Training Topics

ISTQB^® Certified Tester

The ISTQB^® Certified Tester standard is subdivided into the Levels Foundation, Advanced and Expert as well as the streams Agile, Core and Specialist.

While the levels indicate the in-depth coverage of a specific topic, the streams indicate where a topic should be located in terms of breadth:

• Core: Basic test knowledge that describes a standard-compliant procedure for all industries and test environments.
• Agile: Testing in agile project environments.
• Specialist: Topics that have recently moved into the focus of quality assurance and software testing. Developed in different markets and for specific industries and compliant with ISTQB^®.

The Foundation Level also includes courses from the ISTQB^®-related environment, which were designed to be compatible with the ISTQB^® methodology from the onset and which extend the subject area.

Agile Testing & Agile Development

Agile approach needs rehearsing! With these trainings you can enhance your expertise in agile testing projects or master the transition to agile procedures beyond the methodology taught in the ISTQB^® Certified Tester Agile Tester.
You will learn how to efficiently design testing in agile development projects and how to transfer the flexibility of the agile approach to testing.

Test Specialist

Specific areas of testing and related tasks require specific know-how and specific techniques and skills. The ISTQB^®-stream "Specialist" already conveys many of these aspects of testing or test-related situations, e.g. in test automation as well as for handling industry standards, performance or usability. In this category you will find more in-depth information on these and complementary topics such as writing requirements and specifications.
Even beyond these, we help you tackle a wide range of quality related issues, such as the test of embedded systems, mobile apps, etc. or the consideration of a standard such as DICOM for image communication in the medical field.

Test Management

Testing knowledge for Managers! Practice and refine the comprehensive know-how from the management area of the ISTQB^® Certified Tester Standard with analysis methods and process improvement approaches that will help you to make targeted improvements to your own test processes and to manage your tests in a professional way.

You can also join courses for training your soft skills, which are a critical factor in management!

Quality Assurance

The cheapest mistake is the one that never occurs. Learn how to avoid errors by boosting your QA and test activities! In our courses you will find preventive measures of project and risk management as well as hands on quality assurance skills.

Requirements Engineering

How to handle requirements professionally?
How to formulate and document requirements?
What is the relationship between requirements management and testing?
These areas are not part of the core area of testing, but sound knowledge is a decisive basis for software quality and testing. Therefore, we have awarded the established standard Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering of the IREB^® (International Requirements Engineering Board) and some additional contributions a separate category.

IT-Security

Prioritise IT security from the outset! Our courses raise awareness of the topic among your entire team and integrate the principle into your test management. We demonstrate how to identify and address security vulnerabilities and enhance the resilience of your software against attacks.

The methods and strategies learnt at our trainings will enable your entire IT team to integrate IT security into your processes and product throughout the project life cycle.

A4Q Cyber Security Essentials provides an introduction to the subject, equipping participants with fundamental knowledge applicable to all roles within a software project. This two-day introductory course, which leads to a certificate, supplements the ISTQB testing methodology and demonstrates classic attack methods and basic defence approaches.

Intensive, practical workshops from our Security Unit will provide your team with the skills needed for the concrete implementation of security measures for web applications and network infrastructure.

Our Security Unit also offers individual consulting services to help you secure your IT. You can get a first impression of our work in webinars, some of which are free of charge.

Product Trainings

We offer users of all levels the right training for specific test tools, primarily in the form of courses and information events for the well-established imbus TestBench, but also for popular test automation tools.

Test tools and test automation in particular cover large and complex areas. Alongside training courses on specific tools, we also teach the methodology for using and selecting tools in accordance with the ISTQB^® Certified Tester test standard. This is particularly evident in our “Technical Test Analyst – ISTQB^® Certified Tester Advanced Level” and “ISTQB^® Advanced Level Test Manager” training courses. To help you master these areas with confidence, our “ISTQB^® Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer” certification course covers the technical fundamentals of test automation architecture and maintenance, while our “Manage Test Automation” training course focuses more on the management side of test automation.

We can also advise and coach you on tools beyond training, and support you throughout the entire process of providing your test data thanks to our extensive experience!