ISTQB® Training Certified Tester Foundation Level V.4.0

The Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) seminar teaches basic knowledge and skills in software testing and prepares you for the internationally recognised ISTQB® certification.

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3-day practical training course (can be held remotely or in person)
Based on the new CTFL v4.0 syllabus
Subsequent certification exam optionally bookable

Target group

Software developers
Software testers

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Preparation for the Certified Tester Foundation Level exam

Description

The Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) course equips participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills required to perform software testing and prepares participants for the internationally recognised ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) exam. Participants will learn the fundamentals of software testing, including planning, specification, execution, and documentation. The course will cover a number of different testing approaches and their usage, and will illustrate methods of aligning the testing process to the software development life cycle. It will also demonstrate practical skills, such as creating error reports, test progress reports, and quality reports, as well as handling automated testing. This course places particular emphasis on risk-based testing to enable participants to assess risks and prioritise testing activities.

This course optimally prepares participants for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level examination. Participants will be able to employ the techniques acquired immediately to improve the quality of their own projects.

Additional examination preparation is recommended. Registration for the official ISTQB CTFL 4.0 certification exam can be booked directly in the booking process.

This course is aimed at software testers, test managers, developers, quality managers, project leaders, and everyone interested in furthering their knowledge of software testing.

inovex is an accredited training provider and works with accredited training material.

Agenda

The course contents are based on the latest German v4.0 syllabus published by the GTB and cover the following topics:

The importance of and need for testing: why testing is essential and how it contributes to the success of a project.
Fundamental testing terminology and definitions: key terms and their meaning in the test context.
The basic principles of testing: the essential principles on which testing is based.
Test activities, testware, and roles: the tasks and activities involved in the test process, the test process in context, traceability between the test basis and the testware, and the various roles involved in testing.
Skills and best practices: the whole-team approach and the importance of independent testing.
Testing in the software development life cycle: interaction and proven practices, including DevOps, shift-left testing, and retrospectives on process improvement.
Test stages and test types: confirmation testing and regression testing
Static testing: fundamentals, the feedback and review process.
Test analysis and design: black-box and white-box testing, experience-based testing techniques, and collaborative testing approaches like ATDD.
Management of test activities: test planning, risk management, test monitoring and controlling, test completion, and configuration and error management.
Testing tools: support tools, the risks and benefits of test automation.

ISTQB® Training Certified Tester Foundation Level V.4.0

€1,700.00 (p.p., plus VAT)

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The inovex Academy has set itself the task of passing on knowledge about methods and technologies that we already use successfully in our projects.

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All training content is carefully selected to achieve the best possible learning effect and to convey as much content as possible.

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Our trainers come from a practical background and have already tested and successfully applied many of the contents taught in their daily work.

Trainers

Our trainers are field-tested experts in their areas of expertise. Through their work in projects, they expand their knowledge day by day and pass on this know-how in their trainings - application-oriented and practice-oriented.

Dr. Christoph Erhardt

Certificate ISAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Foundation Level

At inovex Christoph Erhardt develops software platforms for medical devices based on open source technologies. He prefers spending his time in the engine room of system software - where hardware, operating system and application software come together. Christoph Erhardt has been gaining experience in conducting training courses since 2007, initially in academic teaching and since 2019 also in the private sector.

Ulrich Dorsch

Ulrich Dorsch has been working as software tester and software developer since 2019, supporting customers with safety-critical systems in the design, development and execution of tests in all test phases, impact analyses of software changes to select suitable regression tests, planning of software verification and validation, introduction of test frameworks, development and maintenance of test environments, test automation, and IT security analyses. Ulrich Dorsch has been gaining experience in conducting training courses since 2010 in academic teaching and since 2021 as a trainer for the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level.

Sebastian Kern

Sebastian Kern is an expert in medical software. With more than 13 years of experience in the areas of medical software engineering, quality management systems and regulatory affairs and more than 12 years of experience as a trainer, Sebastian has been part of the inovex team as Head of Medical Software since the beginning of 2023. He supports his customers in the introduction and optimisation of development processes, holds workshops on topics such as "Medical Software goes agile too!" and actively shares his knowledge at conferences, in professional articles or LinkedIn.

Frequently Asked Questions

This training course prepares participants for the “Certified Tester Foundation Level” examination (held separately).

This training course is based on version 4.0 of the German-language syllabus published by the German Testing Board (GTB).

No specific preparation is required for this course. There will be ample time during the course to work through all relevant content and to address individual questions.

Our training courses begin at 9:00 AM Central European Time.

The trainer will send out invitations approximately one week before the course begins. In addition to the agenda and the itinerary, the invitation will also provide any preliminary information.

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