See Which Courses Go With Each Certification

We contacted PeopleCert to find out if individuals who hold the ITIL Master Designation fall under the 3-Year PeopleCert recertification requirement and the answer is YES.

Because ITIL Master is a designation and not a separate exam, it is renewed in the standard way.  For example, if a student takes a new course/exam, then all ITIL 4 certificates the student has obtained, including ITIL Master, will be automatically renewed.

On Friday July 28, 2023 PeopleCert, the international ITIL Certification body Accredited GogoTraining’s eLearning ITIL 4 Specialist:  Monitor, Support & Fulfil course.  This course is taught by award winning ITIL Expert David Cannon helps students achieve their ITIL Practice Manager and ITIL Master designations.

The new Practice Manager Certifications are based on the recently updated ITIL 4 Practice Guides that are filed with useful guidance and many new features that have never been seen in previous versions of ITIL.  For the first time ever each ITIL 4 Practice Guide contains definitive capability criteria for each practice that is mapped to the ITIL maturity model that shows how to apply them in your organization.

The new ITIL 4 Specialist:  Monitor, Support & Fulfil Certification enables ITIL Practitioners to:

• Master the top five ITIL 4 Practices
• Achieve the ITIL Practice Manger designation
• Achieve the ITIL 4 Master designation
• Recertify all ITIL 4 Certifications for 3 years

If you or  your organization would like to learn more about these great certifications and how they can help you achieve organizational excellence, we are here to help.

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When you purchase this package you will receive 1 ITIL 4 Practitioner course & exam package of your choice. This package retails for $595 and is yours this June for only $395 (you save $200). Taking this course & exam recertifies all your ITIL 4 certifications for an additional 3-years.

There are 3 ways to Recertify:

• Take the same exam again – This package is $500 less than taking the same exam again
• Pay for the MyAxelos subscription and give up 60 hours of your time – This package is $2,000 less than signing up for the MyAxelos subscription which costs $366 and 60 hours of your time
• Purchase this package for $395 – the most economical way to stay ITIL 4 certified.

This package is the LOWEST way to recertify at only $395. When you purchase this package in June 2023 you will receive the course of your choice below and:

• Lifetime Access to the Accredited PeopleCert Course
• All Accredited Course Materials
• Full Instructor Support to answer questions while you learn
• The official AXELOS text book in pdf format
• The official PeopleCert course support materials
• Official Sample Exams
• 1 PeopleCert exam voucher – valid for 1 year

Choose from one of the ITIL 4 Practitioner Courses courses below:

• Service Desk
• Incident Management
• Problem Management
• Service Request Management
• Monitoring and Event Management

Please note that this offer cannot be combined with other offers and is valid June 2023. The 5 ITIL Practitioner courses are set to be released by July 30, 2023. When you purchase the pre-release special offer in June you lock in your discount. The exam voucher is valid for 1 year and can be purchased when you make this purchase or when the course is released. The exam voucher includes the AXELOS book in PDF format and the PeopleCert course support materials so if you want to get a jump on your studies, we can order the exam for you right away. If you have any questions Email GogoTraining Customer Service or call us at 877.546.4446.

Offer Rules:  This offer may not be combined with other offers.  The Monitor, Support & Fulfil course will be placed in your account no later than August 2023.  This offer is valid June 2023.  Pricing for this course is offered as a Pre-Release Sale.  Want more details on the courses?  Click on the links below:

• ITIL 4 Leader: Digital and IT Strategy
• ITIL 4 Specialist: Monitor, Support & Fulfil

Attention all ITIL 4 Managing Professionals

There is a clear and easy path for you to achieve the ITIL 4 Master Designation and recertify.  PeopleCert has initiated a Recertification program.  The program requires students to recertify every 3-years.  There is a lot of information we need to share with you so please read to the end where we will share a very special offer with you.

Key Points

1. Recertification is only required for ITIL 4 Certifications.
2. If you received your last ITIL 4 Certification before June 2020, then your certifications must be renewed by July1, 2023 to keep them active.
3. If you received your ITIL 4 Certification after June 2020, then you have 3-years from the date of your last certification to renew.
4. If you do not renew before your certification expires, then it becomes inactive, and your certifications will renew for 3 more years when you take of the actions below.

How to Recertify

There are 3 ways to recertify.  We will discuss them all here and give you the pro’s and con’s.

1. You can pay for and take the same exam again.
   • We think this is the worst way to recertify.  It is expensive and you really get nothing in return, but renewal.
2. You can pay $122/year for 3-years for a MyAxelos subscription and record 60 hours a year of study on the MyAxelos site .
   • This is the most expensive way to recertify when you consider what your time is valued at.
3. You can take a new course, gain a new certification and recertify everything – This is a really good option, and we are not saying this because that is our business.

How Taking A New Course Gets You Recertified

Taking a new course is a great option because PeopleCert has just released the New Practice Manager Certifications and they have  2 GREAT Features:

• It offers 1-day Practice Courses with Certification exams – Very, Very Economical.
• It offers a 3-day Practice Manager course and exam that is required to become an ITIL Master.

The New Practice Manager Certification Gets you the ITIL Master Designation

Ok, for those of you that read to this point – thank you.  Here is the scoop.  ITIL 4 Master requires you to hold the ITIL 4 Managing Professional, Strategic Leader and Practice Manager Designations and you automatically become an ITIL Master.

• For those of you who hold the Managing Professional designation, then you only need to take 2 courses to become an ITIL Master (Digital & IT Strategy and the new ITIL Practice Manager course, Monitor, Support & Fulfil).
• If you hold the Managing Professional and Strategic Leader Certifications, then you only need 1 course to achieve ITIL 4 Master – the new ITIL 4 Practice Manager course, Monitor, Support & Fulfil).

SPECIAL OFFERS

This offer may not be combined with other offers.  Please note that the Digital & IT Strategy course will go into your account when you make your purchase.  The Monitor, Support & Fulfil course will be available late July  2023 and we will contact you to find out when you would like to activate the course.  Purchasing the package now during the pre-release sale, locks in your savings.

Not sure what to do with ITIL?  Stay with V3?  Wait for ITIL 4?

With the release of ITIL 4 Q1 2019, we are getting a lot of questions about ITIL V3 Certifications and the best way to move forward.  In this blog we have addressed the questions we are receiving and provided some suggested paths for moving forward.  As always, if you have questions, contact us as we are happy to help.

Status of ITIL V3

It’s important to remember that ITIL V3 is alive and well.  The core elements of ITIL V3 are part of ITIL 4 and all V3 certifications will be available and run concurrently with ITIL 4 through June 2020.

ITIL 4 Release Dates

ITIL 4 Foundation will be the first course released in Q1 of 2019 and the remainder of the ITIL 4 certifications have been promised to be released by AXELOS second half of 2019.  Depending on where you are in the process, many of you will want to continue on your ITIL V3 path as there is plenty of time to master V3 content before you enhance it with the new ITIL 4 focus on digital transformation.

What’s the Best Path for ME?

If you are not sure what to do we have worked with AXELOS and PeopleCert to create 3 solid ways for you to gain relevant ITIL V3 certifications and transition smoothly into ITIL 4.  Have the best of both worlds and don’t get left behind!

• ITIL V3/ITIL 4 Foundation Path– this path is designed for students interested in the Foundation Certification.  In this path you get access to the fully Accredited ITIL V3 and ITIL 4 Foundation courses and 2 exam vouchers.  ITIL V3 is full of very solid information and very valuable to organizations and very important for individuals in IT looking to grow their salary or get a new job.  With this package you get lifetime access to the ITIL V3 Foundation course, the ITIL 4 Foundation course and 2 ITIL Foundation Exam Vouchers.

• ITIL Managing Professional Path– ITIL 4 has created a transition path for ITIL V3 professionals with 17 or more credits.  These individuals, due to their ITIL V3 training accomplishments, get to bypass the 4 course requirement to become ITIL 4 Managing Professional Certified.  If you are on your way to achieving 17 credits or more in ITIL V3, then this is the path for you.  In this path you get access to all 12 fully Accredited ITIL V3 courses and the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition Module which allows you to sit for the Managing Professional Exam.

• ITIL Everything – want it all?  Want to continuing mastering all the great content in ITIL 3 before you add on the digital focus of ITIL 4?  If you answered yes, then the ITIL Everything is the program for you.  The ITIL Everything gives you all 12 ITIL V3 courses including Practitioner and Expert and all 6 ITIL 4 courses.  This gives you all the knowledge and wisdom included in V3 all the way to Expert and the ability to achieve all 6 ITIL 4 Certifications and achieve the ITIL 4 designations of ITIL Managing Professional and ITIL Strategic Leader.

AXELOS decided to update ITIL.  In so doing they changed the certification flow and the names of all the courses and the certifications which makes everything a bit confusing.  In this blog we will do our very best to clarify what this all means and give you some things to think about.  Know that we are offering a free ITIL V3/4 assessment to help students understand what this change means to them directly so feel free to Contact Us at any time.

Summary View

• Number of courses:
  • ITIL V3 offered 12 courses
  • ITIL 4 offers 6
    • ITIL Foundation
    • ITIL Managing Professional – 4 courses
    • ITIL Strategic Leader – 2 courses (1 overlaps the MP track)
• How does ITIL V3 map to ITIL 4?
  • ITIL 4 is retaining many of the core elements of ITIL V3, however there are no direct like-for-like modules between the two certification schemes.
• ITIL V3 and ITIL 4 Key Dates
  • ITIL V3 courses and certifications are available through June 2020.
  • ITIL 4
    • Foundation will be released Q1 2019
    • ITIL 4 Managing Professional (MP) – 4 courses
    • ITIL 4 Strategic Leader (SL) – 2 courses (1 overlaps the MP track)
    • ITIL Master – no details available
• What do we know today?
  • ITIL 4
    • The ITIL 4 Foundation course will be available Q1 2019 and there is no bridge. This means that if you hold your ITIL V3 Foundation or you are new to ITIL you will need to pass the ITIL 4 Foundation Exam to be ITIL 4 Foundation Certified.  You do not need to take an ITIL 4 course to sit for the ITIL 4 Foundation exam, however taking an accredited course is highly recommended.
    • AXELOS recommends 12 hours of training time to prepare for the exam
    • The ITIL 4 Foundation Publication will be released before Q1 2019.
    • None of the advanced ITIL 4 courses will be released until the second half of 2019.
    • Advanced publications will be released sometime between June and December 2019.
    • There is no release date set for the ITIL Master designation at this point
    • A transition module for individuals with 17 or more ITIL V3 credits will be released second half of 2019. This module will allow individuals with 17 or more ITIL credits to take 1 course and 1 exam to become an ITIL 4 Managing Professional (MP).

What do I do if I am new to ITIL?

• If you work for an organization that requires you to become ITIL Certified, ITIL V3 content is solid and will help you now and with ITIL 4 once it is available.  Remember, ITIL V3 certification is active until June 2020 or for 20 more months.  ITIL V3 is not going away.
• If you are new to ITIL and need to be trained now, take the ITIL V3 Foundation course and certification exam.
• If you are new to ITIL and want to become Foundation certified, but have no pressing need to do so right away, wait until Q1 of 2019 and get your ITIL 4 Foundation Certification.

What should I do if I have ITIL V3 Intermediate Credits, But am not at 17 Credits Yet?

• ITIL V3 Intermediate courses are full of good solid information.  If you are working towards Expert go ahead and continue.  With 17 or more ITIL V3 credits you only need to take the ITIL 4 Managing Professional Transition Module to become an ITIL 4 Managing Professional.   That means you take 1 course and exam instead of 4 courses and exams – very good deal.
• So if you are on your way to getting ITIL V3 advanced certifications, feel comfortable continuing.  Right now all we have is ITIL 4 Foundation being released Q1 and a promise of the remainder being released June 2019 to December 2019.