ISTQB® Certified Tester – reliable test know-how in more than 70 countries, on six continents!

In 2002 the imbus Academy became the first enterprise in Germany that was able to offer the ISTQB® Certified Tester preparation course in its training program. It is not without reason that we have one of the highest pass rates for these exams: Now you can also profit from our experience.

The advantages of the ISTQB® Certified Tester qualification at a glance:

• International recognition: The ISTQB® Certified Tester qualification is the international standard for initial and further professional development training in software testing. The umbrella organization, the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®), regulates and administers the standard at international level. The national ISTQB® member associations implement the schema in more than 50 countries. With more than 100,000 certificates worldwide, the ISTQB® Certified Tester is today one of the most successful of any IT certification systems.
• Quality guarantee: ISTQB® Certified Tester is a seal of quality. The syllabi are centrally drawn up and approved by the ISTQB®. The national ISTQB® member boards make provision for the correct specialized translation of the syllabi, and oversee the examinations and training course providers in their own countries.
• Independence and objectivity: Different organizations that are independent from each other are responsible for drawing up the examination questions (GTB), executing the examinations (in Germany this is done by DLGI and iSQI), and providing preparation courses (accredited training companies) for the Certified Tester examination. That guarantees the maximum possible level of objectivity and meaningfulness for the Certified Tester certification . The accredited training courses at the imbus Academy provide the participants with optimal preparation for these examinations.
• Standardized tester language: Specialized expressions have been standardized and unambiguously defined through the international standardization of syllabi and the implementation of a central ISTQB® glossary for Certified Testers. This guarantees that Certified Testers can exchange ideas and work together internationally.
• Continuous further development of the standard: The ISTQB® guarantees the maintenance and continuous further development of the standard. That means that participants and companies can be absolutely certain that the Certified Tester syllabi have been aligned with the very latest state-of-the-art technological advances in software testing – a crucial factor in the evaluation of software defects and any resulting liability issues.

For whom is the ISTQB® Certified Tester training suitable?

Software specialists from all industry sectors do the training for the Certified Tester qualification. Alongside the classical software testers (test managers, test analysts, test automators etc.), there are also project managers, QA officers, and developers who make use of the scheme to become familiar with the subject of software testing.

Here we have put together all the most important information for you.