ISTQB Advanced/Technical Test Analyst

The Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst certification is suitable for anyone who is involved in testing as well as anyone interested in further developing their software testing knowledge. This includes people performing activities such as test analysis, test consulting, and software development.

A candidate who has achieved the Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst certification should be able to:

• Recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems
• Provide technical elements to the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks
• Select and apply appropriate white-box test techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on design coverage
• Effectively participate in reviews with developers and software architects applying knowledge of typical defects in the code and architecture
• Improve the quality characteristics of code and architecture by making use of different analysis techniques
• Outline the costs and benefits to be expected from introducing particular types of test automation
• Select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks
• Understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test automation

The course will be delivered using the material from Grove Consultants by Gofore Oyj, which is an FISTB-accredited ISTQB® trainer, and it can be delivered in a classroom or remotely, either in Finnish or English. Grove Consultants Ltd is a BCS and UKTB -accredited ISTQB® trainer.

The 2-hour multiple-choice certification exam will be organized separately. Non-native English-speakers are allowed 30 minutes extra time for the exam.
To take the ISTQB® Advanced Technical Test Analyst Certificate Exam, candidates must hold the ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. However, there are no prerequisites for participating in the course, although it is highly recommended that the participants have the same knowledge about testing as those who hold the Foundation Level certificate. Also, sufficient practical testing experience is recommended. As the course material and the certification exam are in English, the participants are expected to have good command of English language.

If you can not participate this course, you can send someone else instead of you. If cancellation is done less than 14 days before the course start, we will charge 50% of the price. In case of no show without any cancellation, we will charge the whole price. Cancellation fee will also be charged in case of illness.