ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level 

Learn fundamental software and system testing terms and concepts, and prepare to take the ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level exam.

This training helps prepare participants for taking the exam to qualify as an ISTQB^® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL). It covers basic skills and techniques associated with software testing, which can help participants to more efficiently and effectively perform testing that accompanies the development of their products’ software. The training instructs participants how to improve software and system testing in their organizations and, as a result, improve the software quality of their products.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to apply the covered testing techniques to their own projects and perform targeted tests.

We recommend participants to complete further self-study in addition to taking this training in order to succeed in passing the exam.

Participants receive the book Software Testing Foundations.

Contents

The training content is equivalent to that in the curriculum published by the ISTQB^®. It covers the following topics:

• Fundamentals of software testing
  • Testing terminology
  • Fundamental testing process
• Testing in the software life cycle
  • Life cycle models
  • Test levels – component, integration, system and acceptance testing
  • Maintenance testing
  • Test types – functional, nonfunctional, structural and regression testing
• Static testing method
  • Reviews and the review process
  • Static analysis
• Test design techniques
  • Black box techniques
  • White box techniques
  • Experience-based techniques
  • Selecting the proper technique
• Test management
  • Test organization
  • Test planning
  • Costs and cost-effectiveness
  • Defect management
  • Configuration management
• Testing tools
  • Types of tools
  • Effectively applying testing tools
  • Selecting and introducing tools

Target audience

This training is intended for system and software testers, system and software developers, project managers, and quality managers. 

Further information

For online trainings, all materials are offered digitally. For in-person trainings, all materials are offered digitally and may be supplemented with hard copies. Copies of any relevant standards must be provided by the learner.