What is ISTQB Certification ?

 
The ISTQB was officially founded as an International Software Testing Qualifications Board in Edinburgh in November 2002. 

The main aims, tasks, and responsibilities of the ISTQB are:

• To define and maintain all aspects of the ISTQB Certified Tester scheme such as core syllabi, examination structure, regulations, and certification guidelines.
• To ensure that each successful participant receive the "ISTQB Certified Tester" certificate (or the local variant with the added "ISTQB compliant" logo).
• To promote testing as a profession, increase the number of qualified testers, and develop a common body of understanding and knowledge about testing, through the syllabus & terminology.
•  To approve, monitor compliance, or expel national boards.

 ISTQB offers two levels of certification, Foundation and Advanced. Foundation level is aimed at people who want to start their career as Software testers.
 
ISTQB Foundation Level Certification Syllabus 

• Basics of Software testing
• Life Cycle Testing
• Dynamic Test
• Static Test
• Test Management
• Testing Tools

Here is a free Online Test to Practice for the certification.

>>>> ISTQB Foundation Level Certification Practice Test

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