Course Overview
The ISTQB Foundation Acceptance Testing course covers the fundamentals of software testing, providing delegates with the necessary foundations for a career as a software testing professional.
This two-day intensive tutor-led course includes exam preparation, revision and the examination a few days after the course, thereby leaving plenty of time for revision. It is fully-accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 3 by the BCS. The Foundation Level Usability Testing qualification is aimed at people who have already achieved a Foundation point in their careers in software testing and wish to develop further their expertise in Usability Testing. 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: Holders of the Certified Tester Foundation Acceptance Tester qualification are eligible to continue on to higher level software testing qualifications, such as:Who is it for ISTQB Foundation Acceptance Testing Course for?
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Anonymous –
John was very knowledgeable of the subject and overall I found the 2 days useful and picked up some good tips and knowledge to take away and implement improvements. Will be able to approach future projects with a more organised structure and know what is acceptable. There were some elements of information overload and the trainer adapted the course to try and minimise this. I’d have like to have more interaction/group sessions, especially during late morning and afternoon to keep engagement going. The course content (slide pack) could probably do with a refresh to include interactive elements such as quizzes and exercises and advances in technology.
Anonymous –
John was extremely knowledgeable on the topic and went the extra mile to tailor the content and tasks to our organisation, so we could get the most out of the course. I have learned a lot and will take some of the processes and principles learned and apply them in to the testing activities that I carry out in my role.
Anonymous –
Very good trainer, very knowledgeable and discussed each part of the content at appropriate depth. Also tailored the activities to suit the group. However, a few short videos or interactive quizzes would be nice to vary the content.
Anonymous –
A comprehensive course which was filled with several practical tips. The trainer, was very informative and kept us engaged. Thank you !
Anonymous –
John was a great trainer, very helpful and created some great exercises off the plans for the days. Some content of the course did feel more in depth than the processes we currently have in our business so sometimes felt lost or that it was sometimes more descriptive than we are able to do as a business currently.
Anonymous –
Quite useful and insightful very good trainer.
Anonymous –
The course was very well paced and it was great that John could veer away from a strict schedule to cover additional areas that were important and beneficial for us to understand. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave great practical guidance on how we could improve our processes. The exercises were a great way to cement the theoretical detail we had been covering. Thank you, John!
Anonymous –
The course was very well structured and the trainer was very friendly and helped tailor the course towards our needs. Many thanks for the time spent with is John.
Anonymous –
Very interesting. Although more theoretical than practical, I appreciated the trainer focused on the aspects we were more familiar with and more likely to see in our day to day jobs
Anonymous –
Very informative, and good instructor. Followed a structure, but was happy to divert from it and explain where needed.
Anonymous –
I enjoyed the course and found it very interesting.
Thank you very much.
Anonymous –
Really good, and personal – John was great.
Anonymous –
The course was an introduction to the UAT and the level was very appropriated for an introduction course. The trainer was competent and she knew the subject. She gave examples that facilitate the comprehension of the subject.
Anonymous –
The course came at the perfect time for me as the business is moving into an agile structure and the course offered not only provided UAT essentials, but Angelina also related it to Agile, which was really helpful.
Good content, well delivered and I benefited from a smaller cohort, so more interaction.
Anonymous –
Well presented and content very relatable.
Anonymous –
Excellent course delivery!
I would reccommed that teh course be delivered over TEAMS for MOD pers!
Anonymous –
Overall good course. For MOD courses use MS Teams as zoom does not work on MOD eqpt.
Scenarios need more fidelity, too high level starting point to focus on the actual exercise.
Anonymous –
A great course for someone that has not had experience with UAT before.
Anonymous –
Comprehensive and engaging. Felt lost at times however as to tasking but still informative
Anonymous –
Very comprehensive. Learned lots of ways we could improve. Would have liked to have been able to print off the materials beforehand though, so I could scribble on them!
Anonymous –
The course was very informative! Thanks John! Great session!
Sean Willis | QA Tester | Guestline Ltd –
Very well presented and good explanations throughout. A good pace and constant feedback during, great sessions.
Darpan Mahendra Rathod | Software QA Technician | Barnett Waddingham LLP –
Appreciated John’s patience in leading me through this course on a 1-2-1 basis.
John also gave me insight on how I can implement the course content in my own workplace as well as how the syllabus relates to the exam questions.
John also gave me tips in preparation for the associated exam.
YAT WAN | Test Lead | Royal Mail Group –
Interesting course. John have explained the concepts, exercises and questions well. Any mistakes made from practice questions were explained until it made sense.
Constant sense check with the group was nice when explaining the theory.
Some improvements can be to offer 1 hour lunch break, sometimes going through the theory slides pace was quick for my liking.
Scott Davenport | QA Tester | Guestline –
Interesting, concise & friendly tutor. Learnt a lot over the short space of two days, and felt easy to follow and understand.
Julia Whelan | Business Analyst | AQA –
Already experience of user stories and some on testing. The second day was less familiar to me so gained more there. Balance of tutoring and practice was okay and factoring in a number of breaks helped delivery online. Certainly worth doing if you have some BA /testing experience, or if it needs refreshing.
Rachael Shepherd | Administrator | Scottish Government –
Course content & delivery
I found the pacing and delivery of the trainer across the two day course was excellent. As someone with no UAT background I found the course content was appropriately tailored and suitable for the intended audience.
Personally, I found the example of ordering products on Amazon difficult to relate to because I do not use Amazon. Whilst I appreciate that I am in a minority of the population as a non-user of Amazon, it might be something to bear in mind for future courses.
I was unable to complete the UAT Test Plan exercise on Day 2 of the course. I believe Mr Weymouth did explain that this exercise would ordinarily take about an hour to complete and unfortunately we had less than an hour allocated to the task. I am fortunate in having access to two monitors but even so I found moving between my Word document notes, the slides and the delegates resource pack document quite tricky in the time provided. It was however the first time I have undertaken a professional interactive training course in the virtual environment where there is an expectation to move between resources and grapple with a new subject under time constraints so I imagine my skills in this would improve with more practice.
The virtual classroom environment/ technical aspects
It was the first time I have used the GoToMeeting environment. I am familiar with MS Teams and I did miss the ability to raise a hand which is available when using Teams. Perhaps there was an option to do this and I was just unfamiliar with the functionality in GoToMeeting. Having said this I do feel that the trainer put delegates at their ease to speak and/or type comments in the chat to participate. I found that I unmuted on a couple of occasions and spoke but appeared not to have been heard as another delegate started speaking and took up the discussion. I was on the point of commenting in the chat field that I did not think my microphone was actually working but was successful at my next attempt to speak.
I understand that the trainer had not delivered this course in the virtual environment before and I thought he managed extremely well overall. There were a couple of instances where I thought it would have been helpful to have a recap slide in place when the delegates were tasked to go off and complete a set exercise however the trainer was resourceful and did make good use of the chat field throughout the days to summarise exercises, break timings etc.
Summary
I believe I have taken a sound overview of the basic principles and key points about UAT from this course. I started reading The Chartered Institute for IT’s step by step guide to user acceptance testing publication by Brian Hambling and Pauline van Goethem prior to attending the course and now feel that I would like to reread the chapters I have covered so far and then continue this reading in order to further my knowledge and consolidate the training course. I have gained a better understanding of the critical importance of UAT in successful business as a result of attending this course.
Anne Williamson | Business Systems Analyst | Crofting Commission –
Paul made this a very interesting course. He was easy to listen to and very knowledgeable about the subject. Some of the exercises would have worked better in a classroom environment but we still got a a good understanding of the subject.
MATTHEW HOPKINS | INTEGRATION ENGINEER | TLMNEXUS LTD –
Confirmed a lot of current practice and gave plenty of food for thought for improvements. Liked the adaptable approach to suit our current appointments. Also appreciated the opportunity to discuss things as we went along.
Dick Delaney | Integration engineer | tlmNexus –
found the course really useful, appreciate the way it was contextualized to our experience. A lot of good information that we as a company need to mull over to improve the way we approach UAT.
Dana Naidoo | QA Manager | Makosi Consulting –
Very informative. Loved how interactive it was.
Stuart Smith | Integration Engineer | tlmNexus –
John was very good and took the time to adapt the content to the needs of our roles and and of our organisation – so thank you John.
Neil Harding | Integration Engineer Manager | tlmNexus Ltd –
A really useful course for me as I had not received any formal testing-related training since I joined our company 9 years ago. John explained the concepts, theories and models of UAT extremely well and it has certainly given me food for thought on how we can apply a more structured approach to our company UAT regime. John also adapted the course as we progressed to add relevance our company processes and he also covered alternative approaches – all of which was much appreciated. The course material was most useful and the GoToMeeting software was very user friendly. I believe the pace and content of the course was just right and method of delivery was very professional and done in a relaxed, consultative manner. A very informative and useful course. Thank you John!
Anonymous –
John was very knowledgeable of the subject and overall I found the 2 days useful and picked up some good tips and knowledge to take away and implement improvements. Will be able to approach future projects with a more organised structure and know what is acceptable. There were some elements of information overload and the trainer adapted the course to try and minimise this. I’d have like to have more interaction/group sessions, especially during late morning and afternoon to keep engagement going. The course content (slide pack) could probably do with a refresh to include interactive elements such as quizzes and exercises and advances in technology.
Anonymous –
John was extremely knowledgeable on the topic and went the extra mile to tailor the content and tasks to our organisation, so we could get the most out of the course. I have learned a lot and will take some of the processes and principles learned and apply them in to the testing activities that I carry out in my role.
Anonymous –
Very good trainer, very knowledgeable and discussed each part of the content at appropriate depth. Also tailored the activities to suit the group. However, a few short videos or interactive quizzes would be nice to vary the content.
Anonymous –
A comprehensive course which was filled with several practical tips. The trainer, was very informative and kept us engaged. Thank you !
Anonymous –
John was a great trainer, very helpful and created some great exercises off the plans for the days. Some content of the course did feel more in depth than the processes we currently have in our business so sometimes felt lost or that it was sometimes more descriptive than we are able to do as a business currently.
Anonymous –
Quite useful and insightful very good trainer.
Anonymous –
The course was very well paced and it was great that John could veer away from a strict schedule to cover additional areas that were important and beneficial for us to understand. He was extremely knowledgeable and gave great practical guidance on how we could improve our processes. The exercises were a great way to cement the theoretical detail we had been covering. Thank you, John!
Anonymous –
The course was very well structured and the trainer was very friendly and helped tailor the course towards our needs. Many thanks for the time spent with is John.
Anonymous –
Very interesting. Although more theoretical than practical, I appreciated the trainer focused on the aspects we were more familiar with and more likely to see in our day to day jobs
Anonymous –
Very informative, and good instructor. Followed a structure, but was happy to divert from it and explain where needed.
Anonymous –
I enjoyed the course and found it very interesting.
Thank you very much.
Anonymous –
Really good, and personal – John was great.
Anonymous –
The course was an introduction to the UAT and the level was very appropriated for an introduction course. The trainer was competent and she knew the subject. She gave examples that facilitate the comprehension of the subject.
Anonymous –
The course came at the perfect time for me as the business is moving into an agile structure and the course offered not only provided UAT essentials, but Angelina also related it to Agile, which was really helpful.
Good content, well delivered and I benefited from a smaller cohort, so more interaction.
Anonymous –
Well presented and content very relatable.
Anonymous –
Excellent course delivery!
I would reccommed that teh course be delivered over TEAMS for MOD pers!
Anonymous –
Overall good course. For MOD courses use MS Teams as zoom does not work on MOD eqpt.
Scenarios need more fidelity, too high level starting point to focus on the actual exercise.
Anonymous –
A great course for someone that has not had experience with UAT before.
Anonymous –
Comprehensive and engaging. Felt lost at times however as to tasking but still informative
Anonymous –
Very comprehensive. Learned lots of ways we could improve. Would have liked to have been able to print off the materials beforehand though, so I could scribble on them!
Anonymous –
The course was very informative! Thanks John! Great session!
Anonymous –
Well sctructured, clean and pleasant look&feel
Anonymous –
Well sctructured, clean and pleasant look&feel