ITIL Foundation certification gives cutting edge approach towards business goals

For an organization, the first step towards success is to align the IT services with its business goals. The organization has to manage its IT services properly and engage its client to reach the top notch in the market place. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure library), an intellectual property provides best practices, procedures, and strategies to manage IT services. To get a basic knowledge about ITIL, opt for the ITIL Foundation training.

About Axelos and ATOs

Having trademarked ITIL(R) from 2013, Axelos Limited is licensing organizations around the world to implement ITIL. Axelos has authorized various Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs), which provides ITIL Foundation training and conduct exams. Each ATO has certified trainers who will inculcate the aspirants. The Examination Institute (EI), which is accredited by Axelos is responsible for providing the ITIL certifications.

ITIL statistics for 2015

For the first quarter of 2015, Axelos has published the ITIL consolidated regional exam figures. Based on the results it is found that the number of ITIL exams undertaken in Q1 2015 is more than that of Q1 2014 and Europe tops the list.

Figure1: Q1 2015 – ITIL Consolidated Regional exam figure

Source: https://www.axelos.com/Corporate/media/Files/Q1-2015-Consolidated-Regional-Examination-Data.pdf

ITIL Foundation training brings positive change

The ITIL Foundation training program helps the aspirants to learn the key concepts, basic principles, and terminologies that are used in the ITIL 2011 lifecycle of IT Service Management (ITSM). The five phases of ITIL 2011 service lifecycle are Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, and Continual Service Improvement. The ITIL Foundation course also describes the links between these five phases.

After completing this course, the aspirants will be able to get a clear picture about the entire framework of ITIL. This enables them to implement ITIL best practices in IT organization and streamline IT services towards business goals. The aspirants might encompass IT professionals, managers, process owners, support staff, etc.

ITIL Foundation Certification

After completing the ITIL Foundation course you can take up the ITIL Foundation Certification program. On successful completion of the program, aspirant is awarded with a certificate and two credits. This certification adds value to the aspirant’s resume enabling them to get better career opportunities. At the organization level, the ITIL Foundation certified employee can implement better processes to transform the business. The ITIL Foundation Certification does not have any validity and hence it does not expire.

The aspirants who are interested to take up ITIL Foundation course can enroll themselves in the online ITIL Foundation training program.

The author is an IT professional at Multisoft Systems having years of experience in the IT industry.