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3/26/2014

Tips for selecting the best ITIL training provider

The ITIL experts consider the training as the most important part of the entire ITIL examination. Without going through training, it is not advisable to appear in the exams. There are several training providers that teaches ITIL service management course. It is advisable to undergo accredited ITIL course, as the non accredited course training provider will be considered meaningless. The service providers give ITIL two day course in which the examination is conducted in the later part of the second day.

The training is more important than anything else and it is important to select one of the best ITIL training providers. There are some points to be taken into consideration while choosing one. Let us have a look at some of those useful points. Here we go...

1. The first and the foremost thing: to think the right time for you to begin the course.
2. Once you are clear with the date, the next important thing is to check is that if the course you are looking for and if the service provider is accredited training organisation.
3. If it is accredited, ask if they give guarantee to pass the exam and also ask if they can give some of the references so that you can contact them and ask about their experience.
4. Ensure that they teach the course that is official syllabus of the examination.
5. Ask them in how many languages do they teach and check if you they do in the language that you want to learn in.
6. Make sure they provide the sufficient study material to pass the exam.
7. Research and try to find out if they have got the certified and trained instructors.
8. Ask if they give the services 24*7 in case of the requirement of any technical support.

I hope the above mentioned points help you in choosing the right service provider and may you get the best score. Good luck for the exam!

Examination structure and tips for ITIL

Before we discuss anything about ITIL, let us talk about what ITIL is. The ones who have done some research about the top IT certifications, they must have come across the term ITIL. ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) tops the IT certifications list, these days. It initiated as a library with books related to the IT service management and now it is a certification course that provides guidance in IT service management course that is recognised worldwide.

If you want to prepare for the ITIL examination, you need to study about the service management as a practice, generic concepts and definitions, selected processes, selected roles, competence and training, the ITIL service lifecycle, key principles and models, selected functions, technology and architecture. There will be 40 questions and the passing marks are 65 percent which means 26 answers should be correct out of 40. It is not an open book test and no electronic devices are permitted.

To pass the examination, one needs to take care that they do not make silly mistakes. Here are few tips to prepare well for the exam:

1. Prepare well before you go for exam
2. Do not keep long gap between training and exam.
3. Solve the sample question papers without thinking that most questions from those papers will be asked in exam.
4. Memorise the definitions exactly s they are.
5. Don’t answer the questions based on your experience.

The accredited agencies or services providers will give the best practices and they take ITIL foundation sample exams. The ITIL certification holder will be considered as the person having the best IT service management understanding that can be applied at any level in the company. There are many training providers of ITIL course in Bristol, London and other areas and they conduct ITIL sample exams.