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ISTQB Training and Certification

Welcome to ISTQB®

As of June 2023, ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualification Board) has administered over 1.2 million exams and issued more than 914k certifications in over 130 countries. The ISTQB® Certified Tester program is the world‘s most successful program for certifying software testers. 

We, as Nagarro, are proud to be a certified ISTQB® Gold partner and accredited training provider of ISTQB® since many years. ISTQB® terminology is the industry recognized defacto language in the field of software testing connecting professionals worldwide. 

ISTQB Certified Tester Program

Take a look at our portfolio of courses and certifications to explore which of them can best support your carreer in testing. They are available in English and German. We offer in-house trainings or a seat in a public class.

Public courses can be booked through our partner Software Quality Lab Academy.
If you have any general questions or requests regarding in-house training, please contact us directly.

Tester (CTFL)
Test Manager
Test Analyst
Technical Test Analyst
Test Automation Engineer

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ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

This course is an accredited training, designed to prepare candidates for the ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level exam. It gives an understanding of the typical activities, methods, and techniques in software testing. The participants gain knowledge about the foundations of the testing process: planning, designing, executing and reporting software tests. The training gives the participants a comprehensive overview, ranging from unit testing to system and acceptance testing, and how test tools and test management tools can support these activities.

Content

  • Basics, concepts and principles of software testing
  • Testing in the software lifecycle
  • Static tests
  • Test case design process
  • Test management (organization and test process)
  • Test tools

Pre-requisites

None

Objective

This seminar prepares you optimally for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification. Of course, the basic techniques, methods, and test topics taught in the seminar can also be successfully put into practice without taking the exam.

Duration

4 days 

Target Group

Software tester, test analyst, test manager, test specialist, software developer

 

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ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM)

This training is hosted by our partner Software Quality Lab

This seminar provides project and test managers with the necessary tools to successfully plan, monitor and control software tests in their projects. As a prospective ISTQB® Test Manager, you will learn about the methods to introduce, establish and continuously improve software testing (including review) as an effective, firmly anchored process in the company.

Content

  • Testing as part of software development
  • Test process, planning, cost estimation
  • Test monitoring and control, metrics
  • Value testing
  • Deviation and error management
  • Norms and standards for test management
  • Management of risks
  • Test management documents
  • Reviews
  • Tools in the test process
  • Organizational forms of testing
  • Process improvement
  • The test team (roles, communication, ...)
  • Verifying the Test Automation solution
  • Continuous improvement

Objective

In accordance with international standards, you will learn about different documents for test planning. You will also be introduced to the basics of (and the relationships between) defect, risk and test management. In your ISTQB® Test Manager training, you will learn how quality data and defect statistics can be obtained during testing and how well-founded product release decisions can be made on the basis of such objective test data. You will also gain an overview of different organizational forms and their possible advantages and disadvantages. This will help you to develop a clean idea about the optimal form of organization for your specific situation.

Duration

5 days

Pre-requisites

  • ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification
  • Proof of 18 months of practical experience in the field of software testing

Target group

Tester, Test manager, Quality manager, Specialist area

 

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ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)

This training is hosted by our partner Software Quality Lab

In addition to the basic knowledge for all Certified Tester Advanced Level roles, this seminar provides you with the detailed methods and techniques to derive and specificy software tests at a black-box level. This seminar will equip you with the tools to successfully select and apply test case derivation techniques such as equivalence class analysis, classification tree methods, boundary value analysis, and condition-based testing. You will also learn about supplementary techniques such as exploratory testing and the way to use them effectively. The seminar focuses on the testing of functional quality characteristics.

Contents

  • Specification-based test procedures
  • Risk-oriented testing
  • Test processes
  • Testing software features
  • Selection of test procedures
  • Error and deviation management
  • Reviews
  • Test tools

Objective

You will be able to successfully select and apply condition-based testing. You will also learn about supplementary techniques such as exploratory testing and the way to use them effectively. The seminar focuses on the testing of functional quality features.

Duration

4 days

Pre-requisites

  • ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification
  • Proof of 18 months of practical experience in software testing 

Target group

Testers, Test managers, Quality managers, specialist area

 

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ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)

This training is hosted by our partner Software Quality Lab

In addition to the basic knowledge for all Certified Tester Advanced Level roles, the seminar provides you with detailed methods and procedures for the derivation and specification of software tests based on specifications and structures at a white-box level.

Contents

  • Specification-based test procedures
  • Structure-based methods
  • Supplementary test procedures
  • Testing software features 
  • Static analysis
  • Dynamic analysis
  • Selection of test procedures
  • Test tools

Objective

In this seminar you will learn working techniques for test case derivation, such as control flow or data flow-based testing. You will also learn how to select static and dynamic analyses and use them in a target-oriented manner. You will be introduced to procedures for detailed analysis and evaluation of the systems to be tested, based on their technical characteristics and for reporting on the progress made.

Duration
3 days

Prerequisites

  • ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification
  • Proof of 18 months of practical experience in the field of software testing

Target group

Software developer, tester

 

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ISTQB® Certified Tester - Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE)

This training is hosted by our partner Software Quality Lab

The course is an accredited training, designed to prepare for the ISTQB® Certified Tester – Advanced Level Specialist exam. It provides a detailed insight into the methods and techniques required for a strategic test automation set up. Starting with the basic groundwork activities and the definition of a sustainable architecture, test automation is developed in a step-wise manner. Operational and maintenance aspects have also been covered to ensure a comprehensive understanding of test automation. Supplementary aspects like automated reporting and the selection of relevant metrics complete the topic. Additional emphasis has been put on the structured transition of existing manual tests into an automated solution.

Content

  • Basics, concepts, and principles of testing
  • Basic test process
  • Techniques for test specification
  • Dynamic and static test techniques
  • Implement and evaluate tests
  • Testing throughout the software life cycle
  • Planning, prioritizing, and managing tests
  • Building test teams, roles, and qualifications
  • Test automation and tools

Objective

This training aims prepare you to set up and maintain test automation based on the agreed architectural criteria within a development project or for an existing product. After completing this training, you will be familiar with the required processes and will know how to apply solution approaches adequately. You will also get to learn about automation risks and will be able to make an educated selection of targeted manual and automated test approaches.

Duration

4 Days

Pre-requirements

  • ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level certification
  • Proof of 36 months of practical experience

Target group

Test manager, Test engineer, Automated tester, Developer, QA Responsible

 

 

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We can either offer in-house trainings or seats in a public class. Get in touch with us for upcoming training dates. 

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