ISTQB Software Testing Foundation Certification

Gain the skills and knowledge you need as a testing professional with this industry-standard qualification. International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Foundation certification provides essential skills and knowledge needed to work as a testing professional. This certificate is internationally recognized as the industry-standard professional qualification in software testing and is a common key selection criterion of employers and clients. The ISTQB Foundation is also a prerequisite for gaining ISTQB Advanced-level accreditation. At the completion of this course, participants will be able to apply test strategies and control their own test activities using a test methodology that is globally recognized as best practice.

• Apply fundamental testing principles, including details of the testing process
• Understand testing throughout the software development lifecycle
• Apply static test techniques
• Apply a variety of test design techniques for more effective test preparation
• Understand the management of the testing process
• Identify tools that support testing

• Why is testing necessary?
• What is testing?
• General testing principles
• Fundamental test process
• The psychology of testing

• Software development models
• Test levels
• Test types
• Maintenance testing

• Static techniques and the test process
• Review process
• Static analysis by tools

• The test development process
• Categories of test design techniques
• Specifcation-based or black-box techniques
• Structure-based or white-box techniques
• Experience-based techniques
• Choosing test techniques

• Test organization
• Test planning and estimation
• Test progress monitoring and control
• Configuration management
• Risk and testing
• Incident management

• Types of test tools
• Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks
• Introducing tools into an organization