ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) provides a powerful introduction to the core principles of modern digital product and service management, giving you a shared language and a clear understanding of what drives high performing organizations. It offers a streamlined overview of the ITIL framework—its guiding principles, core models, and foundational concepts—and shows how these elements enable organizations to design, deliver, and continually enhance products and services that create real value. The course highlights how ITIL has evolved to meet today’s demands, incorporating data driven decision making, automation, artificial intelligence, and contemporary ways of working, while remaining flexible enough to support organizations at any maturity level.
The ITIL Foundation (Version 5) examination confirms that candidates have the essential knowledge. This course is a prerequisite for advanced ITIL (Version 5) training.
Certifications and related exams
The course prepares candidates for the ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) certification exam from PeopleCert, equipping them with the essential knowledge and confidence needed to demonstrate their understanding of the ITIL Framework. Successful completion of the exam earns the globally recognized ITIL Foundation credential and provides the required entry point for progressing to advanced ITIL (Version 5) qualifications.
After completing this course, you should be able to understand and explain:
There are no prerequisites for ITIL® Foundation (Version 5). The course is designed to be accessible to anyone interested in understanding modern digital product and service management. While no prior experience is required, familiarity with digital or IT‑enabled environments can help participants get even more value from the training.
This course is ideal for digital and IT professionals, managers and team leaders, business and service‑focused roles, career starters and career changers, organizations seeking alignment, and professionals and organizations seeking to elevate the way they design, deliver, and improve digital products and services.
Module 1: Key Concepts of Digital Product and Service Management
Module 2: Service Relationships
Module 3: The ITIL Value System (VS)
Module 4: Governance
Module 5: ITIL Guiding Principles
Module 6: Value Chain and ITIL Management Practices
Module 7: Value Streams: Mapping and Management
Module 8: Continual Improvement
Module 9: The Four Dimensions of Product and Service Management
Module 10: ITIL and Other Frameworks Integration