Free online courseITIL 4 Foundation Exam Prep eLearning Training Course
Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 22 minutes
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Build IT service management skills and get exam-ready with this free ITIL 4 Foundation prep course—clear lessons, practice questions, and confidence for test day.
In this free course, learn about
ITIL 4 Foundation exam structure and which topic area carries the most questions
Definition and purpose of service management; how it enables value co-creation
Four dimensions of service management and what each dimension focuses on
Service Value System (SVS) components and what is/not in scope for the Foundation exam
ITIL 4 guiding principles and how to apply key ones (e.g., start where you are)
Service value chain purpose and the six activities (Plan, Improve, Engage, Design/Transition, Obtain/Build, Deliver/Support)
How value streams work and how demand/opportunity initiates a value stream (bank loan example)
What an ITIL practice is and how 'practice' differs from the older 'process' concept
Continual improvement model steps and what follows setting measurable targets
Purposes of key practices: change enablement, incident mgmt, problem mgmt, service desk
Purposes of SLM and service request management; security, supplier/relationship, asset/monitoring basics
Service configuration management purpose; why release mgmt is decoupled from deployment mgmt
Outcome of the course: readiness to pass the ITIL 4 Foundation exam and apply core concepts
Course Description
Strengthen your IT service management know-how and approach the ITIL 4 Foundation exam with a clear, structured study path. This free online course is designed to help you understand how modern organizations create value through services, and how the ITIL framework connects everyday IT work to business outcomes. Whether you work in support, operations, delivery, or you are moving into ITSM for the first time, you will learn the language and core concepts that employers and teams commonly expect.
You will build a solid grasp of the fundamentals that appear throughout the Foundation syllabus: key definitions, how value is co-created with stakeholders, and why the focus is on outcomes rather than just outputs. You will also explore the Four Dimensions model, which helps you view service management as a balanced system that includes people, partners, technology, and value streams. This perspective makes it easier to connect theory to real situations, such as improving a handoff between teams or identifying why a service repeatedly falls short of expectations.
As you progress, the Service Value System and Service Value Chain bring the framework together, showing how demand turns into value through coordinated activities and continual feedback. The learning experience is reinforced with exam-style questions that help you spot common traps, recall critical details, and practice choosing the best answer rather than the most tempting one.
The course also places special attention on the practices most frequently tested and most useful in daily IT work, including continual improvement, incident and problem management, service desk, change enablement, service request management, service level management, and supporting areas like information security and supplier relationships. By the end, you will not only feel more confident about exam readiness, but also be able to apply ITIL thinking to improve service reliability, reduce disruption, communicate expectations, and contribute more effectively to service-focused teams.
Course content
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Introduction (eLearning)01m
Exercise: Which topic area is highlighted as having 19 questions in the exam?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Key-Concepts and Definitions 1 (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the definition of service management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Key-Concepts and Definitions 2 (eLearning)01m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the primary purpose of service management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Key-Concepts and Definitions 3 (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what best describes the relationship between outputs and outcomes?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation | Key-Concepts and Definitions Summary (eLearning)00m
Exercise: In service management, what best describes value co-creation?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Four Dimensions Model (eLearning)02m
Exercise: Which option lists the four dimensions of service management in ITIL 4?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Four Dimensions Model Details (eLearning)03m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the main focus of the Value streams and processes dimension?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Four Dimensions Model Summary (eLearning)00m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, which set correctly lists the four dimensions of service management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Service Value System (eLearning)01m
Exercise: Which component is mentioned as NOT being part of the ITIL 4 Foundation exam content within the Service Value System (SVS)?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Guiding Principles (eLearning)08m
Exercise: Which ITIL 4 guiding principle emphasizes assessing and reusing existing resources before making big changes?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Guiding Principles Summary (eLearning)00m
Exercise: Which statement best describes ITIL 4 guiding principles?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Service Value Chain (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the primary purpose of the service value chain?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Service Value Chain Activities a.k.a. PIEDOD03m
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | A Value Stream example of a bank loan (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In a value stream example for a bank loan, what initiates the value stream in ITIL 4 terms?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Service Value Chain Summary (eLearning)02m
Exercise: Which set correctly lists the six ITIL 4 Service Value Chain activities (PI-DOG)?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Most Important Practices Overview (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what best describes a practice?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Continual Improvement as a Practice (eLearning)06m
Exercise: In the continual improvement model, what comes immediately after defining measurable short-term targets ("Where do we want to be?")?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Change Enablement Practice (eLearning)03m
Exercise: What is the main purpose of the ITIL 4 Change Enablement practice?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Incident Management Practice (eLearning)03m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of the Incident Management practice?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Problem Management Practice (eLearning)03m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the primary purpose of the problem management practice?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Service Desk Practice (eLearning)03m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what is the purpose of the Service Desk practice?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Service Level Management Practice (eLearning)04m
Exercise: What is the main purpose of Service Level Management (SLM)?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Service Request Management Practice (eLearning)02m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what best describes the purpose of Service Request Management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Most Important Practices Summary (eLearning)00m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, what best describes a practice compared to the older term process?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation | Information Security, Relationship and Supplier Management03m
Exercise: Which set of attributes is emphasized by information security management to protect organizational information?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | IT Asset, Monitoring04m
Exercise: In ITIL 4, why has release management been decoupled from deployment management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Service Configuration and Deployment Management04m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of service configuration management?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | The Other Practices Summary (eLearning)00m
Exercise: Which ITIL 4 practices are highlighted as key items to remember for the exam summary?
Video class: ITIL® 4 Foundation Exam Preparation Training | Conclusion and Contact Details (eLearning)01m
Exercise: What is the main intended outcome of completing this ITIL 4 Foundation exam prep course?