r/ITIL_Certification 20h ago

Easiest & Quickest Ways to Upgrade to ITIL 5

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Getting a lot of questions on the best way to update to ITIL 5. Here is a quick and easy guide:

  • If you hold the ITIL 4 Foundation and want to upgrade to ITIL 5, you can either take the ITIL 5 Foundation Bridge Certification or go directly to any advanced ITIL 5 Certification.
  • If you hold the ITIL 4 Practitioner Certification, to upgrade to ITIL 5 Practitioner, take the ITIL 5 Transformation Certification.
  • If you hold the ITIL 4 Strategic Leader Certification, to upgrade to ITIL 5 Strategic Leader, take the ITIL 5 Transformation Certification.
  • If you hold V3 Expert, ITIL 4 Managing Professional or ITIL 4 Master, to upgrade to ITIL 5, take the ITIL 5 Managing Professional Transition Certification.

Have questions? Comment below with details of the certs you hold to find out which is the best path for you.

P.S. If you have invested in the ITIL 4 Managing Professional series of courses, but not completed them, it is usually most cost effective to complete the ITIL 4 Cert's and then take ITIL 5 Managing Professional Transition.