ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level 4.0 (CTFL)

This course is intended for both entry-level and experienced IT professionals, such as software engineers and software test engineers, interested in developing software testing skills or obtaining a certification in software testing.

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level 4.0 (CTFL 4.0) certification provides essential testing knowledge that can be put to practical use as well as the terminology and concepts used worldwide in the testing domain. The CTFL 4.0 certification is relevant across software delivery approaches and practices whether Agile, Waterfall or DevOps with continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous testing.

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Testing

• The student learns the basic principles related to testing, the reasons why testing is required, and what the test objectives are.
• The student understands the test process, the major test activities, and test ware.
• The student understands the essential skills for testing.
   

Chapter 2: Testing Throughout the Software Development Lifecycle

• The student learns how testing is incorporated into different development approaches.
• The student learns the concepts of test-first approaches, as well as DevOps.
• The student learns about the different test levels, test types, and maintenance testing.
   

Chapter 3: Static Testing

• The student learns about the static testing basics, the feedback, and the review process.
   

Chapter 4: Test Analysis and Design

• The student learns how to apply black-box, white-box, and experience-based test techniques to derive test cases from various software work products.
• The student learns about the collaboration-based test approach.
   

Chapter 5: Managing the Test Activities

• The student learns how to plan tests in general, and how to estimate test effort.
• The student learns how risks can influence the scope of testing.
• The student learns how to monitor and control test activities.
• The student learns how configuration management supports testing.
• The student learns how to report defects in a clear and understandable way.
   

Chapter 6: Test Tools

• The student learns to classify tools and understand the risks and benefits of test automation.