Advanced International Test Qualification for Software Companies comes to Ireland

ISTQB Advanced Qualification In Ireland

New Advanced International Test Qualification for Software Companies comes to Ireland Sogeti will provide a new training course in Ireland for software professionals. This is the first course of its kind to be held in Ireland and gives access to the new Advanced Test Analyst Qualification under the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB). The Qualification will be accredited by the newly formed Irish Software Testing Board (ISTB) and is being grant aided by the Software Skillnet. It heralds the new standard of best practice for Software Testing Professionals.
Software testing is now becoming central to competitiveness for companies in the sector, as software defects can result in significant costs and negative impact on the business if it is left undetected. Fran O’Hara, practice director, Sogeti Ireland explains, “The ISTQB Advanced software testing certification is a higher level of the international ISTQB standard which companies in the sector have been waiting for. ”
The availability of this certification at analyst level is set to boost the skill levels of the Irish software sector. In these challenging times the Software Skillnet has commissioned Sogeti to deliver the course, to ensure that the new qualification is very accessible to Irish companies. The Software Skillnet will provide over 50% of the cost for each trainee in an ICT company who wants to take part.
Dr. Rory O’Connor, chairman of the newly formed Irish Software Testing Board, added, “ISTQB has become a global standard for software testing certification and there are over 100,000 people worldwide who have qualified under the scheme. We will now be overseeing the accreditation of this programme in Ireland, which will improve projects by increasing quality and reducing defect levels in new software products. This means better satisfied customers and more efficient business processes.”
Anna Donegan from the Irish Software Association, which sponsors the Software Skillnet adds, "We strongly support this new IT skills offering and see it as a positive development for the Irish software industry. The ISTQB software tester certification is by far the most widely recognised and fastest growing software tester certification in the world.”
Fran O’Hara continues, “Software testing is now becoming central to competitiveness for companies in the sector, as software defects can result in significant costs and negative impact on the business if it is left undetected.”
The intensive course which results in an advanced test analyst qualification can be completed in five days. The course costs €1,495 plus €200 exam fee or with Skillnets grant-aid only €800 plus exam fee. The course can be booked on the Software Skillnet website at (www.isa-skillnet.com )

About Sogeti Group Sogeti Group specialises in Professional IT Services focusing on three key complementary business areas: IT Application Management, IT Infrastructure Services and High Tech Consulting. Working closely with our clients, we enable them to leverage global technological innovations, and achieve above average results from their IT programs. Sogeti Group employs more than 18,000 people in over 200 locations in Europe, the US and India. The Sogeti Group is a division of the Capgemini Group. For more information: (www.sogeti.com )

About Skillnet Software Skillnet is a network of 130 companies within the Software and IT services industry in Ireland who engages in the development and delivery of sector-specific customised training. The Software Skillnet is funded under the Training Networks Programme from the National Training Fund to provide grant support for training in companies across the software sector.

About ISTQB Software Tester Certification: The ISTQB Certified Tester program provides certification for software testers internationally. There are currently two levels of certification: The Foundation Level and three separate Advanced Level certificates. For both levels, international working parties develop and maintain internationally uniform curricula and exams. One of the core principles of the program is a strict separation between the administration of exams and the training to those who would like to prepare for the exam in ISTQB accreditated courses. In Ireland the ISTB (Irish Software Testing Board) is the official Irish national representative body of the ISTQB.

About ISTB The Irish Software Testing Board (ISTB) offers software testing certification, dependable training accreditation and career-enhancing support for software testing professionals throughout Ireland. As a member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), the ISTB is responsible for providing a consistent accreditation system for the education and training of professional testers. The board develops, adopts and promulgates standards for software testing, training course development, and professional qualification. For more information (www.istb.ie)

Irish Software Testing Board Formally Launched

The World’s Most Popular Software Testing Certification Reaches Ireland

The Irish Software Testing Board (ISTB) offers software testing certification, dependable training accreditation and career-enhancing support for software testing professionals throughout Ireland. It was formally launched at a ceremony in Dublin on 4th September in Dublin City University at the international EuroSPI (Software Process Improvement) conference. As a member of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) www.istqb.org, the ISTB is responsible for providing a consistent accreditation system for the education and training of professional testers. The board develops, adopts and promulgates standards for software testing, training course development, and professional qualification.

Two training providers are already accredited by the ISTB, Insight in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin (www.insight.ie) and SQS Ireland in Dawson St, Dublin (www.sqs-ire.com). Also ISTQB courses are provided through the Centre for Software Engineering (www.cse.dcu.ie) in Dublin City University.

"The Irish Software Testing Board decided to affiliate to the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) as the ISTQB software tester certification is by far the most widely recognized and fastest-growing software tester certification in the world," said Dr. Rory O’Connor Chairman of the ISTB. “Reaching the 100,000 certification milestone in October 2008 validates ISTQB’s leadership in helping software testers to demonstrate their knowledge, skill and professionalism.”

ISTQB certification traces its origins to Europe, where industry demand led to its development. "Companies tell us they choose ISTQB certification because it is practical, focusing on the software testing knowledge and skills their testers need every day," said Fran O’Hara of Insight Consulting.

“Companies have found ISTQB certification to be credible because they freely offer the ISTQB certification syllabi and software testing glossary, and let companies choose their own education and training providers,” said Claire Murphy of SQS Ireland. "These training providers are then quality assured through the ISTQB processes."
 

100,000 Software Testing Professionals Now ISTQB Certified

Software Testing Certification Reaches New Milestone

The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) announced that, through their National Boards and Exam Boards, they have granted more than 100,000 certifications at the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) and ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL). "ISTQB software tester certification is by far the most widely recognized and fastest-growing software tester certification in the world," said Rex Black, CTAL, president of ISTQB. “Reaching the 100,000 certification milestone validates ISTQB’s leadership in helping software testers to demonstrate their knowledge, skill and professionalism.”

Ireland attends the ISTQB General Assembly

The ISTB was represented at the general assembly of the International Software Testing Qualification Board in New Delhi, India this week. Speaking from New Delhi Dr. Rory O’Connor, Chairman of the ISTB said “Ireland's voice at the highest levels of the ISTQB demonstrates the importance of both the ISTQB qualification in Ireland and the ISTB commitment to supporting Ireland’s software testing professionals”.