The retirement date (sunset date) for the CTFL v3.1 syllabus in English was 9th May 2024 and hence v3.1 exams (including retakes) and accredited training courses in English retired also.

Please take a look at the latest release of the Foundation Level syllabus, CTFL v4.0, which can be downloaded here.

Note: CTFL v3.1 in other languages is not retired until 9th November 2024.

Please refer to Chapter 10 – Appendix C (Release Notes, page 70) of the CTFL v4.0 syllabus for an overview of the differences.

You can download the CTFL v4.0 syllabus, Sample Exams and Exam Table (how the exam is structured) here.

Please contact your local Member Board or Exam Provider for more information if you had purchased a v3.1 exam (ISTQB® cannot help with queries in exam purchases or exam fees) or contact your training provider.

Retakes are not allowed after the sunset dates:

• For English exams – 9th May 2024
• For non-English exams – 9th November 2024

You could consider studying for the CTFL v4.0 exam. You can download the syllabus here.

Please contact your local Member Board or Exam Provider for more information if you had purchased a v3.1 exam (ISTQB® cannot help with queries in exam purchases or exam fees).

Yes – you should not deliver training after the sunset dates.

• For English exams – 9th May 2024
• For non-English exams – 9th November 2024

CTFL v4.0 is now released. You can find the syllabus and accreditation guidelines for CTFL v4.0 here.

Please contact your local Member Board for more information.

All Foundation Level certificates based on previous Certified Tester Foundation Level releases remain valid.

Important notes:

• ISTQB® has now released CTFL v4.0.
• More information on CTFL 4.0 (including the syllabus and sample exams) can be found here.
• Watch our CTFL 4.0 webinar for more information on the changes from v3.1 here.
• CTFL v3.1 accredited training and exams will no longer be available (including for re-takes) from 9th May 2024 in English and 9th November in other languages.
• CTFL v3.1 certificates will remain valid after this date.

The Certified Tester Foundation Level qualification is suitable for anyone who is involved, as well as interested, 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 project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors, and management consultants.

Important notes:

• ISTQB® has now released CTFL v4.0.
• More information on CTFL 4.0 (including the syllabus and sample exams) can be found here.
• Watch our CTFL 4.0 webinar for more information on the changes from v3.1 here.
• CTFL v3.1 accredited training and exams will no longer be available (including for re-takes) from 9th May 2024 in English and 9th November in other languages.

More information for CTFL v3.1 (including links to the syllabus, sample exams, exam structure and rules, and training provider accreditation guidelines) is available here.

Important notes:

• ISTQB® has now released CTFL v4.0.
• More information on CTFL 4.0 (including the syllabus and sample exams) can be found here.
• Watch our CTFL 4.0 webinar for more information on the changes from v3.1 here.
• CTFL v3.1 accredited training and exams will no longer be available (including for re-takes) from 9th May 2024 in English and 9th November in other languages.