ISTQB Software Testing Foundation classroom

The ISTQB Testing Foundation course covers the fundamentals of software testing, providing delegates with the necessary foundations for a career as a software testing professional.

About the course

This three-day intensive tutor-led course includes exam preparation, revision and the examination a few days later. It is fully- accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 3 by the BCS.

Duration

This is an intensive three day classroom course.

Pre-requisites

The entry requirements for the Certified Tester Foundation Level qualification are that the candidate should have a basic working knowledge of IT.

On arrival at the course candidates should have read the provided syllabus in preparation for the course. The course is intensive and those delegates who have prepared achieve a higher exam success rate.

Learning objectives

The business outcomes expected of a candidate who has achieved the 2018 Foundation Level certification are as follows:

Promote efficient and effective communication by using a common vocabulary for software testing.
Understand fundamental concepts of software testing.
Demonstrate understanding of how different development and testing practices, and different constraints on testing, may apply in optimizing testing to different contexts.
Contribute effectively in reviews.
Use established techniques for designing tests at all test levels.
Interpret and execute tests from given test specifications. Report on test results.
Understand test management principles for resources, strategies, planning, project control and risk management
Write and communicate clear and understandable defect reports
Understand the project factors that drive the test priorities and test approach
Understand the value that software testing brings to stakeholders
Appreciate how testing activities and work products align with project objectives, measures and targets
Assist in the selection and implementation process of testing tool

In addition, after successfully completing the course and passing the exam, delegates should be able to:

Use a common language for efficient and effective communication with other testers and project stakeholders
Understand established testing concepts, the fundamental test process, test approaches, and principles to support test objectives
Design and prioritize tests by using established techniques
Analyse both functional and non-functional specifications (such as performance and usability) at all test levels for systems with low to medium levels of complexity
Execute tests according to agreed test plans, and analyze and report on the results of tests
Write clear and understandable incident reports
Effectively participate in reviews of small to medium-sized projects
Be familiar with different types of testing tools and their uses; and assist in the tool selection and implementation process

This is an intensive three-day course that includes the following:

All accompanying course material
The cost of the exam

What's covered?

Fundamentals of testing
Testing throughout the software development cycle
Static testing
Test techniques
Test management
Total support for testing

Target audience

The ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level is principally aimed at anyone directly involved in software testing, who needs to demonstrate practical knowledge of the fundamental concepts, such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test leads, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.

This software testing course is also ideal for all those who have an interest in understanding the basic concepts of software testing, and so is additionally appropriate for project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.

Delegates will be provided with Pearson VUE exam vouchers one week prior to course commencement. This enables you to book and sit your exams at your local Pearson VUE testing centre at a time and date convenient to you. Pearson VUE centres are worldwide, and you will be able to choose the closest testing centre to you. You then go along to the test centre with your photo ID at the specified date and time and you will then take an electronic exam. Your exam vouchers will have an expiration date and your exam must be sat before this date as these vouchers cannot be extended.

Exam format

To qualify as an internationally-recognized Certified Foundation Level Tester and be issued with an ISTQB® Foundation Level Certificate, delegates must successfully pass the exam:

The examination consists of a one-hour exam with 40 multiple choice questions.
It will be a ‘closed book’ examination i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room.
Duration of 60 minutes (or 75 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language)
The pass mark is 65% (26 out of 40).