I want to attempt CSA ITSM certifications currently I am not employed don't have free vouchers

[sailajac]

looking for free vouchers to complete certifications because i was looking for service now roles starting upskilling on dev and admin part pls help me to get free vouchers for the certifications that helps me to get the opportunity because currently located in Australia thank you

[SohamTipnis · Accepted solution]

Hi @sailajac,

Unfortunately, there is currently no free Voucher available, but you can practice by getting your Personal Developer Instance (PDI). Just certification of any kind may not be enough; you can start learning from the following points:

Welcome to the ServiceNow family!!!🎉🎊

You can simply start by watching the micro-certification called "Welcome to ServiceNow."

You can also start to watch tutorials from YouTube as well as refer to the ServiceNow University and ServiceNow documentation.

Welcome to ServiceNow Micro-Certification:

https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/now-platform/welcome-to-servicenow?id=learning_course_prev&co...

ServiceNow Docs: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/

ServiceNow University: https://learning.servicenow.com/now/lxp/home

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsUtp2ggmdE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taqxhDoxdoI&t=2s&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D

Don't worry, you're on the right track; you will get there soon!!!! The destination is not that far; just believe in yourself!!! 🎉

IT Service Management 

IT Service Management (ITSM) Implementation 

All the best, enjoy!!😉

If you find my answer useful, please mark it as helpful and correct. ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌😊

Regards,
Soham Tipnis
ServiceNow Developer Technical Consultant
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sohamtipnis10

[sailajac]

Thanks for the guidance will do as you suggested 🙂

[Aditya_hublikar]

Hello @sailajac ,

Unfortunately that Voucher facility/scheme is no more . You need to pay whole exam fee plus tax .

For starting with Servicenow admin/developer part you can refer this :

You can start with practicing in Servicenow PDI .  

When you start exploring ServiceNow PDI, begin with understanding the basic platform UI:

• Application Navigator, Banner, Content Frame (UI16)

• Explore Forms and List Views

• Company Branding and changing the Welcome Page

• Context Menu (what it is and its types)

• Breadcrumbs and how they work

Next, move on to data modeling basics:

• Table and Field creation

• Table dependencies and Table Extensions

• Field types

• Views

• Important OOTB tables like User (sys_user), Group (sys_user_group), Role (sys_user_role), Delegations

Once you are comfortable with this, explore core configuration concepts:

• Reference Qualifiers

• Dot-walking

• UI Policies

• Dictionary Overrides

• ACLs

• Priority Lookup

• Difference between Configuration vs Customization

Then understand data movement and backup concepts:

• Update Sets (how to take backup of your work)

• Update Set transfer methods

• Import Sets

After learning these basics, you can confidently move forward to explore Service Management modules like:

• Incident

• Problem

• Change

• Request

And then deep dive into the Development part.

CSA is the basic and most important certification for ServiceNow beginners

Main topics to focus on:

• Platform UI and navigation

• Tables, fields, forms, and list views

• Users, groups, and roles

• Basic ITSM concepts

• UI Policies, Client Scripts, and Business Rules (basic understanding)

Best practices:

• Practice each topic in your Personal Developer Instance (PDI)

• Do not just memorize answers—try to understand why a feature is used and when to use it

Once you follow this path, your ServiceNow learning journey will be smooth and structured 

Try to spend 2-3 hours daily  on community which will help you understand different real  time scenarios ,different approaches . Explore University Course which also enhance your knowledge.

Start with the "Welcome to ServiceNow " training, it's really good and it will gives you your first certificate!

The Certified System Administrator (CSA) certificate is initial stage , it's useful for almost for any servicenow role .

You can refer this thread :

https://www.servicenow.com/community/sysadmin-forum/six-steps-on-how-to-start-learning-servicenow-a-...

You can also explore Learning plans from below :

https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/learn/learning-plans/zurich

Here are few thread that you can refer for interview question  :

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/servicenow-interview-questions-part-1/td-p/3511504

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/scripting-practice-question/td-p/3529846

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/scripting-interview-questions/td-p/3545279

https://www.servicenow.com/community/virtual-agent-forum/scenario-based-and-theoretical-interview-qu...

If this helps you then mark it as helpful and accept as solution.

Regards,

Aditya