Course Overview
The ISTQB Test Automation Engineer Advanced Certificate Course runs over three-full days course, where it explains the tasks of a test automation engineer (TAE) in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation solutions.
The course includes exercises and practice exams to highlight key aspects of the syllabus and to help participants understand and practice the concepts and methods presented. The exam is held a few days after the course, thereby allowing good time for revision. It is accredited by the UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and is rated a level 5 in SFIS Plus The ISTQB Test Automation Engineer course is principally aimed at test practitioners who have achieved an advanced point in their careers in software testing and are expecting to be actively involved in the technical aspects of software testing, including test automation, non-functional testing, white-box testing, and who want to increase their knowledge and skills beyond the levels covered by the Foundation and Intermediate qualifications. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers. This Advanced Level qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts and management consultants. Founded in 2002, ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association comprising 66 national boards (including the UKITB) to provide worldwide coverage ISTQB has defined the Advanced certification as part of their ‘Certified Tester’ scheme that, with over 240,000 certifications, has become the de facto world-wide standard for software testing qualifications. The ‘Certified Tester’ scheme: After achieving the ISTQB Test Automation Engineer certification, you’re prepared to take the next step in your software testing career by exploring further modules within the Certified Tester Scheme. Core Stream Modules Holders of the ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certification are encouraged to explore these options to stay current with the latest practices and to enhance their professional development in the field of software testing and QA. As automation plays an increasingly important role in the systems development process, employers have begun to accept the need for structure and qualification as a way of standardising things and getting a return on their investment. We talk you through the course. Key topics covered are What are the Test Automation principles? Who is the course for?
About ISTQB and the ‘Certified Tester’ Scheme
Next Steps: Follow-on Courses After ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer Course
These modules are technology, methodology, and application domain-agnostic, building directly on the knowledge acquired at the Foundation Level.
Agile Stream
Tailored for those working in or transitioning to Agile environments, this stream emphasizes testing practices and principles within the Agile methodology.
Specialist Stream
For those looking to specialise further, this stream offers courses focusing on specific quality characteristics, test approaches, test activities, or industry-specific testing knowledge.Learn more about the ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer Course
s.bammanage –
The course is technical yet very interesting.
j daniell –
The content was what I expected. The scenarios discussed in groups were really good to break up the content, and I found it really useful to have practice exam questions as we went along. I personally do not learn by brainstorming diagrams so I would have preferred standard powerpoint slides. I remember the foundation course (which I also did through tsg) being a little bit more interactive than this one. The short breaks every hour were perfect. Rosie was very friendly and enthusiastic and went through the content at a good pace. I found Rosie’s analogies helped me to understand the concepts and will help me remember them too! Thank you Rosie.
bkrishnamurthy –
Overall good course with quality contents. I like the mindmaps used in the course presentation. Good trainer and she explained explained the concepts with real time examples very well.
velan.chinnaiah –
Rosie is a good instructor. She was very concise and cleared the doubts I had. Also, the material was very good.
adey.badmus –
The Mind Maps was a bit too much to follow through, it will require a lot of revisiting to stick.
The acronyms are easily confusing, the use of a mix of full name and acronyms will have helped
Sam_Thomson –
Really great course, Rosie comes across as a very friendly and knowledgeable tutor, she is very understanding and patient throughout the course.
Øyvind | Woll | AFRY X Norway Digital Quality –
Very good progressive and easy to follow. Also a good balance in reflection time and interesting discussions while question answering in group sessions.
Nick Vandenbroeck | Test Automation Engineer | VDAB for Vlaanderen connect. –
It’s a lot to take in, but that’s not the fault of the instructor or the makers of the course material. John knows his stuff and goes the “extra mile” to help us understand better. Very well done.
DIPESH | TEST ENGINEER | –
JOHN HAS AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPLAINED THE COURSE WELL. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ADD MORE REAL TIME EXAMPLES TO MATCH THE CONTENT FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOWEVER I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COURSE CONTENT IS EXENSTIVE.
Anas Patel | QA Associate | Veratrak –
Great course – but would be beneficial if this course advertised as more of a qualified test engineer. Not really
VICKY BARBOUR | TEST ANALYST | BARBOUR SOLUTIONS LTD –
COURSE WAS GOOD – JOHN EXCELLENT TUTOR & COMMUNICATOR
I AM RETURNING TO TESTING & THIS COURSE HAS BUILT MY CONFIDENCE
A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE IN BUT REGULAR BREAKS
GOOD DOCUMENTS
Caleb Hill | Junior Developer in Test | Bud –
Overall good course, good instructor that made sure to check if topics were understood before moving on. A lot of the information I was already aware of, though it was helpful to have them confirmed.
This could be an issue with online courses in general, but the class size might have been a bit too large which might has discouraged people from engaging in discussion – I know I can be guilty of doing this when there are several people in a call.
Tia Jacob | QA Analyst | Bud Systems –
The course was very useful.
John’s pacing was great.
Mindmaps really helpful – thank you!
A possible improvement for future courses would be to provide a copy of the slide deck in exactly the order as it was delivered as it’s a good memory jogger, compared to having separate supplementary information.
George Stephens | Software Test Engineer | IBM –
Course content was clear and concise. John delivered the course very well. Group was rather large and I felt certain topics were covered more in depth than others due to different experiances within the groups. I would prefer to be in a smaller learning session as this would allow more of a tailored approach as I felt at certain points it was hard to concentrate due to already knowing some content in the course. John was very accomodating and friendly, I would like to be trained by him again.
Alexander Hendrick | Test Analyst Apprentice | IBM –
The course was quite intensive and there was a lot to take in. John did well managing all the material and making sure that the group kept up with the pace of the learning. Overall it was a good course but I do feel that maybe some of the material could be covered in the foundation just to reduce the learning load in this course.
Ethan Percival | Software Engineer (Automation) | Capgemini –
Its been interesting and informative
Borislava Vasileva | Systems Tester | Exasoft Group –
The lectures where very well delivered, the trainer had plenty of experience in delivering the course and advising on exam practices which showed. It was very helpful translating the syllabus into understandable examples and the mind maps are great revision material.
Janis Edgars Tamsons | Test automation engineer | SIA MeaWllet Latvia –
It was great, except for the part it got chnaged to online only last minute, and we could not get a refund on any of the flights/hotel
Malcolm Armstrong | Automation Test Engineer | Capital International Group –
Very informative, the syllabus itself was quite abstract however John was very good at applying real world scenarios to the more abstract sections.
Sam Earnshaw | Test Lead | Capgemini –
Great course, well executed and very informative. I have been able to take everything in effectively and hope to pass the exam next week.