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 on Sat, 2009-09-05 05:42. [nid:1613] If you know something about IT operations (not just development) and your IQ is in triple figures then passing the ITIL V3 Foundation exam should be no big deal and no big investment. Follow these steps:
There is a high probability you will pass, but if you fail, we accept no liability sorry. If you really want the certification (or you just don't believe us about doing it without training), the next step might be to do one of the online traning courses such as those from ITIL Training Zone, ITSMSolutions or Taruu (or countless others). Or for a cheaper option the Art of Service book-and-training seems to sell a lot on Amazon - $90+sh If you really want a textbook, buy Passing Your ITIL Foundation Exam - The Official Study Aid - also not free of course, but not too expensive: $24+sh second-hand on Amazon If you want a comprehensive reference book of all the content in ITIL's five core books, buy Foundations of IT Service Management Based on ITIL V3. Not free but much less than the ITIL books: $53+sh second-hand on Amazon If your boss is paying, you'll want the complete set of the actual ITIL books: the ITIL Lifecycle Publication Suite, Version 3 - pay lots on Amazon P.S. for those ITIL training vendors who are losing revenue to the online training providers, and those online providers who are losing revenue to the realisation that NO training is needed to pass ITIL V3 Foundation, I have this to say: The ITIL training industry, in the guise of the ITIL Qualifications Board, made a conscious decision to increase the marketability and decrease the cost of delivery by dumbing down the ITIL V3 Foundation syllabus to the point where it came to this. "As ye sow so shall ye reap". If you wanted to maintain your stranglehold on training, you should have pumped it up into a one-week course with compulsory laboratory exercises and simulations (go back to your precious Blooms and understand the distinction between knowledge and skills), and a hard exam. The way to save yourselves now is to convince the market that Foundation is a worthless sheep-dip and the real value comes with Intermediate and Expert. If you are smart you are already planning this. Bookmark this post with:  Buy your books here to support this blog: |
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itil v3 training and some
Hi Skep,
Thanks for the info. I am a contractor who refuses to pay £400 for a training course. The Charles Sturt videos are really good. I'll let you know how I get on with the exam.
On a more general note training seems to have dropped in quality over the years yet is still expensive. When I was a permanent member of staff I always saw training as a bit of a jolly. Now I'm contracting I have to stay focussed and can't afford the time off or paying for a poor quality course!
Rgds Rob.
Passed the Foundation
Hi Skep,
Just passed the foundation without paying for training.
Steps taken.
1. Print out the syllabus.
2. Do all the Charles Sturtt videos on youtube.
3. Do the taruu online exam.
4. Buy a copy of passing the ITIL Foundation exam. Read it and do all the example questions and exam.
5. Take the exam. £100 at Pearson Vue with one of the unfriendliest receptionists I have ever met.
6. Hey Presto a pass!
Thanks for the info.
Rgds Rob.
Silly course. I did it
Silly course. I did it because I was forced to. Will never use it. 96% any good?
Regards,
DemneMaol
Thanks to itskeptic.org
I just wanted to drop a note of appreciation to IT Skeptic and everone else on the net who has helped me pass the ITIL V3 foundation.
1. Read the Taruu guide
2. Art of Service - Exam Prep Study Guide - How to pass on your First Try - Second Edition ITIL V3 Foundation.
3. And did as many of the ITIL sample exams as I could find. Lots of hints and recommendations right here on the IT SKEPtic site.
Scored 98%. Thanks be to God. I really did not think I could achieve such a good result.The exam was tough, especially the questions which are of the type choose : a) 1 only, b) 1 , 3 and 4, c) 1, 2, 4
d) all of the above.
Now I can move on to really much higher levels of certification and it is so nice to have crossed the first hurdle.
Unfortunately I am not sure there is any single book that really covers the exam syllabus very well, which is a bit of a pity really. THe body formulating ITIL should sponsor a really excellent writer to create a suitable book.
I regard dumps as cheating
Dear Fairooz
Please do not solicit dumps for the ITIL exam on my website. Whatever your ethical framework, I regard dumps as cheating.
Passing the exam is not hard with the advice on this page. I suggest you try passing honestly. The value of the exams is sufficiently debased already thank-you without the practice of dumps
The IT Skeptic
P.S. writing your email address in open text on a website that allows you to hide it is pretty dumb. Maybe the spambots found it before I took your comments down.
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