Syllabus
Certified Tester - Foundation Level:
The Foundation Level qualification covers the basics of software testing. Its target audience includes everyone involved in developing, testing or approving software systems. The following themes are dealt with:
- Fundamentals of testing
- Testing throughout the software life cycle
- Static techniques
- Test design techniques
- Test management
- Tool support for testing
Certified Tester - Advanced Level:
The Advanced Level looks further into the material covered in the Foundation Level and is divided into three modules:
- Test Manager
- Functional Tester
- Technical Tester
Each module can be examined individually. When all three exams have been passed, the examinee is awarded with the full advanced level certificate.
Certified Tester - Expert Level (in preparation):
The Expert Level is designed for experienced professional software testers and consists of a series of modules on various specialist themes. The syllabus is currently under development in the ISTQB and the national boards. Planned modules include: Improving the Test Process, Test Management, Test Automation, TTCN-3 etc.
TTCN-3-Certificate:
The TTCN-3-Certificate provides the concepts, techniques and application of the Testing and Test Control Notation (TTCN-3). It is independent of the Certified Tester scheme, although work is in progress to set up a Certified Tester Expert Level module for TTCN-3 with the same content. This will enable specialization in TTCN-3 to be shown with the TTCN-3-Certificate and expertise to be demonstrated with the ISTQB Expert Level, which will require the Foundation and Advanced Level Certificates as preconditions.