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ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing

Overview:

The objectives of the qualifications in Software Testing are:

To gain recognition for testing as an essential and professional software engineering specialisation by industry
To enable professionally qualified testers to be recognized by employers, customers and peers, and raise the profile of testers
To promote consistent and good testing practice within all software engineering disciplines
To enable software suppliers to hire certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment policy
To provide an opportunity for testers or those with an interest in testing to acquire an industry recognized qualification in the subject

On completion candidates should be able to:

perform effective testing of software
be aware of techniques and standards
have an awareness of what testing tools can achieve
where to find more information about testing
establish the basic steps of the testing process

It is aimed at software developers, testers (both technical and user acceptance testers), test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, and managers including test managers, project managers, quality managers, - anyone with an interest in testing.

Structure:

The examination will last one hour and will consist of 40 multiple-choice questions.

The examination will be 'closed book' i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room.

The pass mark is 26/40.

Syllabus:

The syllabus covers the following areas.

Principles of testing
Testing throughout the life-cycle
Dynamic testing techniques
Static testing
Test management
Tool support for testing

The Foundation Certificate in Software Testing glossary was updated on 1st January 2008.