Software Tester Certification - Foundation Level (3-Day)
- Fundamentals of software testing—key concepts, context, risk, goals, process, and people issues
- Lifecycle testing—relationship of testing to development, including different models, verification and validation, and types of testing
- Test levels—system, acceptance, unit, and integration testing
- Test design techniques—black-box test methods, white-box testing, and exploratory testing
- Static testing—reviews, inspections, and static analysis tools
- Test management—team organization, key roles and responsibilities, test approach and planning, configuration management, defect classification and tracking, and test reporting
- Testing tools—selection, benefits, risks, and classifications
Are you looking for an internationally recognized certification in software testing? Delivered by top experts in the testing industry, Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an accredited training course to prepare you for the ISTQB® Certified Tester—Foundation Level (CTFL) exam.
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a non-proprietary organization that has granted more than 500,000 certifications in more than 100 countries around the globe. Certification demonstrates a knowledge of software testing and is based on a Body of Knowledge and examination guidelines that are applied consistently across the world. This program is the only internationally-accepted certification for software testing accredited through its network of national boards. Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level is an ISTQB-accredited course that prepares you for the CTFL (Certified Tester—Foundation Level) exam.
CTFL certification is designed for software professionals who need to demonstrate practical knowledge of the fundamental concepts of testing—test designers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, and developers—as well as those who need a basic understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, development managers, business analysts, IT directors, and management consultants. Holders of the Foundation Level Core certificate are also eligible to continue on to advanced-level software testing qualifications and to qualify their competencies in agile testing.
Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level goes above and beyond the ISTQB syllabus, giving you practical knowledge you can apply now. In addition to the fundamentals of software testing, you will also learn about the relationship of testing to development, test levels, black-box test methods, white-box testing, exploratory testing, static analysis tools, and configuration management. Gain the basic skills required of a software test professional and learn how testing fits into software development. Find out what it takes to be a successful software tester and how testing can add significant value to software development projects.
Who Should Attend?
This course is appropriate for individuals who recently entered the testing field and those currently seeking ISTQB® certification in software testing (CTFL). Common job functions include testers, test engineers, QA professionals, test managers, project leaders, quality analysts, and more.
Exam Guarantee
Course registrants who do not pass the exam within 60 days of completing either the online or public course will be provided 45 days of free access to our online eSoftware Tester Certification—Foundation Level course for additional learning.
ASTQB Proficiency Distinction™
ASTQB Proficiency Distinction courses are accredited to include intensive, well defined, hands-on interactive exercises based on realistic scenarios. These exercises must go above and beyond what is required by ISTQB so that candidates are exposed to the concepts in a deep and meaningful way. Because SQE Training's Software Tester Certification—Foundation Level course has earned this distinction, participants who earn their ISTQB CTFL by passing the ASTQB exam will be included in the ASTQB List of Certified Testers with Proficiency Distinction. To learn more about the ASTQB Proficiency Distinction, visit ASTQB.org.
Test Design Techniques
Overview of test design and the design approach
Documentation decisions
Types of test design techniques
Human/experience-based methods
Black-box (functional) techniques
White-box (structural) techniques
Experience-based techniques
Selecting the appropriate test technique
Test Management
Team organization
Roles and responsibilities
Understanding the test manager
Understanding the tester
Test planning and strategy
Configuration management and testing
Defect/incident classification and management
Tool Support for Testing
Selection process
Introduction
Benefits
Risks and concerns
Classifications
Claire Lohr has been an active professional in the computer field for thirty years, with the last twenty years emphasizing software process improvement and testing. Claire provides training—design, authoring, and instruction—and consulting services for a wide variety of both government and commercial clients. She is a Lloyd’s Register trained ISO 9000 Lead Auditor and has been trained to perform Software Capability Evaluations for the SW-CMM. Claire was the chair of the Working Group for the IEEE Std 829-2008 Software and System Test Documentation, and has served on both the IEEE Computer Society’s Software and Systems Engineering Standards Committee and the IEEE Computer Society’s Standards Advisory Board.