International Software Testing Qualifications Board
As the IT industry becomes more competitive, the ability for management to distinguish professional and skilled individuals in the field becomes mandatory. QAT360 is the global program administrator for the International Software Certification Board (ISCB) and ISTQB. Software Certifications has become recognized worldwide as the standard for information technology quality professionals – having certified over 40,000 professionals. ISCB and ISTQB test centers are located in 135 countries across 6 continents. Software certifications cover five major domains and provide eleven professional certifications. These internationally-recognized, examination-based and vendor-independent programs provide full career paths for professionals at all levels. Software certifications include:
Software Testing Certification
Discover all the ISTQB® Certifications according to yourskill level:
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CAST: Certified Associate in Software Testing (Foundation Level Certification of Software Testers, Software Developers, System Analysts and fresh engineering graduates)
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CSTE: Certified Software Tester (Practitioner level Certification for Test engineer, Test Architects, Design Analysts and Test Leads)
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CMST: Certified Manager of Software Testing (Managerial Level Certification for test managers, Test Leads, Architects and Project Managers)
Quality Assurance Certification
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CASQ: Certified Associate in Software Quality (Foundation Level Certification of Software Engineers and fresh engineering graduates)
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CSQA: Certified Software Quality Analyst (Practitioner level Certification for experienced Quality Analyst, SQA Team Members, SEPG Team Members and Team Leads)
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CMSQ: Certified Manager of Software Quality (Managerial Level Certification for SQA Leads, SEPG Managers, SEPG Lead, Project Managers and Process Managers)
Software certification offers a wide range of benefits. For individuals, it is a path to gain recognition for performance excellence, enhance career and self-esteem, realize salary goals, increase confidence in the current job, belong to a community of professionals, and increase the probability of promotions. For employers, certification builds quality culture and grass-root level orientation, attracts high caliber staff, improves credibility with the clients, provides a career progression path for various roles, aligns individual competencies with roles, improves retention, provides focus on training spend, and sets a benchmark for hiring and promoting individuals. For IT Industry Nodal Agencies, certification builds a world class IT industry, offers capacity building for IT professionals, and provides industry-wide competency assessment and skill gap analysis.
