ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing

Training

In London

£ 895 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Days

Software Testing Foundation provides delegates with a good basic understanding of the principles of software testing and prepares them to sit the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. Anyone sitting the ISEB Foundation examination with AssistKD will also be certified under ISTQB. The course features a significant number of practical exercises and also includes a mock examination. Suitable for: New and experienced system testers. System analysis and system developers. Software testers.

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Start date

London
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W1B

Start date

On request

About this course

There are no pre-requisites for attendance on this course.

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Course programme

Software Testing Foundation

Software Testing Foundation Overview
Software Testing Foundation provides delegates with a good basic understanding of the principles of software testing and prepares them to sit the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. Anyone sitting the ISEB Foundation examination with AssistKD will also be certified under ISTQB. The course features a significant number of practical exercises and also includes a mock examination.

ISEB qualifications
This course prepares candidates to sit the examination leading to the ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing, which takes place at the end of the course. This involves a one-hour, multiple choice examination. The ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing is a specialist module for the ISEB Diploma in Systems Development .

SFIA Mapping
Systems Testing levels 3 & 4.

Content

The Principles of Testing

  • Why testing is necessary
  • How much testing is enough
  • Coverage and completion criteria
  • The fundamental test process
  • The psychology of testing
  • Re-testing and Regression testing
  • Prioritisation of tests
  • Testability

Testing throughout the lifecycle

  • Testing and the Development Lifecycle
  • High Level Test planning
  • Stages of Testing
  • Component Testing
  • Link Testing
  • System and acceptance testing
  • Large Scale Integration testing
  • Alpha and Beta testing
  • Load, performance and stress testing
  • Security testing
  • Usability testing
  • Storage and volume testing
  • Installation testing
  • Documentation testing
  • Backup and recovery testing
  • Maintenance testing

Test Techniques

  • Test techniques and the lifecycle
  • Black and White Box testing
  • Equivalence partitioning
  • Boundary Value Analysis
  • State transition testing
  • Statement and Branch testing
  • Error-guessing
  • Reviews and the test process
  • Types of review
  • Static Analysis

Test Management

  • Organisation
  • Configuration management
  • Test estimation, monitoring and control
  • Incident management
  • Standards for testing

Tool support for testing (CAST)

  • Types of CAST tool
  • Tool selection and implementation

Additional information

Payment options: Examination fee £155 + VAT
Students per class: 12

ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing

£ 895 + VAT