Expanding Opportunities for Software Testing Professionals Worldwide! The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) is pleased to announce that the Practical Tester certification developed by A4Q is formally endorsed as an official ISTQB® Add-On certification. It will be added to the ISTQB® website and displayed as part of the ISTQB® Portfolio as the ISTQB Add-On…
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14th February 2025 The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) and the TMMi Foundation (TMMi®) are pleased to announce the renewal of their strategic alliance. Originally established in 2019, this renewed agreement underscores the organizations’ shared commitment to advancing the software testing profession globally. The strengthened collaboration includes a growing number of ISTQB® Member Boards…
Brussels, February 3, 2025 – The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) has launched the Certified Tester Security Test Engineer (CT-STE) certification. This new certification equips professionals with essential skills to tackle evolving security testing challenges, including asset protection according to specific security levels, audits, adjusting security testing to organizational contexts, integrating information security management…
The ISTQB® General Assembly met recently in Bali, Indonesia, and held elections for new Vice-Chair positions for its working groups. The results have been officially approved. Congratulations to all who were elected and thank you to those who stepped forward with their nominations! Working Groups (WGs) play a crucial role in collaboratively designing syllabi, exam…
ISTQB® has released the Certified Tester – Agile Test Leadership at Scale v2.0 (CT-ATLaS). After publishing three increments in 2021 in a beta version and a minimum viable product (MVP v1.0) in May 2022, ISTQB® has now released the official full ATLaS certification v2.0. This is the first certification that addresses the unique quality and…
We are delighted to confirm that again in 2024, the ISTQB® will be presenting the International Software Testing Excellence Award to the person who has shown an outstanding contribution to the field of software quality. The 2024 Award will reflect the ISTQB® commitment and gratitude to those who have made a significant difference to the…
The updated version (v4.5) of the ISTQB® Glossary application is now available! The ISTQB® Glossary application provides: This new release fixes a number of reported bugs and delivers enhanced functionality and user experience: The ISTQB® Glossary documents the defacto language of the world of software testing and is a vital tool for bringing the global…
Today, 12th June 2024, the ISTQB® has released two new syllabi for test automation: version 2.0 of the updated Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineering Syllabus (CTAL-TAE v2.0) and version 1.0 of the new Certified Tester Specialist Test Automation Strategy Syllabus (CT-TAS v1.0) following a successful vote for release at the recent ISTQB® General Assembly meeting in Budapest, Hungary….
Today, 30th May 2024, the ISTQB® has released version 3.0 of its Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Management (CTAL-TM V3.0) certification following a successful vote for release at the recent ISTQB® General Assembly meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The new release of the Advanced Level Test Management V3.0 certification is at the core of the ISTQB®…
ISTQB® President Olivier Denoo presented to the ISTQB® General Assembly in Dublin on 13 th May 2022 that more than 1.1 Million ISTQB® Certified Tester exams have been taken around the world in 130 countries (to end of 2021) with 806,000 individuals certified globally. Mr. Denoo praised this achievement by the ISTQB® community and acknowledged…