Now Learning Blog – What is a Learning Path?

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If you’ve been following along in the previous blogs I’ve written you’ve probably seen references to “Learning Paths” on Now Learning.  In this blog, I’ll go into more detail about what Learning Paths are and how you can use them to grow your career and become a ServiceNow expert.

In the past, Learning Paths have simply been a prescribed set of courses to be taken in a specific order to achieve a learning outcome. Now with the launch of Now Learning you can access, track, and be recognized for completion of not only ServiceNow training but for completion of paths as well.

Paths are role-based, predefined and are presented in a specific sequence so you’ll have a guided experience to deepen your expertise. Learning paths are not only tailored to your role but also leveled from beginner to advanced to support you wherever you are in your ServiceNow training journey.  Once you complete a path you’ll earn a badge that allows you to be recognized on your profile!

The Learning Paths supported by ServiceNow’s Training and Certification team are outlined in this document. In many cases learning paths result in a certification, which you can read more about in our Certification FAQ. 

What is contained in a Learning Path?

Paths can be comprised of both mandatory and recommended trainings, micro-certifications and mainline certifications.  All items marked as mandatory with an asterisk (*) are required to be completed for the path to be considered complete and for you to earn a badge.  Items that are not marked as mandatory with the asterisk (*) are strongly recommended content that will help you to become the best implementer, administrator, application specialist or developer you can be.

How to Navigate the Paths on Now Learning

Using the search pills (figure 1) and filters (figure 2) on Now Learning as outlined in previous blogs: Learn what you need to make an impact and grow your career and More ways to filter content on Now Learning you can narrow down the many paths to the ones that are just right for you.

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Learning Paths and Certification

As mentioned above, many learning paths result in a certification. For you to be able to register for an attempt at a certification you must first complete the required training path. In the instances where there are multiple required courses in the training path, all of the material from the path is considered to be a source for the exam. The certification exam will cover all topics and functionality instrumental to that certification. All formal certifications have an exam blueprint that describes the exam and its coverage in further detail. At the end of a Mainline path, you will receive a voucher (at no additional cost) as part of the materials for the course.

What’s Next?

Now that you have a little bit more information on what Learning Paths are, I encourage you to check out all the different types of paths available to you.  Whether you want to become certified or just increase your knowledge of ServiceNow’s platform and applications, Learning Paths are a great way to get started!