Georgian Software Testing Qualifications Board Super-motivated QA specialists are eager to improve software testing in Georgia Email: [email protected] Phone: +995 551 15 77 91 Tinatin Tsirekidze TMA. 09.11.2019 Contact Us:

Content ● Why we decided to create GeoSTQB ● What it is ● What is mission ● What is future plan ● Why will be successful

Board Members Tinatin Tsirekidze Head of QA at Liberty Bank Lela Gabelaia Lecure/Head of QA at Bloomshark Marine Mamulia Head of QA at JSC TBC Bank Ana Amiranashvili QA Specialist at Crystal Davit Lobjanidze Head QA at Adjarabet Natia Sirbiladze CEO at Exactpro Systems Georgia Nino Aslatashvili QA Manager at SPACE Tamar Baratashvili Software tester at Ozorix/IntraNote Papuna Gagnidze QA Automation Engineer at TulaCo

What is ISTQB ● Ensuring software testing certification ● Founded in Edinburgh in November 2002 ● ISTQB is a non-profit association legally registered in Belgium. ● ISTQB consists of 58 member boards worldwide ● It has 17 types of certificates in software testing ● Sharing knowledge, ideas, and innovations in software testing. ● Providing a reference point against which the effectiveness of testing services can be evaluated

● Increasing awareness of ISTQB among sotreare testers within different companies. ● Promoting professionalism of Software Testing. ● To assure large company managers of how effective it is to have ISTQB-certified staff. ● To administer certification of IT professionals in Georgia according to ISTQB standards. ● To administer accreditation of training providers to supply courses which meet the ISTQB syllabi. ● To support talented and promising testers. GeoSTQB Mission

Board Steps • Administer exam english and russian language. We will organize following examinations: ❑ Foundation Level ❑ Agile Tester ❑ Automotive Software Tester ❑ Advanced Level Test Manager ❑ Advanced Level Test Analyst ❑ Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst ❑ Model-Based Tester ❑ Usability Testing ❑ Advanced Level Specialist Test Automation Engineer • Advanced Level Specialist Security Tester • We are planning to communicate with IT companies in order to promote awareness of ISTQB. • We are going to cooperate with universities to include the accredited ISTQB course into their study programs. • Coolaborating with training centers. • Promoting ISTQB in many different ways by using our broad connections.

Why will GEOSTQB succeed? • We have at least eight universities which has a faculty of computer sciences, but only two of them conduct lectures regarding software testing, thus we will work closely with other six universities. • We are seven professionals from different organizations and we’ll use our broad connections to cooperate with various companies, training centers and IT communities. • Time after time foreign companies are opening their branches in Georgia, accordingly IT specialists are eager to improve their knowledge and reach the international level and surely will support them with our connections with different training centers to provide courses regarding software testing. • Each member of our board knows the value of the quality and it's more than important for us to have highly qualified, motivated and certified testers in our country, therefore we will do our best to increase demand for certified testers.

Thank you! Contact Us: Email: [email protected] Phone: +995 551 15 77 91