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ITIL V3 Credit System

ITIL Credit Profiler

To recognize the candidate investment in ITIL certifications from both the V3 program, earlier ITIL qualification schemes (V1 and V2), and certifications endorsed as Complementary Qualifications, a credit system has been introduced to support the ITIL V3 scheme.

Within the ITIL Credit System, all ITIL and ITIL related qualifications have been assigned with a specific credit value, based upon the content of ITIL V3 material which is covered by the qualification.

Upon successful completion of any module of ITIL study recognized under the system, a candidate will be rewarded with both the certification and the attributed credits.

The credits earned through this V3 Credit System can then be used by candidates who are interested in achieving the ITIL V3 Expert Level of certification, which requires candidates to meet a specific set of key requirements, which include earning a required number of credits (22) from qualifications which cover the full spectrum of ITIL V3 Best Practice.

The ITIL Credit Administration Policy

When working towards ITIL Expert level, all candidates should be aware of the rules pertaining to combinations of ITIL certifications (V3 and earlier) and resulting credits which can or cannot be used together when applying for ITIL Expert.

Full details of these conflicts can be found in the ITIL Credit Administration Policy area of the website.

The ITIL Credit Profiler

The Official Accreditor has developed the Credit Profiler to help candidates calculate the number of credits they have achieved in the ITIL V3 scheme.

The system has been programmed with the full details of the ITIL Credit Administration Policy pertaining to potential qualification conflicts and overlaps, and can therefore be used by candidates to plot balanced certification routes to ITILExpert Level.

Go to the Credit Profiler to see how the advice of the policy applies to the use of credits towards ITIL Expert Level.