Course objective

Preparing participants for working as qualified/certified software testers.

Benefits

Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of software testing, including:

• writing test documentation
• reporting bugs
• software testing methods
• causes of system malfunctions
• using tools, techniques, and software
• learning the SQL language
• test automation

Sii recommends taking part in the training as it:

• offers the highest number of training hours at the lowest price on the market: (6 days + exam)
• prepares the richest and most complete training program on the market, allowing participants to obtain the widest range of software testing qualifications
• gives the possibility of working on practical tasks (case studies) using IT tools/programs
• has qualified staff members: trainers working as testers able to pass on practical knowledge and share considerable experience
• offers the possibility of obtaining the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
• opens the opportunity for employment at Sii after completing the course (applies to private persons and not the employees of corporate clients)
• Sii being a reputable, reliable partner with a strong market position

Topics covered

• Day 1
  Introduction and course scope
  Basic ISTQB terms
  Software development models
  Test design techniques
  Division of tests by purpose
  Testing documentation – Theory
  7 testing rules according to ISTQB®
  Ethics in testing
  Testing team
  Tester’s problems
• Day 2
  Testing documentation – Practice
  Tools used in testing – Theory
  ISTQB® summary + TEST
• Day 3
  Introduction to business analysis
  Introduction to the MrBuggy application
  Specification – familiarization and analysis
  Writing test cases based on the requirements analysis – Microsoft Excel
• Day 4
  Specification – familiarization and analysis
  Writing test cases based on specification – Testlink
  Application tests – bugs reporting – Redmine, Testlink, MrBuggy
  Finding bugs – Mr Buggy exercises
• Day 5
  Basic SQL training – Theory
  Basic SQL training – Practice
  Technical English
• Day 6
  Introduction to test automation using Selenium WebDriver – Practice
  Presentation of recruitment processes in IT companies (example of a technical job interview)
  Course summary and ISTQB® material reviewing
  ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level test (internal) – exam and discussion on it
• Day 7
  ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level exam (optional)

Target audience

The ”Become a Tester” course is addressed to both beginners without previous experience in software testing, including:

• people who do not have experience and degree in IT
• students and graduates in different fields
• people willing to change profession
• other people who want to pursue a career in software testing

and people working as testers, interested in:

• consolidating their knowledge of software testing
• receiving the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
• deepening their knowledge of testing

Frequently asked questions - answers

PDF file with frequently asked questions