ISTQB Foundation
The Foundation Level syllabus forms the basis of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) Certified Tester Scheme. ISTQB® Foundation Level is relevant across software delivery practices including Waterfall, Agile, DevOps and Continuous Delivery.
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The new 2018 syllabus is recognised as a pre-requisite to other ISTQB® certifications where Foundation Level is required (note: all previous releases of Foundation Level, including the 2011 syllabus and “grandfathered” Foundation Level certifications, will remain valid).
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Course objectives
- Test Process
- What is Testing?
- Why is Testing Necessary?
- Seven Testing Principles (K2)
- The Psychology of Testing (K2)
ISTQB
The ISTQB scheme provides support for the definition of career paths for professional testers by offering a 3-tiered certification scheme starting with the Foundation Level and continuing with the Advanced Level and Expert Level.
The Foundation Level syllabus has an add-on, which is the Agile Tester syllabus, and this ISTQB Agile track continues with further specialized topics within the ISTQB Specialist track, e.g. the Model-Based Tester syllabus.
The Foundation Level qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing.
The Foundation level
The Foundation Level qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, and software developers.
This Foundation Level qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a basic understanding of software testing, such as product owners, project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.
Holders of the Foundation Certificate will be able to go on to higher-level software testing certifications.
Examination
The typical duration of the Foundation Level Training offered by an Accredited Training Provider is 2 days. Completion of an accredited training course is not a prerequisite for participating to the exam.
The Foundation Level exam is comprised of 40 multiple-choice questions, with a pass mark grade of 65% to be completed within 60 minutes. Participants that take the exam not in their spoken language, will receive additional 25% time, for a total of 75 minutes.
- Number of questions : 40
- Exam duration (minutes): 60
- Exam duration +25% (minutes)
Agenda
Day 1Hide agendaOpen agenda
09:00 – 10:30
Introduction
What is Testing?
- (K1) Identify typical objectives of testing
- (K2) Differentiate testing from debugging
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:15
Why is Testing Necessary?
- (K2) Give examples of why testing is necessary
- (K2) Describe the relationship between testing and quality assurance and give examples of how testing contributes to higher quality
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch Menu - Oběd
13:15 – 14:45
- (K2) Distinguish between error, defect, and failure
- (K2) Distinguish between the root cause of a defect and its effects
14:45 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 17:00
Seven Testing Principles
- (K2) Explain the seven testing principles
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09:00 – 10:30
Test Process
- Differentiate the work products that support the test process
(K2)
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:15
Test Process
- Explain the value of maintaining traceability between the test basis and test work products
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch Menu
13:15 – 14:45
The Psychology of Testing
- (K1) Identify the psychological factors that influence the success of testing
14:45 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 17:00
The Psychology of Testing
- (K2) Explain the difference between the mindset required for test activities and the mindset required for development activities
Day 3Hide agendaOpen agenda
09:00 – 10:30
Repetition of the first day
- Questions
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 – 12:15
Test Process
- Explain the impact of context on the test process
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch Menu
13:15 – 14:45
Test process
- Describe the test activities and respective tasks within the test process
14:45 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 17:00
Summary of the day
- questions
- conversation
The 2018 Foundation Level qualification is suitable for anyone who needs to demonstrate practical knowledge of the fundamental concepts of software testing including people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers.
- Block duration 45 minutes
- Hours 24 hours
- Refreshments Yes
- Exam
Approved Trainer
Vladimír Ráb
For twenty years he worked where IT really breaks: he administered thousands of servers, designed networks for T-Mobile, built branch infrastructure from Ukraine to India and managed the migration of 60,000 computers for Société Générale. DHL contracted him into its security teams three times. He therefore knows testing from the side where its absence costs the most: operations, where every change nobody properly tested eventually lands.
What is his course like?
He does not read the ISTQB syllabus to you, he shows it on situations he has lived through: what "sufficient test coverage" means in a migration of tens of thousands of workstations, what an acceptance test that satisfies a bank looks like, and why the most expensive defects are found in requirements, not in code. As a Certified Ethical Hacker he adds security testing: a penetration test is also a test, with its own technique, design and reporting. His CCISO certification lets him present the same topic to testers and to the management that decides how much testing a project can afford.
His trademark is practical demonstrations built on a simple principle: maximum effect with minimum resources. No theatre with million-dollar labs, but procedures a participant can repeat in their own environment the very next day. On top of that, three things an online course cannot offer: teaching in Czech, groups of 7 to 12 people and dialogue. You can ask about situations from your own company and get an answer from someone who has most likely dealt with a similar one.
Numbers instead of adjectives
- Thousands of trained graduates
- 5/5 average participant rating
- Since 2015 a TAYLLORCOX trainer
- 20 years of experience in IT operations and cyber security
- 98 %+ certification exam pass rate of his graduates
- 10 to 15 training days a month: teaching is not a side job but a craft
- Certified Cyber Security Manager, Auditor and Architect under the Czech Cyber Security Act, Accredited Trainer ISMS ISO/IEC 27001
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), Certified Network Defender (CND), EC-Council Incident Handler (ECIH), CCISO; CompTIA certifications across the portfolio he teaches
- Microsoft (MCSE, MCSA) and Cisco (CCNP Security); TAYLLORCOX trainer since 2015 with a certification exam pass rate of over 98 %
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