ITIL® 4 Foundation demonstrates this individual understands the key concepts of IT and digital service delivery including the key concepts, guiding principles and practices of ITIL® 4 for service management. They have a fundamental understanding of the modern organisation’s end-to-end operating model for the creation, delivery and continual improvement of technology-enabled products and services. They have an awareness of how cultural or behavioural principles benefits the wider organisation.

The ITIL Specialist: Monitor,Support and Fulfil certification demonstrates that the individual understands the key concepts, principles, value and challenges of ITIL 4’s five management practices, namely, the ITIL 4 Incident Management Practice, the ITIL 4 Service Desk Practice, the ITIL 4 Service Request Management Practice, the ITIL 4 Monitoring and Event Management Practice, and the ITIL 4 Problem Management Practice.

ITIL 4 ® Specialist Create, Deliver and Support demonstrates this individual has an understanding and skills on how to plan, build and integrate different value streams and activities to create, deliver and support IT and digitally-enabled products and services, and relevant practices, methods and tools. They demonstrate sufficient understanding and application of ITIL 4 practices to the creation, delivery and support across support services, the service value systems and value streams.

ITIL® 4 Practice Manager demonstrates the individual has the practical and technical knowledge on how to work within, operate and implement successful IT and digital-enabled services, teams and workflows. They are experts in their specific practice areas and also skilled in establishing good cross-practice collaboration and effective service value streams. They have the deeper knowledge and skills for addressing evolving organizational challenges and maximizing the opportunities.

The ‘AI in ITSM’ digital badge confirms that the holder understands emerging trends in AI development and its application in service management. It includes the technical, ethical, legal, and operational aspects of AI adoption across various industries and roles, as implemented by managed service providers, enterprises, governments, academia, and other types of organizations. The knowledge and skills are based on insights from internationally recognized experts and ITIL architects.

ITIL 4 ® Specialist Drive Stakeholder Value holders are professionals who can demonstrate understanding and application of how to effectively manage key stakeholders and build trusted relationships. They are capable of fostering relationships and all types of engagement and interaction with customers, users, partners and suppliers to co-create value that is integral to business success in the current competitive landscape.

ITIL 4® Specialist High Velocity IT demonstrates this individual has understanding and practical skills of the ways in which digital organisation and digital operating models function. They have sufficient understanding and application of ITIL 4 to high-velocity IT and digital transformation environments.

ITIL 4 ® Strategist Direct, Plan and Improve proves that the individual has the understanding and know-how in aligning their team’s objectives to the organisational strategy. They can drive organisational change and embed a culture of continual improvement creating a learning and improving IT organisation with a strong and effective strategic direction. They can also apply improvements with planning work, decision-making, innovating and improving products with the necessary agility.

ITIL® 4 Managing Professional demonstrates the individual has the practical and technical knowledge on how to work within and how to run successful IT and digitally-enabled services, teams and workflows. They have the deeper knowledge and skills for addressing evolving organisational challenges and maximising the opportunities of digital transformation initiatives, the modern service economy and VUCA environments.

ITIL 4® Leader Digital and IT Strategy demonstrates the individual has the practical understanding and application of crafting a digital vision and strategy, shaping and integrating IT and business strategies aligned with the wider organisational goals to enable success of the business. They develop cross-functional digital strategy, elevate discussions to strategic levels, drive operational excellence, analyse and respond effectively to VUCA factors.

By combining achievement of the ITIL Practice Manager, ITIL Managing Professional, and ITIL Strategic Leader designations, the ITIL® 4 Master demonstrates the individual’s ability to apply the principles, concepts, methods, and techniques from ITIL in the workplace at both the strategic, tactical and operational levels. They can demonstrate their understanding of the business requirements, how to plan and navigate the journey to success, and the practical methods and tools to achieve that.

ITIL® Strategic Leader designation demonstrates that the individual has a clear understanding of how IT influences and directs business strategy. They recognise and apply the value of ITIL, not just for IT operations, but for the management of all IT and digitally-enabled services to co-create value and drive organisational success in the digital era. They can navigate the complexities of the digital era, plan and implement digital transformation initiatives successfully.

The ITIL How to Implement Masterclass digital badge confirms that the holder understands how to translate ITIL best-practice guidance into practical, real-world transformation outcomes. It validates knowledge of applying the ITIL Transformation Model, adapting governance patterns, and using proven implementation approaches to plan, execute, and sustain organizational change. The skills reflected in this badge are based on the ITIL How to Implement Official Book and demonstrate the ability to enable effective, responsible transformation in complex and evolving environments.

The ITIL® Transformation (Version 5) digital badge confirms that the holder can provide practical, scalable guidance for embedding, sustaining and optimizing change across products and services. It validates understanding of transformation complexity and organizational context, application of the ITIL Transformation Model and use of patterns, tools and governance to enable sustainable change. The skills reflected demonstrate the ability to align people, processes, and technology, ensuring transformations deliver measurable value and build enterprise resilience.

The ITIL® Transformation (Version 5) digital badge confirms that the holder can provide practical, scalable guidance for embedding, sustaining and optimizing change across products and services. It validates understanding of transformation complexity and organizational context, application of the ITIL Transformation Model and use of patterns, tools and governance to enable sustainable change. The skills reflected demonstrate the ability to align people, processes, and technology, ensuring transformations deliver measurable value and build enterprise resilience.

The ITIL® Strategic Leader digital badge demonstrates an understanding of how IT influences and directs business strategy. It validates the ability to apply ITIL beyond IT operations to ensure that digital products and services deliver measurable value, and that there is strategic alignment between technology and business. The individual can navigate digital, organizational, and AI driven change, and lead and sustain a culture of continual transformation.

The ITIL® Transformation (Version 5) digital badge confirms that the holder can provide practical, scalable guidance for embedding, sustaining and optimizing change across products and services. It validates understanding of transformation complexity and organizational context, application of the ITIL Transformation Model and use of patterns, tools and governance to enable sustainable change. The skills reflected demonstrate the ability to align people, processes, and technology, ensuring transformations deliver measurable value and build enterprise resilience.

The ITIL® Managing Professional digital badge confirms the ability to co-create, operate, and evolve digital products and services, and to design experiences that feel as good as they function. It validates the application of ITIL guidance to coordinate and sustain effective service delivery, embed user centric thinking and ensure that products deliver meaningful value. The individual can sustain resilient operations, enable effective change, and continually improve digital products and services to achieve consistent outcomes in evolving environments.

The ITIL® Transformation (Version 5) digital badge confirms that the holder can provide practical, scalable guidance for embedding, sustaining and optimizing change across products and services. It validates understanding of transformation complexity and organizational context, application of the ITIL Transformation Model and use of patterns, tools and governance to enable sustainable change. The skills reflected demonstrate the ability to align people, processes, and technology, ensuring transformations deliver measurable value and build enterprise resilience.

The ITIL® Transformation (Version 5) digital badge confirms that the holder can provide practical, scalable guidance for embedding, sustaining and optimizing change across products and services. It validates understanding of transformation complexity and organizational context, application of the ITIL Transformation Model and use of patterns, tools and governance to enable sustainable change. The skills reflected demonstrate the ability to align people, processes, and technology, ensuring transformations deliver measurable value and build enterprise resilience.

By combining achievements of the ITIL® Practice Manager, ITIL® Managing Professional, and ITIL® Strategic Leader designations, the ITIL® Master demonstrates the individual’s ability to apply the principles, concepts, methods, and techniques from ITIL in the workplace at both the strategic, tactical and operational levels. They can demonstrate their understanding of the business requirements, how to plan and navigate the journey to success, and the practical methods and tools to achieve that.

The ITIL® Practice Manager digital badge demonstrates the individual has the practical and technical knowledge to implement and operate successful digital products and services, and to work effectively within teams and across workflows. They are experts in their specific practice areas and also skilled in establishing good cross-practice collaboration and effective value streams. They have the deeper knowledge and skills for addressing evolving organizational challenges and maximizing the opportunities.

The ITIL AI Governance (Version 5) digital badge validates practical skills in applying ITIL guidance to responsible AI governance at scale. Holders of the badge can assess AI use cases, profile AI capabilities, opportunities and risks, determine governance requirements, design proportionate controls, define oversight and escalation, address shadow AI and third-party risks, monitor governance effectiveness, and continually improve AI governance as technology, regulation, suppliers, and stakeholder expectations evolve.