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Routes into the Current Scheme For Earlier ITIL Certificate Holders

Following the withdrawal of all earlier ITIL and Bridging qualifications on 30 June 2011, the following options are available for holders of earlier ITIL certificates to enter the current qualifications scheme.

Earlier ITIL Foundation

If you hold an earlier version of the ITIL Foundation certificate and did not successfully achieve the Foundation Bridge certificate, you will need to successfully pass the current Foundation examination to gain an understanding of the Service Lifecycle approach to service management and to enter the current qualification scheme.

ITIL Service Manager

Holders of the ITIL Service Manager Certificate who would like to take any ITIL Intermediate examinations will be required to successfully pass the current ITIL Foundation examination to gain an understanding of the Service Lifecycle approach to service management.

In order to reach ITIL Expert Level, holders of the ITIL Service Manager certificate must successfully pass the following examinations:

Current ITIL Foundation
PLUS
Service Strategy
OR
Continual Service Improvement
PLUS
Managing Across The Lifecycle (MALC)

This route is only available to holders of the full ITIL Service Manager Certificate i.e. those individuals who have passed both the Service Support and Service Delivery examinations.

Individuals should note that the credit system does not apply to this particular route to ITIL Expert.

Practitioner

Holders of ITIL Practitioner certificates can enter the ITIL qualifications scheme to gain intermediate modules and enhance their knowledge in specific disciplines or fields of ITIL, and can also work towards ITIL Expert Level.

In order to enter the scheme, holders of the Practitioner certificate must hold an earlier Foundation plus Bridge, or must successfully pass the current ITIL Foundation examination.

Practitioner certificate holders who would like to reach ITIL Expert Level should note that the following ITIL Practitioner and Intermediate modules have a high degree of content overlap, so credits from only one of these modules can be used towards ITIL Expert Level:

Intermediate module

Overlaps with Practitioner module

Percentage of Overlap

SOA (4)

IPAD (3.5)

44

PPO (4)

IPPI (3.5)

49

RCV (4)

IPRC (3.5)

40

RCV (4)

CCR (3.5)

44