ITIL® v3 Release Dates and v2 Retirements

The new ITIL version 3 qualifications rollout by APMG and the Examination Institutes is now copmplete. As the new courses become established, the equivalent version 2 qualifications are gradually being withdrawn.

This timetable is continually being revised; the latest information is summarised in the table below:

Version 3 Release Dates

Qualification

Dates

ITIL Foundation	Available NOW
ITIL v2/v3 Foundation Bridging	Available NOW
ITIL® v1/v2 Managers to ITIL v3 Expert Bridging	Available NOW
Service Lifecycle: Service Strategy Service Design Service Transition Service Operation Continual Service Improvement Managing Across the Lifecycle	Available NOW
Service Capability (Practitioners) Service Offerings & Agreements Operational Support & Analysis Release, Control & Validation Planning, Protection & Optimization	Available NOW

Version 2 Retirements

Qualification

Dates

Service Management Foundation	30 June 2010
Managers Certificate	31 August 2010
ITIL v2/v3 Foundation Bridging	31 December 2010
ITIL v2 Practitioner Courses	31 December 2010
ITIL® v1/v2 Managers to ITIL v3 Expert Bridging	30 June 2011

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