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AXELOS launches German, Japanese, French and Latin American Spanish translations of ITIL® Practitioner Media enquiries—Simon Coughlin, [email protected] As part of ongoing international expansion, AXELOS “These four new translations will help us meet has made ITIL® Practitioner – the new qualification of growing demand for ITIL Practitioner as it the world’s most widely adopted service management continues to grow around the world.” framework – available in four further languages. ITIL was first released more 25 years ago and now a quarter of a million exams are taken each year across all ITIL levels of qualifications. ITIL Practitioner launched in the UK in February 2016 and is now available in Japanese, German, French and Latin American Spanish. The qualification ITIL Practitioner is the most significant recent evolution in the ITIL best practice framework, which was first introduced by the UK Government in 1989 and is now used in more than 150 countries with more than a quarter of a million ITIL certifications awarded around the world each year. equips ITSM (IT service management) professionals with skills to successfully adopt and adapt ITIL to improve service management capabilities - organisational change management, communication, metrics and measurement - in line with business goals. The accompanying publication, “ITIL Practitioner Guidance”, covers the skills and practical application of knowledge, and is available from the AXELOS website, the TSO website and Amazon. More information on ITIL Practitioner and details of Accredited Training Organizations It is the next step after ITIL Foundation for (ATOs) can be found on the AXELOS website: professionals who have already learned the basics of www.axelos.com/itil-practitioner-launch ITSM and the business value of well-designed and delivered services. ITIL Practitioner is a fundamental enabler for applying valuable specialist skills acquired in the ITIL Intermediate Lifecycle and Capabilities qualifications. AXELOS CEO Peter Hepworth said: “ITIL Practitioner was developed to better meet the needs of ITSM professionals, who told us they wanted more practical elements to complement ITIL guidance, advising them on how to adopt and adapt. 35 itSMFI Forum Focus—June 2017