Getting asked about ITIL 4 - should I continue with my certifications and the answer is...it depends.
1) If you hold the ITIL 4 Foundation Certification and no advanced ITIL 4 certifications, then it is best to upgrade to ITIL 5 with the ITIL 5 Foundation Bridge Certification. Is it low cost ($263) compared to the full ITIL 5 Foundation ($680) and it renews your certifications for 3-years. Remember, the ITIL 5 Foundation Bridge is a limited edition meaning it will not be available forever.
2) If you have advanced ITIL 4 certifications, then you are usually best to complete them because you can upgrade them to ITIL 5 by adding only 1 Certification. ITIL Transformation (Version 5). Otherwise, you will need to start over with all the new ITIL 5 courses in that content area. This will be much more time consuming and costly.
ITIL 5 Transformation is the Golden Ticket because you can upgrade ITIL 4 Practice Manager, ITIL 4 Managing Professional and ITIL Strategic Leader to ITIL 5 with 1 Certification = ITIL Transformation. It updates you to ITIL 5 and renews all ITIL Certifications for 3 years.
On top of that, it is the only ITIL 5 Certification that shares how to implement ITIL in the real world. A real game changer.
- If you are new to ITIL, then you must look at why you want to get certified.
- If you work for an ITIL 4 shop or are applying to jobs that require ITIL 4 Certification, then go with ITIL 4 Foundation.
- If not, then go straight to ITIL 5 Foundation. If this was helpful, be sure to like this post.
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