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ServiceNow
Authorized
Training
Partner
(ATP)
Program
Guide
Introduction
Welcome
to
the
ServiceNow
Authorized
Training
Partner
(ATP)
program.
This
program
guide
is
designed
to
explain
the
goals,
benefits,
procedures,
and
details
of
the
ATP
program.
If
after
reading
this
guide,
you
have
additional
questions
please
contact
us
at
training@servicenow.com.
Partner
Requirements
ServiceNow
is
seeking
to
add
ServiceNow
Authorized
Training
Partners
(ATPs)
around
the
globe.
To
be
considered,
partner
candidates
must
meet
the
following
criteria:
• Experience
with
offering
IT
education
services.
• ServiceNow
recommends
the
partner
employ
a
minimum
of
one
half-‐
to
full-‐time
ServiceNow
Certified
Instructor
(CI).
The
ATP
will
be
required
to
update
ServiceNow
regularly
with
a
list
of
its
current
CIs.
ServiceNow
encourages
ATPs
to
hire
full-‐time
instructors,
but
will
allow
ATPs
to
work
with
freelance
CIs
under
the
following
conditions:
• The
ATP
must
register
the
contract
instructor
for
the
specific
product
curriculum
they
will
be
teaching.
• The
contract
instructor
can
only
deliver
training
at
an
ATP
location
for
the
product
curriculum
that
he/she
is
certified
to
teach.
• Have
ongoing
access
to
a
training
facility
that
supports
delivery
of
ServiceNow
Authorized
curriculum.
• Candidate
must
be
willing
to
meet
all
ATP
requirements
defined
below.
Instructor
Requirements
• Those
who
plan
to
teach
ServiceNow
courses
must
follow
the
procedures
(determined
by
ServiceNow)
to
become
a
ServiceNow
Certified
Instructor.
Each
ServiceNow
course
has
its
own
unique
set
of
requirements.
To
view
these
requirements,
please
see
Section
III
of
this
handbook.
• Instructors
must
inform
each
student
of
the
ServiceNow
Course
Evaluation
process.
• Instructors
must
maintain
a
quality
rating
of
8.2
or
greater,
using
the
ServiceNow
Course
Evaluation
system,
to
stay
active
in
the
program.
Section
II:
Application
Process
Becoming
an
ATP
Follow
the
steps
below
to
become
a
ServiceNow
Authorized
Training
Partner:
• Understand
the
ATP
program
requirements
and
review
the
ATP
Program
Guide.
• Complete
an
application
form
available
on
from
ServiceNow
(contact
training@servicenow.com).
• ServiceNow
will
contact
the
applicant
with
approval/denial
to
move
forward
within
2-‐3
weeks
of
receipt
of
the
application.
• If
approved
to
move
forward,
the
ATP
will
sign
a
joint
Agreement
with
ServiceNow
that
authorizes
the
candidate
to
conduct
specified
ServiceNow
courses.
• The
ATP’s
instructor
candidate(s)
will
complete
an
Instructor
Qualification
form
and
begin
the
process
of
certifying
to
teach
ServiceNow
courses.
• The
ATP
candidate
will
pay
the
annual
program
fee
(if
applicable).
Upon
receipt,
the
candidate
will
receive
the
information
necessary
to
order
books
and
training
instances
for
use
in
their
training
classes.
• The
ATP
applicant
is
now
a
ServiceNow
Authorized
Training
Partner.
If
the
ATP
candidate
is
not
approved,
the
applicant
is
welcome
to
re-‐apply
in
six
months.
Assessment
In
order
to
become
a
CI,
there
are
three
areas
evaluated:
• Knowledge
of
product
/
skill
/
methodology
/
language
• Knowledge
of
course
materials
• Training
skills
Each
course
in
each
curriculum
has
a
base
set
of
requirements
in
these
areas,
as
outlined
in
this
document.
Time
Expectation
The
average
amount
of
time
between
identifying
a
new
possible
instructor
candidate
and
getting
them
certified
is
two
(2)
months.
This
is
with
the
expectation
that
the
candidate
has:
• Demonstrated
solid
technical
skills
in
the
area
of
the
curriculum.
• Demonstrated
effective
training
skills.
• Adequately
prepared
with
the
course
materials.
If
a
candidate
does
not
meet
all
of
the
prerequisites
outlined
above,
expect
the
Instructor
Certification
process
to
take
longer.
Costs
There
are
costs
associated
with
instructor
certification.
These
costs
include,
but
may
not
be
limited
to
the
following:
• Cost
of
sending
the
instructor
candidate
to
a
class
(to
prep,
and
to
co-‐teach
as
applicable)
–
unless
your
partnership
has
a
certified
instructor
that
can
present
to
the
candidate
in
a
classroom
setting.
• Cost
of
professional
exam(s)
required
for
certification.
• Cost
for
time
to
prepare
–
we
strongly
recommend
at
least
2
days
of
preparation
time
for
each
day
of
course
material
to
be
presented.
• Travel
costs
incurred
to
commute
to
a
certification
location.
Pre-‐Qualification
Assessment
email
(Training
Team)
Candidate attends
Send
resources
to
candidate
current course
Candidate passes
Applicable exam
Schedule
Certification
Candidate Preps
w/ Materials:
Pass
Student guide, IG,
slides, etc.
Outcome? Send
Welcome
Letter
and
instructor
access
to
materials
Fail
Training Yes
Recertify
and/or
TTT
Certification
Skills?
criteria
–
2
out
of
3
deficiencies
is
a
fail
Yes
Tech Recertify
Skills?
Courseware
Yes
Recertify
and
/
or
co-‐teach
knowledge?
• Pass
the
current
version
of
the
ServiceNow
Senior
System
Administrator
exam
(once
available)
offered
through
Kryterion
testing
centers
(http://www.servicenow.com/certification).
Curriculum
Summary
This
chart
summarizes
the
Instructor
Certification
path
for
the
ServiceNow
Curricula.
Course *Stand-‐up
Prior
Teaches
Industry
Certification
with
8.2
ratings
*As
alternatives
to
stand-‐up
certifications,
you
can
also
send
in
a
videotape
of
your
certification
for
review
or
obtain
CompTIA’s
Certified
Technical
Trainer
(CTT)
certification.
Evaluation
Data
This
section
of
the
document
outlines
how
ServiceNow
uses
and
reacts
to
evaluation
data
by
students
in
the
online
course
evaluation
system
at
the
end
of
every
class.
All
students
must
be
encouraged
(though
not
required)
to
evaluate
the
class
using
the
evaluation
system.
A
minimum
compliance
of
60%
of
respondents
compared
to
the
number
of
books
ordered
by
ATP
is
expected.
ServiceNow
will
use
this
evaluation
data
in
the
following
ways:
• We
require
instructors
to
maintain
a
8.2
(out
of
10)
overall
rating
in
the
online
course
evaluation
system
and
maintain
this
rating
for
a
set
of
classes
in
order
to
move
to
the
next
level
of
courseware
(e.g.,
advanced
courseware
in
the
curriculum).
• In
the
event
of
poor
evaluations,
we
study
the
entire
class,
as
well
as
groups
of
related
classes
to
discover
trends
and
weaknesses.
(We
do
not
necessarily
consider
a
single
student,
or
even
a
few
students’,
poor
evaluations
as
indication
of
an
overall
problem
with
instruction.)
We
contact
instructors
in
the
event
of
identified
patterns
in
order
to
resolve
any
issues
that
may
be
arising
in
the
classroom.
• In
the
event
of
catastrophic
evaluations,
we
would
contact
the
instructor
and
suspend
their
teaching
certification
in
order
to
identify
and
fix
problems
before
resuming
classroom
instruction.
• In
certain
circumstances,
it
may
be
required
that
an
instructor
perform
additional
tasks
in
order
to
maintain
their
certification
credentials.
This
could
include
but
would
not
be
limited
to
attending
a
training
skills
course,
providing
a
webinar
to
demonstrate
technical
understanding,
or
performing
a
team
teach
with
a
seasoned
instructor
to
provide
tips
and
feedback
on
instruction.
PMI
Requirements
In
order
to
become
a
Partner
Master
Instructor,
please
contact
training@servicenow.com
for
more
information.
• How
do
our
customers
access
the
survey
at
the
end
of
the
course?
We
would
like
to
ensure
they
do
this
prior
to
leaving
on
the
last
day
of
each
course.
ServiceNow
uses
Metrics
That
Matter
through
our
agreement
with
Knowledge
Advisors.
Both
the
instructor
and
ServiceNow
receive
the
results
of
that
survey
mechanism.
• How
will
we
be
made
aware
updates
to
course
materials
and
will
reassessment
and
authorization
be
necessary
for
each
release?
The
training
team
will
notify
the
personnel
noted
on
the
application
form
and
all
instructors
who
are
current
in
their
certification
of
new
releases
and
necessary
updates
to
the
certification
exams
as
appropriate.
We
expect
that
instructors
will
recertify
on
a
maintenance
exam
annually
or
possibly
bi-‐annually
in
the
future.
• Is
there
a
formal
release
schedule
for
training
materials?
Our
materials
are
primarily
mapped
to
product
releases
although
early
stage
revisions
and
modifications
to
the
materials
are
likely
to
happen
more
frequently
to
classes
that
are
less
mature
and
we
feel
could
continue
to
be
improved
based
on
customer
and
partner
instructor
feedback.
• I
would
like
to
be
able
to
market
new
training
releases
and
their
content
to
our
customers
ahead
of
time?
How
can
I
get
access
to
this
type
of
information
regularly?
We
will
announce
through
our
own
channels
as
well
as
the
standard
ServiceNow
marketing
channel
product
and
curriculum
releases
so
that
you
can
adequately
communicate
and
market
to
your
customer
base
and
prospects.