ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE)

Course code: CTALTAE

This 3-day course explains the tasks of a test automation engineer (TAE) in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation solutions. The course is accredited by the ISTQB® and leads to the ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer Certificate.
Our training includes exercises and practice exam questions to highlight key aspects of the syllabus, to help participants understand and practice the concepts and methods presented and to prepare them for the certification exam.

The exam is not included in the training price.

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1 316 EUR including VAT

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Course description

This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to guide a test automation project. It focuses on the concepts, methods, tools and processes for automating dynamic functional tests and the relationship of those tests to test management, configuration management, defect management, software development processes and quality assurance.
The methods described are generally applicable across variety of software lifecycle approaches (e.g., agile, sequential, incremental, iterative), types of software systems (e.g., embedded, distributed, mobile) and test types (functional and non-functional testing).

Target group

Advanced level courses are suitable for anyone who is interested in progressing an established career in software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test team leads, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers. They may also be of interest to anyone who wants a deeper than Foundation level understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.
This ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certification course is aimed at professionals who are working within a tool supported software testing environment. It is also suitable for professionals who are planning to start working within a tool supported software testing environment in the future, or are working within companies that plan to do so.
People possessing an ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certificate may use the Certified Tester Advanced Level acronym: CTAL-TAE.

Course structure

Chapter 1: Introduction and Objectives for Test Automation

  • Purpose of Test Automation
  • Success Factors in Test Automation

Chapter 2: Preparing for Test Automation

  • SUT Factors Influencing Test Automation
  • Tool Evaluation and Selection
  • Design for Testability and Automation

Chapter 3: The Generic Test Automation Architecture

  • Introduction to gTAA
  • TAA Design
  • TAS Development

Chapter 4: Deployment Risks and Contingencies

  • Selection of Test Automation Approach and Planning of Deployment/Rollout
  • Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies
  • Test Automation Maintenance

Chapter 5: Test Automation Reporting and Metrics

  • Selection of TAS Metrics
  • Implementation of Measurement
  • Logging of the TAS and the SUT
  • Test Automation Reporting

Chapter 6: Transitioning Manual Testing to an Automated Environment

  • Criteria for Automation
  • Identify Steps Needed to Implement Automation within Regression Testing
  • Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation within New Feature Testing
  • Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation of Confirmation Testing

Chapter 7: Verifying the TAS

  • Verifying Automated Test Environment Components
  • Verifying the Automated Test Suite

Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement

  • Options for Improving Test Automation
  • Planning the Implementation of Test Automation Improvement

 

Prerequisites

In order to take an ISTQB Advanced level certification exam, it is necessary to already have the CTFL certificate and to “satisfy the Exam Board which examines them that they have sufficient practical experience to be considered Advanced Level qualified“.
The CTFL certificate is not a pre-requisite for attending this training course. It is, however, essential that attendees have either obtained it or, at least, have undergone an ISTQB-accredited Foundation level training course.

It is further recommended that delegates also have:
• at least one year’s practical experience of software testing;
• at least a theoretical understanding and preferably some practical experience of basic programming.

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Certification

The Certificate is awarded to those who pass a written 90-minute multiple-choice exam of 40 questions that is set, moderated, marked and invigilated by an ISTQB licensed Exam Provider. Candidates whose native language is not English get an extra 25% time allowance.

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