into technologies and concepts
Retain Information Better
Walk into your certification tests and your next job with all the tools and techniques you need for success
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3 Simple Steps
Step 1
Sign Up for a TechKnowSurge Membership
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Master Skills in IT and Cybersecurity
Step 3
Advance Your Career
Why Learners Choose Us
TechKnowSurge takes a much different approach than anything else out on the market.
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The Competitors Approach Most training organizations will teach only to specific certification objectives. This approach may seem efficient in it’s nature, but this is only efficient in covering the information, not in learning it. In other words, you’ll quickly go through the videos, but you will have more questions, less understanding, and more time needed for memorizing what will be on the test
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The TechKnowSurge Advantage We first combine objectives of many certifications into many different courses making a more impactful holistic outline of what is to be studied. We then incorporate real world experience, industry standards, and best practices from many resources to make a comprehensive program. The result is a much different approach to training.
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Who this Course is Best For Since our courses are so different, the two different approaches are best suited for two different students. Here is the breakdown:
Why Surge CyberSec Program Works:
Learn Faster and Easier
- Micro-Step Lessons – Bite‑size topics that make complex ideas click—and make it easy to jump back and review exactly what you need.
- Visual Explanations – Diagrams, flows, and architecture views—not walls of text—so you can see how the technology works.
- Grounded Videos – Fast refreshers connect new material to what you’ve already learned.
Create Deeper Understanding
- Comprehensive Topic Coverage – We go beyond “what” to the how and why, aligning to certification objectives while adding the depth most courses skip.
- Real-World Application – Move past theory with practitioner tips, scenarios, and labs drawn from actual field experience.
- Compare & Contrast – Side‑by‑side breakdowns of look‑alike concepts and competing viewpoints—know when and why each applies.
Retain Information Better
- Pedagogy‑First Design – Evidence‑based sequencing (scaffolding, active recall, spaced practice). We’ve engineered what to teach, in what order, and how to teach it.
- Staged-Based Learning – Key concepts are revisited at increasing levels of complexity, reinforcing retention and building durable skills over time.
- Holistic Training System – Module intros, activities, labs, pre‑checks, post‑checks, and course exams—each step reinforcing the last so progress sticks.
Result: less cramming, more understanding—and confidence that lasts into the exam and the job.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions? We have answers!
Click the questions below to see the answer.
How much experience do I need to start?
The membership is an all inclusive package. If you need any additional background information, it’s part of the course.
I’m already experienced, will I get value?
Yes. Just sign up for the courses that is most appropriate to your experience and skill level.
Are there hands‑on labs? What do I need to run them?
Yes. Most run on a standard laptop.
How long do I have access?
You keep access to the course and updates as long as you keep you maintain your membership.
Do you offer a refund if it’s not a fit?
Yes, there’s a money‑back window—see the policy on your checkout page. If you’re unsure, start with a plan that includes a sample module and practice set.