57 • Number of countries directly covered by Member Boards: 81 • Number of countries in which ISTQB® certification activities have taken place: 117 2. Независимость 3. Публичный доступ и открытость 4. Непрерывное совершенствование учебных программ 5. Некоммерческий характер организации
part of British Computer Society) develops the Certified Tester Syllabus. The first Software Testers are certified. • 2002: ISTQB ® is founded by 8 member boards: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and UK. • 2004: First exams for "ISTQB® Certified-Tester Advanced Level”. • 2009: The number of Member Boards grows steadily and the number of certifications reaches 100.000.
“Expert Level” syllabus is released. • 2011: More than 200.000 certifications issued across the world. Issue of additional Expert Level Syllabus. • 2015: ISTQB ® reaches 400.000 certificates world-wide. • 2017: - Number of certifications issued: 500.000+ - Number of countries directly covered by Member Boards: 81
Mobile app glossary: TestGloss 3. Online glossary: http://glossary.astqb.org/search 4. The really useful and easy given info about certification: https://habrahabr.ru/company/luxoft/blog/146064/ 5. The training websites with a sample questions of ISTQB Exam: http://istqb.patshala.com/ http://www.softwaretestinggenius.com/
40 multiple-choice questions • a scoring of 1 point for each correct answer • a pass mark of 65% (26 or more points) • a duration of 60 minutes (or 75 minutes for candidates taking exams that are not in their native or local language) Exam questions are distributed across Syllabus chapters as shown in the following table:
практическим опытом • Понимание фундоментальных основ и стандартов тестирования • Понимание «best practices» в сфере разработки и тестирования программного обеспечения • Увеличение технического словарного запаса английского языка • Повышение стоимости как специалиста, сертифицированного специалиста можно продать дороже • Возможность работы на проектах, где заказчики требуют наличие сертифицированных сотрудников в команде