ISTQB CTFL Preparation Course Intakes 1 and 2 Updates

Natia Sirbiladze
CEO of Exactpro Georgia, President and co-founder of GeoSTQB, Georgian Software Testing Qualifications Board

Natia reviewed the results of the first intake of the ISTQB CTFL Preparation Course Exactpro conducted this spring. She also shared important information on the upcoming Intake 2.

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QA Meetup 18 June 2022

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   exactpro.com
   18 JUNE 2022
   WYNDHAM GRAND TBILISI, BALLROOM
   ISTQB CTFL PREPARATION COURSE
   INTAKES 1 AND 2 UPDATES
   CEO Exactpro Georgia
   President and co-founder, GeoSTQB
   Natia Sirbiladze
   

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   Agenda
   ISTQB CTFL Preparation Course – Intake 1.
   Summary and Lessons Learned. Important
   information on the upcoming Intake 2.
   Natia Sirbiladze
   CEO of Exactpro Georgia
   ISTQB: AI and Agile Software Testing
   Iosif Itkin
   CEO and co-founder of Exactpro
   Coffee break
   The State of QA in Georgia
   Tatia Getia
   Head of Communication and Relations of GeoSTQB
   Soft Skills Required in QA
   Rostislav Yavorski
   Head of Research, Exactpro
   13:00 - 13:40
   13:40 - 14:20
   14:20 - 14:50
   14:50 - 15:30
   15:30 - 16:10
   

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   Content
   ● What is the ISTQB CTFL Preparation Course about?
   ● Professional growth and development
   ● Plan for the year
   ● Why choose an accredited course
   ● About Exactpro
   ● Course content & structure
   ● 1st Intake Results
   ● More about the ISTQB CTFL Exam
   ● About Vacancies & Exactpro New Centre of Professional Excellence
   ● Q&A session
   

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   What is ISTQB?
   

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   What is ISTQB?
   ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
   was founded in November 2002 and is a not-for-profit
   association legally registered in Belgium.
   They have defined the "ISTQB® Certified Tester" scheme and
   became the world-wide leader in the certification of
   competences in software testing.
   

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   ISTQB in Georgia
   

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   ISTQB – CTFL (Foundation Level)
   ● The Foundation Level syllabus forms the basis of the International Software Testing
   Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) Certified Tester Scheme.
   ● ISTQB® Foundation Level is relevant across software delivery practices including Waterfall,
   Agile, DevOps and Continuous Delivery.
   

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   Professional growth &
   development
   Plan for the year
   

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   Career opportunities
   ● Start your career with grasping the basic concepts of Testing. Pass the Exam and get the
   internationally recognised Certificate!
   ● Start your development path as a junior specialist and continue to advance to middle,
   senior, team lead and manager positions.
   ● Open the door to opportunities to start a career in technology at international companies.
   With motivation and hard work, nothing is impossible!
   Software Testing is Relentless Learning
   

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    4 intakes
    Start Date
    ?
    End Date
    ?
    qatbilisi
    Plan for
    2022
    

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    Why choose an
    accredited course
    

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    EXACTPRO
    Personal benefits
    ● ISTQB® is the international standard in the field of professional software testing certification. ISTQB certificates
    are internationally recognised.
    ● Successful students will get a job offer at Exactpro.
    ● The course builds and extends skills to support career progression.
    Why choose an accredited course
    How do I know if a course is officially accredited?
    ● Accredited Training Providers ensure a high standard of training is
    delivered through having:
    ○ certified trainers
    ○ the content, quality and syllabus coverage of training materials
    checked by ISTQB® Boards
    ○ advance notice of changes to the ISTQB® Glossary and syllabi
    ○ all materials are updated according to any changes by ISTQB
    ○ accredited Training Providers are entitled to use relevant logos
    and are listed on the ISTQB® Website
    Benefits for companies
    ● Consulting companies having
    certified staff on board can offer
    higher-level services to
    customers, increasing revenue
    and brand value.
    ● Accreditation of staff offers
    current and prospective
    customers reassurance and
    enhances credibility.
    

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    About Exactpro
    

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    About Exactpro
    A specialist firm focused on
    functional and non-functional
    testing for complex, distributed,
    non-deterministic and artificial
    intelligence platforms
    Headquartered in the UK with
    operations in the US, Canada,
    Georgia, Lithuania, Armenia and
    Sri Lanka. The company opens
    additional offices in Abu Dhabi,
    Toronto, Milan and Sydney in
    2022.
    Exactpro is an independent software testing services provider for financial market infrastructures. Our clients are exchanges
    and post-trade platforms from across 20 countries. Exactpro is involved in a variety of transformation programmes related
    to large-scale cloud and DLT implementations at systemically important organisations. The firm is experienced with trading
    and clearing and settlement platforms, market data systems, collateral management and risk management systems, central
    data warehouses, regulatory reporting, etc.
    Incorporated in 2009 with 10
    people, Exactpro is now employing
    over 700 specialists. Most of our
    clients are regulated market
    infrastructures.
    Part of the London Stock Exchange
    Group (LSEG) from May 2015 until
    January 2018, when the Exactpro
    management proceeded through
    the buyout of the company from
    LSEG.
    09/09/09
    

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    Our clients are 10 of the world’s top 20 exchanges and
    clearing houses
    

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    We have partnerships with international certification
    bodies and professional communities
    

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    Since 2012, 200+ Exactpro specialists have passed
    the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
    certification exam.
    

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    Our educational courses are:
    ● Available in 2 languages:
    Georgian, English
    ● Free of charge
    ➔ YouTube
    ➔ Internships
    ➔ Internal courses
    ➔ QA Meetups
    ➔ Webinars
    ● Accessible via:
    

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    Course content &
    structure
    

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    ISTQB CTFL PREPARATION COURSE
    The program of the course is currently under
    approval with ISTQB. We will inform you of the
    course being officially accredited as soon as it
    happens.
    The aim of the course is to provide sessions to help
    candidates go through the syllabus, find out more about
    the fundamentals of software testing, best practices,
    techniques, the SDLC, test management, tools and
    documentation. On the practical side, candidates will
    meet senior-level professionals and ISTQB-certified
    experts who will share their experience of working on
    real-life international mission-critical projects.
    ● Consists of two parts: theory based on the ISTQB Foundation Level
    (complete coverage of the 2018 syllabus and glossary) with examples
    derived from real-life projects and a practical part of questions for
    each chapter + a final 60-minute mock test.
    ● Complemented by pre-recorded videos for each lecture.
    ● Mentor Support from experienced certified trainers during the course
    and for 1 month after its completion.
    ● The course materials are available for an unlimited period of time
    ● The students who have shown the best results during the course will
    receive an internship/a job offer from Exactpro.
    Course length: 9 weeks (two 1,5 hour sessions/week)
    Course fee: The second run will cost 512 GEL per person. Exceptions:
    Students from partner universities will be able to have free of charge this
    course and beneficiaries from “500 women in tech”.
    We will have few grants, that someone may take free of charge
    

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    01_Chapter 1 "Fundamentals of Testing"
    Understanding the software testing and its necessity, key terms and definitions, seven
    testing principles, psychology of testing.
    02_Chapter 1 "Fundamentals of Testing"
    Test and Q&A session on
    "Fundamentals of Testing"
    03_Chapter 2 "Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle"
    Understanding the software development lifecycle models, test levels, test types and
    maintenance testing
    04_Chapter 2 "Testing Throughout the Software
    Development Lifecycle"
    Test and Q&A session on "Testing Throughout the
    Software Development Lifecycle"
    05_Chapter 3 "Static Testing"
    Understanding the static testing basics and review process
    06_Chapter 3 "Static Testing"
    Test and Q&A session on "Static Testing"
    07_Chapter 4_ Part I "Test Techniques"
    Understanding the categories of test techniques and black-box test techniques
    08_Chapter 4_ Part I "Test Techniques"
    Test and Q&A session on "Test Techniques"
    09_Chapter 4_ Part II "Test Techniques"
    Understanding the black-box test techniques and experience-based test techniques
    10_Chapter 4_ Part II "Test Techniques"
    Test and Q&A session on "Test Techniques"
    11_Chapter 5_ Part I "Test Management"
    Understanding the test organisation, test planning and estimation, test monitoring and
    control
    12_Chapter 5_ Part I "Test Management"
    Test and Q&A session on "Test Management"
    13_Chapter 5_ Part II "Test Management"
    Understanding the configuration management, risks and testing, defect management
    14_Chapter 5_ Part II "Test Management"
    Test and Q&A session on "Test Management"
    15_Chapter 6 "Tool Support for Testing"
    Understanding the test tool considerations and effective use of testing tools
    16_Chapter 6 "Tool Support for Testing"
    Test and Q&A session on "Tool Support for Testing"
    Practice
    Theory
    17_Exam
    Exam will consist of 40 questions. Attendees are allowed to give not more than 10 wrong answers to pass the exam.
    Week 2
    Week 3
    Week 4
    Week 5
    Week 6
    Week 7
    Mock Exam
    Week 8
    Week 1
    

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    1st Intake Results
    

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    1st Intake Results
    

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    All registered
    

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    qatbilisi
    Follow QA
    Community
    

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    Where to take
    the ISTQB CTFL exam:
    Certification centres
    

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    Take the exam online
    ● Enter GASQ. ORG -> Remote Exams and
    book your exam
    ● Follow the instructions about Security and
    check the platform in advance.
    ● Contact info@gasq.org in case of any
    issues
    

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    Come to the certification center in person
    ● Enter GASQ. ORG -> For ISTQB Scheme
    and Foundation Level select Georgia
    ● Pick up the desired date and book the
    exam
    ● Read the instructions carefully before the
    exam!
    ● Arrive to the Exactpro Office 15-20
    minutes prior to the exam
    ● Contact info@gasq.org in case of problems
    

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    Certificate validity check on the ISTQB® website
    ● Successful Candidate
    Register is maintained
    on the Official ISTQB
    website:
    http://scr.istqb.org/
    

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    About Vacancies &
    Exactpro Centre of
    Professional Excellence
    

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    Exactpro Centre of Professional Excellence
    

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    QA Opportunities at Exactpro
    exactpro.com/careers
    

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    Career Opportunities at Exactpro
    exactpro.com/careers
    

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    Q&A session
    

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    @exactpro
    

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    Questions?
    

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    Thank You!
    

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