Enhance your skills with the ISTQB® Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE) certification. This programme focuses on the design, development, and maintenance of test automation solutions. It also covers the concepts, methods, tools, and processes for automating dynamic functional tests, and the relationship of those tests to test management, configuration management, defect management, software development processes, and quality assurance. Methods described are generally applicable across a variety of software life cycle approaches, types of software systems, and test types.
Key Takeaways
At the end of this programme, you will be able to:
Contribute to the development of a plan to integrate automated testing within the testing process
Evaluate tools and technology for automation best fit to each project and organisation
Create an approach and methodology for building a test automation architecture (TAA)
Design and develop (new or modified) test automation solutions that meet the business needs
Enable the transition of testing from a manual to an automated approach
Create automated test reporting and metrics collection
Manage and optimise testing assets to facilitate maintainability and address evolving (test) systems
Who Should Attend
Please refer to the job roles section.
Aimed at ICT&SS Professionals who already have experience in software testing and who wish to further develop their expertise in automation testing.
Prerequisites
If you want to take the Test Automation Engineer qualification, you need to be certified in ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) or ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing and have sufficient practical experience to be certified which should be not less than 3 (three) years of relevant academic, practical, or consulting experience.
There are no pre-requisites to attending the programme only for education and knowledge purposes.
Programme Structure
This programme is delivered via Virtual Instructor-Led Training, covering the following topics:
Introduction and Objectives for Test Automation
Purpose of Test Automation
Success Factors in Test Automation
Preparing for Test Automation
SUT Factors Influencing Test Automation
Evaluation and Selection
Design for Testability and Automation
The Generic Test Automation Architecture
Introduction to gTAA
Overview of the gTAA
Test Generation Layer
Definition Layer
Test Execution Layer
Test Adaptation Layer
Configuration Management of a TAS
Project Management of a TAS
TAS Support for Test Management
TAA Design
Introduction to TAA Design
Approaches for Automating Test Cases
Technical considerations of the SUT
Considerations for Development/QA Processes
TAS Development
Introduction to TAS Development
Compatibility between the TAS and the SUT
Synchronization between TAS and SUT
Building Reuse into the TAS
Support for a Variety of Target Systems
Deployment Risks and Contingencies
Selection of Test Automation Approach and Planning of Deployment/Rollout
Pilot Project
Deployment
Deployment of the TAS Within the Software Lifecycle
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies
Test Automation Maintenance
Types of Maintenance
Scope and Approach
Test Automation Reporting and Metrics
Selection of TAS Metrics
Implementation of Measurement
Logging of the TAS and the SUT
Test Automation Reporting
Transitioning Manual Testing to an Automated Environment
Criteria for Automation
Identify Steps Needed to Implement Automation within Regression Testing
Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation within New Feature Testing
Factors to Consider when Implementing Automation of Confirmation Testing
Verifying the TAS
Verifying Automated Test Environment Components
Verifying the Automated Test Suite
Continuous Improvement
Options for Improving Test Automation
Planning the Implementation of Test Automation Improvement
Training and Exam Duration
Training: 3 days
The programme material shall be issued on the first day of the programme during registration.
Exam: 90 minutes duration
Exam Pattern
The Test Automation Engineer exam consists of 40 multiple choice questions, with a pass mark grade of 65% to be completed within 90 minutes.
The questions are of differing difficulty and therefore assigned differing amounts of points. The exam is closed book, i.e. no materials are allowed to be used.
Fees
Full Fee
Full programme fee
S$1210
9% GST on nett programme fee
S$108.90
Total nett programme fee payable, including GST
S$1318.90
With effect from 1 Jan 2024
NOTE This programme does not include the certification exam. If you are interested to take the certification exam after completing this programme, please email vishal@processworksgroup.com.
