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ITIL Award
Application Deadline - January 31st 2010
The IT & Telecom SIG and Learning Tree International are happy to announce the sponsorship of two FREE v3 ITIL FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION course enrollments in 2010. Using the technology of the Learning Tree AnyWare user portal, you can attend this course from anywhere with live video streaming over the Internet. The first scholarship will be awarded early in February. The second one will be awarded in July.
Get your skills and certifications up to date with where the industry is headed by applying to be a part of this exciting program! You can also earn 18 PDU's toward your PMP recertification while you're at it!
Course #197 provides comprehensive coverage of foundation concepts within the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3. Through case studies, practice exam questions and daily review sessions, you explore and evaluate good practice in IT service management based on the ITIL v3 methodology. You also assess the activities, roles and security issues involved in the Service Management Lifecycle, examine the components of each of the core Service Management Processes (Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continual Service Improvement) and cover key Service Management terminology.
The course culminates in the ITIL v3 Foundation Certification Exam, which is offered on the last day of class.
What is ITIL?
The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 is a customizable framework for good practice of IT services and infrastructure. ITIL was developed in the 1980s by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency, which later became the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), a governmental organization in the United Kingdom. ITIL has evolved to become the world-wide de facto standard for IT service management and encompasses multiple components of IT service management, including Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation and Continual Service Improvement.
What background do I need?
No specific experience is required however, general IT knowledge is assumed.
Who will benefit from this course?
This course is valuable for professionals involved in all facets of IT service management, including:
• IT service and support managers and staff
• Project managers
• IT consultants and developers
• Key business users
Are You Ready to Learn ...Anywhere?
Attend live, instructor-led Learning Tree classes via your computer from wherever you want with NEW Learning Tree AnyWareTM. Now you can learn from the world's best instructors and gain the management, leadership or IT skills you need to become even more effective in your job...from wherever you are!
You participate in every aspect of the live course exactly as if you were in the physical classroom! With groundbreaking Learning Tree AnyWare user portal, you can attend from anywhere with live video streaming over the Internet.
• See and hear your instructor live, presenting and annotating the course materials on the in-class dual-screen MagnaLearnTM course content delivery system.
• Communicate in real time directly with the instructor and your classmates both by voice and through the use of a Chat pod. Ask questions. Provide comments. Participate in the class discussions. Engage in collaborative "breakout" sessions.
• Perform the same hands-on exercises, with live assistance from your expert instructor, using the same in-class computers and software as the participants in the classroom, except that you perform them from anywhere!
Click here to view a quick YouTube video clip that summarizes this technology.
Who Can Apply?
The Learning Tree ITIL Awards are open globally to any IT & Telecom SIG member pursuing continuing project management education, with the exception of elected officers of the SIG Board and volunteer staff involved in the evaluation of applications.
Apply to the Learning Tree ITIL Award Manager with your completed application
Once your application is completed, click here to send it directly to the manager of the award program or e-mail it to mgr-itil@pmi-ittelecom.org
Award Criteria: The applicant must submit the documents and meet criteria as follow:
1. Must be a member of PMI and a IT & Telecom SIG member.
2. Must be working towards an ITIL Foundation certification or be PMP certified.
o IT & Telecom SIG member who is pursuing his/her ITIL Foundation level certification must provide a statement such as "Yes, I am working towards my designation", as well as a brief summary of current goals for which they would apply this designation in their job. Please, include professional development activities in which you participate and proposed application of the skills and experience resulting from this achievement.
3. Provide a brief overview of "Why I value the ITIL Foundation credential".
4. Submit a resume no longer than two pages, in 12-point font, outlining your project management and IT & Telecom experience.
5. Must be willing to have name and photograph published in IT & Telecom SIG and Learning Tree International publications.
6. Provide a commitment to write a brief article for IT & Telecom SIG publications about their course and certification experience.
7. Completeness and neatness of the application will be scored.
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