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This is certainly a debatable issue, whether certifications are good or bad. People have different opinion about the various certification program and the way its content are organized. In my opinion, certifications are good, because it gives you an opportunity to learn things, which you might not be using.
Doing a testing related certification might add some value to your profile. Certification could be important because of various reasons.

There are not many certified software test engineers and so certification can increase your value in the organization.
  • It can add value to your career path.
  • You stand out from your peers with your professional certification.
  • You get to learn things on which you are not working.
  • Certification could also mean that you are serious about software testing as a profession.

There are various certification programs available for the software testing professional. On this page we will not compare programs on their merit and demerit. Purpose of this page is to provide you information and links about the certification opportunities available to you.

I am in no way claiming that this list is complete, I am sure there are more options available. If it is not present here, it implies that I am not aware of them and so there will be some more people like me. Why not share this information with all of us?

Certification options available to the Test professional can be divided in two categories.
  • Subject knowledge
  • Tool Knowledge

International Institute for Software Testing, IIST

Subject Knowledge
IIST offers two certification programs, CSTP (Certified Software Test Professional) and CTM (Certified Test Manager). More information about these certifications can be obtained from official website.
 

Certification from International Software Testing Quality Board - ISTQB

Subject Knowledge
ISTQB have three level of certifications, all under one brand. Certifications from ISTQB are called ISTQB Certified Tester for Foundation, Advance or Expert level. These certifications are based on a syllabus created by ISTQB.

More information about these certifications can be obtained from official website.
 

Certification from Quality Assurance Institute, QAI

Subject Knowledge
Certified Software Tester (CSTE) and Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), both the certifications are very popular in the testing community. CSTE is related to the Quality Control and CSQA is related to the Quality Assurance.

According to the QAI, " Acquiring the designation of Certified Software Tester (CSTE) indicates a professional level of competence in the principles and practices of quality control in the IT profession." Where as for CSQA it indicates "Acquiring the designation of Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) indicates a professional level of competence in the principles and practices of quality assurance in the IT profession"

QAI, also have advance level of certification for people, who have already done CSTE or CSQA. These certifications are called CMST (Certified Manager Of Software Testing) and CMSQ (Certified Manager Of Software Quality).

More information about these certifications can be obtained from official website.
 

Certifications from HP Mercury

Tool Knowledge
Well, HP Mercury in some time. So this should give you idea of the software testing market. All the big names of software testing tool organizations are now part of even bigger organizations. Mercury has divided its certification program in two categories.
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 February 2009 16:15 ) Read more...
 

Certifications from Borland Seague

Tool Knowledge
Segue, Well Borland Segue has two categories of certifications.
  • Test and Performance Management certifications
    • Functional Test Management Expert - Focus of this certification is on the proficiency level of SilkTest, SilkCentral Test Manager and SilkCentral Issue Manager. More details about the certification can be found here
    • Performance Test Management Expert - Focus of this certification is on SilkPerformer, SilkCentral Test Manager and SilkCentral Issue Manager.
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 February 2009 16:16 ) Read more...
 

Certifications from IBM Rational

Tool Knowledge
Rational, well IBM Rational is probably one of the organizations to have tools for all the activities involved in SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). On this page, I will give information about certifications offered by IBM Rational, which are related to software testing. Surprisingly, IBM has two categories of certifications
  • Certification For all candidates

    • There are two certification available, for IBM Rational Manual Tester (RMT) and IBM Rational Performance Tester (RPT)
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 February 2009 16:17 ) Read more...
 

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