The course, the official SAFe Agilist exam, one year of SAFe Studio, the digital workbook, our Fast-Pass study kit, recordings for life, and a 1:1 career-coaching session. No hidden fees.

Both. You can join live in-person or live-virtual (remote) — every cohort is instructor-led by an authorised SAFe instructor (SPC/ASPC), and you keep the session recordings.

Leading SAFe is the name of the training course. SAFe Agilist (SA) is the formal certification you earn after passing the exam.

Master the 10 SAFe Lean-Agile Principles and Core Values, the mechanics of PI (Program Increment) Planning, and the structure and roles within an Agile Release Train (ART).

45 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions, 90 minutes, passing score 80% (36 of 45). Taken online; your first attempt is included. See the official SA 6.0 exam study guide.

No. Attending the official course unlocks the exam, and you must pass the exam to earn the SAFe Agilist (SA) certification.

Generally no. For almost all SAFe certifications, attending the official course (delivered by a certified SPC) is required to unlock the exam in SAFe Studio.

Your first retake can be taken immediately after a failed attempt. Subsequent retakes require a 10–30 day waiting period and a small fee.

SAFe certifications are valid for one year. You renew through annual SAFe Studio membership — about $100/year for foundational levels.

CSM and PSM certify you to run Scrum on a single team. Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist) is about scaling that agility — aligning many teams, programs, and portfolios into one flow of value across the enterprise. The emphasis moves from one team’s process to organisation-wide Lean-Agile leadership, PI Planning, and Agile Release Trains.

SAFe Agilist is the foundation for enterprise Agile roles — Scrum Master, Product Owner / Product Manager, and Release Train Engineer — and the stepping stone to advanced and consultant credentials such as SPC. It shows you can lead Lean-Agile change beyond a single team.

Yes. The updated curriculum incorporates AI-driven leadership strategies — how to leverage modern AI tools to accelerate value delivery and optimise organisational flow.

AI-empowered SAFe means teams apply role-based AI assistants and prompting — for backlog refinement, PI Planning preparation, value-stream analysis, and reporting — to move faster while keeping humans in the loop for decisions. You’ll learn where AI accelerates the flow of value and how to use it responsibly inside SAFe events and artifacts.

Yes. We teach an AI-Native mindset — embedding AI across the end-to-end flow from idea to deployment, using it to augment Lean-Agile decision-making rather than replace it, and putting the right guardrails in place for governance, quality, and compliance.

SAFe 6.0 shifts focus toward total Business Agility — accelerating value flow with Kanban and Value Stream Management, clarifying enterprise roles, and integrating modern technologies like AI.