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Foundation (FND) Level: This certification is a prerequisite to progress through the certification scheme accordingly. There are 3 x designations Managing Professional (MP) Strategic Leader (SL) Practice Manager (PM) MP Designation This designation comprises of certification courses: Create, Deliver and Support (CDS) Note: this course also applies to PM Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI) Note: this course also applies to SL Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV) High Velocity IT (HVIT) SL Designation This designation comprises of certification courses: Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI) Note: this course also applies to MP. Digital and IT Strategy (DITS) PM Designation This designation comprises of certification courses: Create, Deliver and Support (CDS) Note: this course also applies to MP. Monitor Support and Fulfil (MSF) Plan, Implement and Control (PIC) Collaborate, Assure and Improve (CAI) Separate from the main certification scheme there are also extension modules. These comprise of: Managing & acquiring cloud services (there is no prerequisite for this course) Sustainability in digital IT (there is no prerequisite for this course) Business relationship management IT asset management See "Certification Scheme"

Candidates must obtain certification in: ITIL 4 or ITIL 3 Foundation (FND) Create Deliver and Support (CDS) Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV) High Velocity IT (HVIT) Direct Plan and Improve (DPI) See "Certification Scheme"

Candidates must obtain certification in: ITIL 4 or 3 Foundation (FND) Direct Plan and Improve (DPI) Digital and IT Strategy (DITS) See "Certification Scheme"

Candidates must obtain certifications in: ITIL 4 or 3 Foundation (FND) 5 of the 15 x published in-demand practices *(see note) Create Deliver and Support (CDS) *Note: the 3 x bundles, Monitor, Support and Fulfil (MSF), Plan, Implement and Control (PIC) and Collaborate, Assure and Improve (CAI) contain 5 practices respectively therefore, one of these bundles along with CDS and FND would meet the PM designation. See "Certification Scheme"

Candidates must obtain certification in all three designations: Managing Professional (MP) Strategic Leader (SL) Practice Manager (PM) See "Certification Scheme"

There is no longer a need to purchase the official core guidance publications in view that these are now provided to students (as an eBook) as part of exam orders. E.g., when exams are purchased, the respective eBook is made available for access via the student's PeopleCert Account. At the same time students can purchase other books directly from within their PeopleCert Account accordingly.

No, there is not a bridging exam from ITIL 3 Foundation to ITIL 4 Foundation however, ITIL 3 Foundation certification does qualify you to progress onto the ITIL 4 upper level certification scheme accordingly. That said, you can if preferred, undertake the ITIL 4 Foundation course/exam.

Create, Deliver and Support (CDS): Part of both the Managing Professional (MP) and the Practice Manager (PM) designations, this certification course is aimed at those practitioners and leaders who design and manage the delivery and support of IT-enabled digital products and services. Drive Stakeholder Value (DSV): Part of the Managing Professional (MP) designation, this certification course is aimed at those IT professionals who are responsible for managing and interfacing with stakeholders, and fostering relationships to gain value realisation. High Velocity IT (HVIT): Part of the Managing Professional (MP) designation, this certification course is aimed at those practitioners working within or towards the delivery of digital products and services. HVIT will help anyone involved in digital services or working on digital transformation projects; and those working or migrating to Lean, Agile or DevOps ways of working or highly automated environments. Direct, Plan and Improve (DPI):Part of both the Managing Professional (MP) and strategist Strategic Leader (SL) designations. This certification course is aimed at those IT and Digital managers of all levels involved in aligning work to organisational strategy or developing a continually improving teams or services. DPI will help anyone planning work, improving products and managing organisational change, and those responsible with interfacing with governance, risk and compliance. Digital and IT Strategy (DITS): Part of the Strategic Leader (SL) designation, this certification course is aimed at those business directors, heads of department, aspiring C-suite professional and other business leaders across the organisation who are looking for guidance that will help them craft a digital vision, shape IT and business strategy and drive organisational change. Monitor, Support and Fulfil (MSF): Part of the Practice Manager (PM) designation, this certification course focuses specifically on 5 x selected practitioners, aimed at practitioners. These practices comprise of, the Service Desk, Incident Management, Problem Management, Monitoring and Event Management and Service Request Management. Plan, Implement and Control (PIC): Part of the Practice Manager (PM) designation, this certification course focuses specifically on 5 x selected practitioners, aimed at practitioners. These practices comprise of, Change Enablement, Service Configuration Management, IT Asset Management, Release Management and Deployment Management. Collaborate, Assure and Improve (CAI): Part of the Practice Manager (PM) designation, this certification course focuses specifically on 5 x selected practitioners, aimed at practitioners. These practices comprise of, Service Level Management, Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Information Security Management and Continual Improvement.

Online exam vouchers are valid for 12-months from the date of issue, and retakes (known as Take2) exam vouchers are valid for 6-months following the first exam. Exam retakes operate as follows; in the event of exam failure, if a retake has been included as part of your purchase, PeopleCert will automatically issue another online exam voucher within 2-working days of taking the first exam. For clarification, we include exam retakes as part of the price.

Yes, unused online exam vouchers are transferable within the respective validity period. Note: exam resits (re-takes) however, are not transferable on their own (in isolation), they must accompany the primary exam voucher.

In February 2022 PeopleCert stopped paper-based exams however, PeopleCert have since announced that they are to reintroduce paper-based exams in 2023. Paper-based exams are typically taken in the classroom (after course completion) with an onsite invigilator present.

Students taking online exams will require a computer with webcam facility (internal webcams are suitable) and internet connection. At the time of taking the exam, students will be requested to show their photographic ID to the camera (e.g., passport or driving licence etc.,) and will be prompted by the remote proctor (invigilator) to fully rotate their computer (webcam) so that the online proctor can view the room accordingly. Students will be monitored throughout the exam.

Exams can be taken from any location (e.g. home) and on a preferred day and time. Normally exams can be booked as short as 48-hours in advance, and sometimes sooner than that.

We typically issue online exam vouchers approximately 7 days prior to course commencement. If a course booking is made less than 7-days prior to course commencement then exam vouchers will be issued within 12-hours from booking. The only exception to this rule is where the customer specifically requests for vouchers to be issued earlier. In such an event we would inform the customer should such a request effect our refund policy.

If an exam retake has been included/purchased, in the event of exam failure, PeopleCert (the official Axelos examination institute) automatically issue another voucher within 2-working days from the first exam attempt. Retakes are valid for 6-months from the date of issue, and are in online format as standard.

No, all ITIL exams are closed book.

ITIL Foundation is the only prerequisite to progress through the ITIL certification scheme, e.g., with Foundation certification students can progress to any upper-level course and exam respectively. See the ITIL 4 certification scheme

Simply log onto your PeopleCert account and select "Overview", find the exam you wish to reschedule and select "Change Date" which is displayed under "My Exams". Please note: PeopleCert will impose a charge if rescheduling exams less than 48-hours before the exam start time, if however 48-hours or more then no charge will be imposed.

If you provide PeopleCert with at least 48-hours' notice then no charges will be imposed. However, PeopleCert will impose a change if changes relate to less than 48-hours' notice. This is becuase online proctors will have already been commited and engaged.

You will need your exam voucher code to access the official Axelos® Core Guidance eBook. Details how to access the eBook is shown below. This is the actual book therefore, offering an excellent additional learning resource. Step 1: As soon as you log into your PeopleCert Account you will be presented with a Welcome Screen. In this screen, you will have the option to navigate amongst several options but more importantly, you will be able to enter (redeem) your voucher code in the respective field. Step 2: As soon as a voucher code is submitted, a confirmation screen will appear, verifying the action and asking you to choose the language of preference for the eBook. Step 3: Upon completion of the ‘redeem process’, you will be presented with a new screen with a notification red dot’ showing that there is a new eBook available in your library. On this page, you will also have the option to proceed with scheduling your exam. Step 4: In the new “My eBooks” tab you will be one click away from accessing the eBook in the PeopleCert branded VitalSource library for Online or Offline reading, notetaking, highlighting and many more functionalities

PeopleCert provide ITIL courses in self-paced eLearning format, and can be purchased through ourselves (at a lesser price compared with purchasing direct through PeopleCert). These courses are designed for those students who prefer to adopt a self-paced learning approach, hence access is provided for 12-months 24x7.

Online (Live) courses are delivered live by an accredited ITIL trainer (instructor) via an online (virtual classroom) platform. Students attend class from the comfort of their own preferred location. Exams are taken online after course completion at a time and day of the student's choosing.

Onsite (Classroom) courses are hosted at the customer's own premises (training centre). The trainer (instructor) will arrive to site to deliver the course accordingly complete with student courseware etc.

Firstly, we (ITSM Assist) do not carry the typical overheads which many training organisations incur, such as costs associated with managing dedicated training centres, etc., Therefore, with the exception of costs associated with the trainer's (instructor's) time and student course materials/exams etc., our cost recovery is significantly less compared with most. Secondly, being an Axelos/PeopleCert accredited training organisation (ATO) we purchase exams through PeopleCert based on an exclusive partner scheme. This is completely different to a member of the public purchasing from PeopleCert directly. Thirdly, we channel our time purely into ITIL certification courses and related-activities. For us, this is far more cost-efficient compared with trying to provide everything to everyone. In other words, we do believe that we promote ourselves as being a master of ITIL, as opposed to being 'a jack of all trades and a master of none' as to speak!

Dated 25th June 2021: PeopleCert International Limited ("PeopleCert") a global leader in exam delivery and certification in profressional and language skills, have just announced that they have agreed to acquire the entire share capitial of Axelos Limited ("Axelos"). Axelos was a joint venture company created in 2013 by the Cabinet Office on behalf of her Majesty's Government (HMG) in the United Kingdom and Capita plc., to manage, develop and grow the portfolio of best practice methodologies in project, programme and portfolio management, and IT and digitially enabled services, including PRINCE2 and ITIL.

Whilst there are many ways to obtain levels of assurance in terms of quality and reliability, thus overall peace of mind, simple checks (highlighted below) will help: We, (ITSM Assist) are an Axelos/PeopleCert ITIL accredited training organisation and can be found on the Axelos/PeopleCert partner register. All our materials are pre-approved by Axelos/PeopleCert. ITSM Assist is a privately-owned limited company, registered in England and Wales (registration 07618216) and can be found at "Companies House." Our impressive client base demonstrates credibility and capability to both prospective organisations and individual students. A selection of our clients be viewed on our website, all of whom have given their permission for us to publish their logo's accordingly. Prior to making a purchase you can either see our student reviews here

Yes, payment can be made directly by bank transfer. Here are the details to where online payments can be made (please make sure to include a reference to what the payment relates to, or contact us first to obtain such a reference): Bank: Natwest Sort Code: 53 61 11 Account Number: 61634530

Yes, however this option is only available to company organisations. If you represent a company organisation contact us at: admin@itsmassist.com