In our recent blog “The December information you need to know” we mentioned that Peoplecert were introducing the requirement for successful candidates to recertify every three years. We’ve now received further information on this, which we are happy to share with you.

Peoplecert state that this new scheme rule is designed to help candidates show their commitment to continuing professional development and be able to stay ahead in a competitive labour market. By recertifying, students are demonstrating their understanding and up to date knowledge of best practice to support professional development.

From January 2023 all Global Best Practice certifications will need to be renewed after three years. Here are the answers to the questions that you may have:

Which certifications need to be renewed?

All global best practice certifications will come with a renewal requirement. This includes ITIL 4 and Prince 2

Who will need to renew their certification?

All candidates with certifications from any of the Global Best Practice suite will need to renew within three years of the original certification dates.

If you certified before 30 June 2020: you have until 1 July 2023 to renew your certification. Even though this wasn’t a requirement of the qualification at the time that you were issued with it, Peoplecert have applied the ruling retrospectively, so regardless of your original pass date, you will need to recertify.