ISTQB Advanced Syllabus and the UK Testing Board Geoff Thompson

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ISTQB Advanced
Syllabus and the UK
Testing Board
Geoff Thompson
Chairman – UK Testing Board
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Agenda
• ISTQB
• UK Testing Board
• ISTQB Advanced
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ISTQB (International Software
Testing Qualification Board)
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
Edinburgh 2002
Chair Stuart Reid,
Netherlands
Finland
Austria
Switzerland
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Other boards
America
Australia/
New Zealand
Denmark
France
Latvia
Malaysia
Norway
Vietnam
Latin America
Bangladesh
Hungary
Nigeria
Ukraine
Canada
Brazil
India
Turkey
Iran
Arabian Gulf
Israel
Italy
Japan
Spain
Russia
Portugal
South Africa
Estonia
South East European
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Czech & Slovak
China
Korea
Poland
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Why ISTQB?
• Internationally recognised qualifications
– Consistent across the world
• Cross border recognition
• Employee mobility
• Common cross border terminology
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UK Testing Board
Chair
Geoff Thompson
Vice Chair
Mike Smith
UK Advanced
Accreditation
UK Advanced
Exams
UK Representative
Syllabi
Finance Director
Company Secretary
Marketing
Director
Clive Bates
Peter Williams
Ian Howles
Mike Smith
Fergus McLachlan
Objectives
• Represents ISTQB within the UK, and the UK views to ISTQB
• Is responsible for ISTQB Exam provision within the UK
• To invest in promoting and improving the Software Testing
Industry within the UK
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The syllabi
1st Level – In use
ISEB provide exam
ISTQB Foundation
ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst
2nd Level – Launched
UKTB Provide exam
ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst
ISTQB Expert – Test Automation
ISTQB Expert – Test Process Improvement
ISTQB Expert – Test Management
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3rd Level
to be released
in 2009
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ISTQB Advanced Exams
• Training Providers are being accredited as I speak
• Pilot exams are ready to be run
– Test Manager
– Test Analyst
• Pilot exam being run at SQC conference on 30th
September,
see http://www.sqs-conferences.com/uk/index.htm
• 1st public and training provider exams available in
October 2008 – delivery dates being agreed
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Can you help?
• Training course accreditation
• Exam question writers/markers
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Questions?
Watch www.uktb.org.uk
for information and updates
Contact [email protected] if you
can help
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