Did you know that there are currently three routes to becoming an ITIL Expert?
For those starting ITIL with V3 earning 17 credits in the ITIL V3 Qualification Scheme gains entry into the capstone course, Managing Across the Lifecycle (MALC). Passing the MALC exam grants the ITIL Expert credential. The ITIL V3 Credit Profiler helps candidates build a training plan based on existing and potential certifications.
The remaining two options are for those who possess advanced V2 certifications.
Individuals who are (or will) become ITIL V2 Service Managers have a five day fast track to ITIL Expert through the Manager’s Bridge course and exam. These are the only candidates who do not need to pass the MALC exam to become ITIL Experts.
Individuals with four clustered V2 Practitioner certifications (e.g., Support and Restore, Release and Control, Plan and Improve, Agree and Define) only need to take the Manager’s Bridge and MALC. The Manager’s Bridge course fills the gaps from to V3 and equips learners with the pre-requisite knowledge for success in MALC. Candidates must pass both exams to earn the ITIL Expert credential.
A learner who recently achieved his ITIL Expert through this path noted that the experience both affirmed and enhanced his prior V2 knowledge.
Keep in mind that options 2 and 3 will only be available for a limited time as V2 exams begin to expire this year. V2 Service Manager will end in August, 2010. V2 Practitioner exams will end in December 2011. The Manager’s Bridge exam will end in June, 2011.
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Note that the ITIL Qualification Board is considering a path for V2 candidates to become ITIL V3 Experts event after the Managers Bridge examination is gone after June 30 2011. It will probably include MALC even for V2 managers.
ReplyDeleteHey Jayne, is it possible for a V2 Service Manager to attain the V3 Expert Certification through, seating a paper from either the Lifecycle Stream or Capabilities Stream and then the Managing across the Lifecycle?
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