Reviews

Well presented course material by John with a lot of clarification. Also online course has been beneficial as you save approximately 3 hours for getting ready and travel and feel refreshed at the start of the course.

John was a very engaging, helpful and knowledgeable trainer. He provided real life examples from his career which help bring the subject to life. The regular screen breaks really helped my concentration as did the regular exercises for us to complete.

Well paced course, trainer was very knowledgeable and friendly.

Very informative, better than I thought it was going to be given it was a virtual course.

This was a good experience and presented well. It was presented well over Goto as well, it was nice to be at home and not have the stress of having to go to a location for this for sure. The content was spot on, although a lot to take it I think with the right amount of revision I should be able to pass the exam. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to getting into the testing world for sure. It has opened my eyes as well and made think about whether a career is right for me in testing full time.

Course was good, adequate breaks and detailed content. Using the Online platform was a better experience than i thought it would be

Very broad course, appreciate this is BCS led. Rosie was very engaging, and worked very hard over virtual / lockdown circumstances to provide excellent narrative and context beyond the course materials. I've done a few of these types of courses, virtually or otherwise, and Rosie is up there with the best, thank goodness!

Great introductory course for exploring ML and AI.

It was good, great slides! Glad to do it online. Just wish we could request a printed version of the materials.

course was explained well, trainer was excellent

Remote virtual course. Very enjoyable and lots of interaction with everyone.

Great, friendly presenter. Would like to have more group participation talks.

I found this course much more engaging than previous courses because it was easier to follow to and relate to the content having already covered different parts of this course in previous courses. It brings together the ISTQB courses and testing knowledge very well, and Angelina makes the course very interactive and interesting. It was a slight annoyance due to how new the exam is, and the lack of practice exams, but apart from this the course delivery was excellent.

The course followed the syllabus and explained key topics in the hope of preparing us for the exam in the future.

Course had lots of good info and resources. There could be additional sample papers for the course for practise.

The course content was good timing was also good

Very interactive and informative with a lot of helpful exercises.

Content was all covered however with virtual delivery it is difficult to stay engaged and focus.

I found the course really helpful i am hoping after attending this i will be able to now pass the exam. The way it was presented was great and the trainer was very knowledgeable

I really enjoyed the course and would recommend it.

Virtual course was structured well and materials provided in advance gave a brief overview of the course. Really enjoyed the teaching style of the trainer.

Good course, well structured but as its done virtually I believe there should be more hands on involved. 3 days is not enough.

Good training material and good trainer too. This course gave me a good understanding of Selenium Webdriver and getting started on it

`the course gave me good insights to Test Management. Lot of valuable information and some good insights towards Test Management

John gave a good summary of Test Automation

Enjoyable and interesting information

Well rounded course with good explanations to go with each slide

Slides were very wordy. Would be great to have an environment to try out the exercises as we didn't have a copy of Thonny

This course was very informative.

John cleared the content at a good pace and was very engaging which kept my mind focused on the information.

The course was very interesting and informative, I have learnt many new things in relation to testing and the business usage and approach to it.

Fantastic course. Great level of knowledge from the trainer who explained things clearly and in great detail.

The course taught me a lot more than expected. I am glad my company sent me on a course rather than me doing self study, because of the sheer amount of content to cover.

Very clear and straightforward explanation. The presentation is interactive enough. Workload is well balanced between home and class.

Very helpful and clearly presented. Going through examples was really useful for heavy course material. Worked well despite being at home and online.

John was a very good teacher, explained everything well and set us up perfectly for the exam

Really Informative, useful course that I already have plans for applying within my role. Rosie was very patient and helpful, felt that we could ask questions freely and were frequently provided with good knowledge and insight.

Rosie was very knowledgeable about the subject and very happy to answer delegates’ queries. My only criticism of the course was that I felt we could have been introduced to Selenium earlier. Although it’s vital to learn how to identify elements by XPath etc, it seemed that we could have approached this once we’d seen Selenium itself to provide more context.

The trainer was very knowledgeable and helpful and the course was well presented.

Very informative & made a technical subject easy to understand with lots of examples to work through together.

Good course with a helpful and patient instructor

We completed a 2 day online introduction to test course, where we listen to a presentation and took part in multiple exercises.

Very hard to deliver this online so John did a fine job of giving us what we need to hopefully pass the exam.

He had a clear understanding of what he was teaching. His presentation was clear and precise. And clarified our doubts . Thank you

Overall the course was very informative and packed with information which I enjoyed learning. Maybe a few more engagement exercises would be useful.

Good detail, I liked the examples and the walkthrough of the different types of reporting tests. It was engaging and a nice short course

She was extremely lovely in her learning. so skilled a asset so well explained i really enjoyed this course lernt alot

Very good at keeping people's attention - much harder online so she did a grand job of that.

Very good at keeping people's attention - much harder online so she did a grand job of that.

very knowledgeable and helpful , happy to help -always

Good explanation, lot of exercises

Very good course, lots of detail and trainer was friendly and easy to ask questions, explained well

Very well articulated for the different levels of experience of the course attendees. Understanding provided when incorrect answers given, weren't left feeling silly. Considering it is hard to stay focused when the course is online, she did well to keep us engaged. It was well structured with small regular breaks.

Trainer is having good understanding of automation testing processes. She delivered the course very well and discussed the queries well too.

I enjoyed the course and found it very useful. John was quite clear and concise with his explanation. Very Helpful, courteous, patience and professional. Also provided a good examination tips.

It was a good class room session and John did take time to explain things until we understood. Was a very useful session and gave us a lot of ideas and tips for the exam prep.

Very Informative, a good pace to the course and really good explanations and links to how it will be used in the "Real world". My only "Even better if", is if a little more writing on the slides could be done just to explain the slides a little more.

John was an excellent trainer, clearly walking us through the syllabus in an easy to understand way, with plenty of opportunities to undertake practical application of learning through past exam papers and scenarios. He frequently validated that everyone on the course was clear before we moved onto the next section and provided some helpful tips on how to revise and prepare for the exam.

Excellent trainer, able to explain things well, any questions were answered well as well. Great examples as well that helped highlight and explain things in a manner that was understandable.

Although a lot to cover and take in over three days, it was broken down nicely and covered and gone through clearly by the tutor. Tutor great at answering questions and explaining areas until it was understood.

I found the course very interesting and learnt a lot. It was paced well and John always made sure that everyone understood before moving onto the next part of the course. He went through the exam questions in detail explaining which answer was correct and why and why the other answers were not the best answer. I thought it would be difficult to concentrate with it been a virtual course WFH but I actually preferred it. It was a shame that we couldn't print off the mind maps as I would have preferred to have been able to make notes on them to use for revision. It would have been good to be advised that some of the documents we were sent prior to the course weren't able to be printed off as I thought it was an issue with my printer and wasted time trying to sort it out.

Good material, however purely virtual learning is challenging, the past papers helped the most

Intense but very well presented with good explanations and examples along the way

tough going in a virtual classroom collaboration and contribution from all parties was reduced. content & delivery was great and at a pace that was good for me

A lot of theory so it is a tough few days. Particularly enjoyed the exam type questions and the discussions around why the other options were not the correct answer. Felt this was very beneficial to my understanding.

Intense but very well presented with good explanations and examples along the way

tough going in a virtual classroom collaboration and contribution from all parties was reduced. content & delivery was great and at a pace that was good for me

A lot of theory so it is a tough few days. Particularly enjoyed the exam type questions and the discussions around why the other options were not the correct answer. Felt this was very beneficial to my understanding.

John was an excellent trainer, clearly walking us through the syllabus in an easy to understand way, with plenty of opportunities to undertake practical application of learning through past exam papers and scenarios. He frequently validated that everyone on the course was clear before we moved onto the next section and provided some helpful tips on how to revise and prepare for the exam.

Excellent trainer, able to explain things well, any questions were answered well as well. Great examples as well that helped highlight and explain things in a manner that was understandable.

Although a lot to cover and take in over three days, it was broken down nicely and covered and gone through clearly by the tutor. Tutor great at answering questions and explaining areas until it was understood.

I found the course very interesting and learnt a lot. It was paced well and John always made sure that everyone understood before moving onto the next part of the course. He went through the exam questions in detail explaining which answer was correct and why and why the other answers were not the best answer. I thought it would be difficult to concentrate with it been a virtual course WFH but I actually preferred it. It was a shame that we couldn't print off the mind maps as I would have preferred to have been able to make notes on them to use for revision. It would have been good to be advised that some of the documents we were sent prior to the course weren't able to be printed off as I thought it was an issue with my printer and wasted time trying to sort it out.

Excellent

Good material, however purely virtual learning is challenging, the past papers helped the most

informative, patient

Good use of technology. Knowledgeable instructor.

Great pace, really informative and interactive. Felt comfortable asking questions. Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.

It's been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.

Good use of technology. Knowledgeable instructor.

Great pace, really informative and interactive. Felt comfortable asking questions. Liked how John explained things on the whiteboard and added notes/comments to screens to bring things more to life and make more understandable.

It's been great, John has been a great trainer, he explained all very well and he made sure we all understood it. I really appreciate the practical part and that John gave us time to find answers and then we analyse the questions together so it help to understand the subject better and in case we choose the wrong answer we could learn why. This will definitely help to prepare for the exam. Overall the course even when done online was still entertaining and keep me engaged. I really enjoyed it.

Was really good information and helped me place a lot of words to things I have been doing currently. The instructor was very helpful and he has ensured I am prepared for the exam and next steps.

Very Informative, a good pace to the course and really good explanations and links to how it will be used in the "Real world". My only "Even better if", is if a little more writing on the slides could be done just to explain the slides a little more.

Rosie is clearly very knowledgeable about the subject and was able to use lots of real life examples to demonstrate her explanations.

Good course, good pace. Examples well explained by the presenter. Useful materials.

Felt it was a bit cramped into the three days, Feel at a disadvantage not having physical copy of the workbook as you can not take corresponding notes. Screen shots not the same as can not always make out notes. In classroom always get the material. feel cost to get them excessive due to cost of course.

The course was very informative and introduced the area of test automation very well. It was tailored very much towards Software Testing as expected given it is part of the ITSQB syllabus, however a lot of the concepts were explained very well in relation to all areas of testing, be it infrastructure, cloud etc. and very well related to agile methodologies. John was an excellent teacher, he is very personable and friendly and manages to keep the content interesting despite it being a lot of information in a short period of time. His teaching method worked well for a virtual offering, where adaptations to teach content through a web function worked as well as a classroom offering.

Good pace of course and content. Knowledgeable and good examples used. Trainer installed confidence in my ability to potentially pass the exam

The course was really good, John really knew his stuff and made it accessible and was able to pepper it with personal experience. This really brought the material to life. I personally loved the Mind Maps and see these as an invaluable resource. Although it would have been great to be able to print these out to allow attendees to annotate with their own notes. I also would have preferred more opportunities to work with those on the course in group sessions. However the GoTo Meeting system being used was unable to support break out rooms. I feel this would really have helped discussions and learning, although John did a great job of facilitating conversations with the attendees.

Course was good but hard work. John's writing left a bit to be desired - couldn't read it sometimes but otherwise excellent. Could do with more tangible examples as concepts and theory are difficult to visualise.

My trainer was thorough and friendly, and the course provided me with a lot of incredibly useful information and insights.

Solid instruction, decent support materials. Impacted slightly (albeit completely understandably) by having it performed remotely, but the trainer did very well considering.

Rosie Sheldon was absolutely fantastic at explaining, making sure you understood if you raised any questions, clear, approachable. It was a pleasure!

I felt that Rosie dealt very well with the volume of content, in particular during the first day (which she kindly warned us about). I also found it useful that she gave us guidance on the sorts of areas we ought to prioritise learning. I found her teaching style engaging, and appreciated the way she brought in personal anecdotes to help us associate the course content with more relatable scenarios, as well as the way she brought up past content to help reinforce it.

First course I have had to do on-line, so some of the exercises weren't possible as involved working collaboratively. That aside, the course content was good, well explained and enabled me to pass the exam with a very respectable score.

Was able to understand things that I did not understand and have learnt new things.

Rosie was knowledgeable in the subject and went through it at a good pace

Could was good I did find it harder to do online than in person. Personally I would have found using paper copies easier. I did sometimes have issues reading the course materials so had to close browser

Rosie explained everything very well and was easy to follow. She was engaging and asked us questions relating the terminology to our jobs and as well as giving us examples to help us remember them.

Course content is good and very informative in preparing you for the exam. However, it is very technical and a lot of information to take in over 3 days.

The revised syllabus was good for a virtual session and the trainer kept the class lively and engaged.

Complete coverage of the topics in course explained in an excellent way.

Very helpful tips as well as a thorough review of the content of the course. Far more thorough than other courses I have been on. Great explanations.

Excellent

There was a lot of content to learn but I feel John went through it very well and willingly slowed down and went over content until everyone confirmed they understood. Breaks were given at good intervals which helped everyone come back ready to absorb more content

Very good - was able to stay focused and information was explained in a simple and clear way.

High intensity, a lot of info being delivered. Excellent verbal presentation by tutor. Sample questions convoluted and poorly written - not a reflection of TSG or Rosie! Very pleased I had someone walking me through the material. Rosies ability to explain answers not initially understood didn't quite hit the mark for me. I was looking for a 'recipe' of how to approach the question and quickly decipher it's meaning. Personally that wasn't always what I received, and I felt one or two explanations for others failed to offer a different way of saying what was said originally. If there was an area to improve on, then that is the only one I could identify.

I really enjoyed the course - the material was presented excellently and was very thouroughly explained. It was engaging and I felt like it has helped me tremendously in understanding the basics of testing and how to adhere to best practices. Thank you very much, John, for the great experience!

INTENSIVE COURSE BUT WELL PRESENTED

John really was an excellent tutor. Patient, knowledgeable, kind, able to simplify and demonstrate complex subjects with ease. I really think he made all the difference and I feel lucky that he was our tutor. The course itself was very well structured & I felt like I learnt a lot in a short space of time.

Really good, john interacted very well and made it very easy to understand

The course content and trainer were good, the course was very intensive and a lot to take in. Due to covid it was delivered virtually, which is not my preferred method of learning, I would have preferred a classroom based course for something as intensive and involved as this course, but understand the reasoning behind this due to the current circumstances. Thanks

The course was quite complex but I felt that John explained everything in a very clear and concise manner so that it was understandable. I am very pleased with the training and the resources that have been given to me, I feel as though I have learnt a huge amount. A lot of this goes to the trainer as he took the time out to answer our questions and give us better examples and techniques for the exam.

Great trainer. Explain the every bit with the example which really help to understand the concept and always happy to assist.

Enjoyed the course and John helped me to understand the trickier parts. only wish I could take his brain whilst doing the exam.

I found this online course much better than expected. Content was very thorough and well-presented. John Young gave great explanations to queries throughout. As a trainer he's very patient and willing to get to the bottom of any questions that you have. He's also easy to listen to and understand.

Remote virtual course. Very enjoyable and lots of interaction with everyone.

I found the course really helpful i am hoping after attending this i will be able to now pass the exam. The way it was presented was great and the trainer was very knowledgeable

I really enjoyed the course and would recommend it.

Virtual course was structured well and materials provided in advance gave a brief overview of the course. Really enjoyed the teaching style of the trainer.

great content and helpful towards the exam. recommended

I really enjoyed the training. Even though it was online, the lecturer John, was a brilliant teacher. The course is very detailed, and explained well with a solid balance of theory and sample questions. As a group we went over the answers together and i found it very informative. The documentation and slides are excellent. Looking forward to putting the processes I learned in practice.

It was easy to follow and the instructor was very friendly and patient.

Course was delivered in a way which was always interesting and upbeat (important given that we did it online) The course itself is challenging and intense but could ask questions and go over things at any time.

Great content, and very interesting

It was difficult on both sides due to having to work from a ppt presentation all day. Both from a feedback to the trainer who couldn't see out faces and for ourselves. BUT we were allocated breaks to avoid screen eyes and this was much appreciated. Generally well taught. We were just surprised that a large part of the course involved exam technique. Exam technique was extremely useful. I'm not very good at working and doing homework from PDFs so plan to print off the course work and review that way before the exam.

John kept everyone engaged over the 3 day course and made sure that everyone understood the material before moving on. This is difficult to do via a video conference but was successfully achieved by John.

Really enjoyed this course & my objectives were met. I think that the course worked better virtual than previous classroom based ones. There was an initial problem logging in to the course but this was quickly resolved. I would have liked more time experimenting with the tools with the tutor still online to assist if required.

It was good, but I'd prefer to have it in 4 to 5 days instead of 3. It is a lot of content to cover in only 3 days.

Paul was so lovely and helpful. He went through the course with good pace and detail and was always willing to help and explain things in more detail

Hard to say since I have not yet taken the exam but I thought the course was very well delivered, the trainer was excellent and friendly.

Angelina was very engaging and friendly. Explained things well and very happy to go over things that were confusing us. I feel I have learned a lot.

Engaging content but seems like there is a huge amount of it to process in very little time for the examination.

I thought the course was well run and everything was explained thoroughly.

The instructor was amazing, cheerful and very relatable. Literally one of the best online courses.

Very good course still felt very crammed but that is the nature of the course. Some the presentation slides could be presented more formally and concisely to take the key messages away. Trainer was very knowledge not only on content but also test conditions. Trainer also had good knowledge in how to tailor the course to our needs.

It is very informative and allowed you to highlight the areas that you need to study in more detail for the exam. At times we would get lost in the practical that doesn't relate back to the exam

Course was excellent, well paced, superb instructor and feel like I learned a lot.

Really helpful explaining and depicting everything with examples and schemes, allowing us to take screenshots, it was very good.

Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation. Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them. John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.

Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!

Great content, and very interesting

It was good, but I'd prefer to have it in 4 to 5 days instead of 3. It is a lot of content to cover in only 3 days.

Really superb course, Rosie's style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.

More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions. Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.

Great course and trainer. Because the course was online, it was split into manageable sessions. Plenty on interaction with trainer and participants. It is hard work, but it's worth it.

It was good, however, I would expect more practical scenarios of the real world instead of just going through the theory. However, it covers the certification exam, syllabus. But I feel it should cover real world scenario

Good overview plenty to learn lots of Fun

The course was good and Angelina was kind and helpful. I do feel, and I think I speak for everyone on the course is that there is so much to cram in to 3 days, so I think it would be beneficial if it was a day longer, at least.

Very Intensive but just about hung on!

The course was well presented

I couldn't hope for a better trainer! Being a non English native speaker I was afraid the course would have been a big challenge but Angelina has made this course for me easy to understand making sure I wasn't left behind. She has clarified each doubt and on top of that she's also good fun. I hope I will meet Angelina in a future course.

Intense and informative.

The course was informative and the trainer was very good at explaining concepts by way of examples. Some very dry chapters were enhanced by the trainer's approach to tesaching.

Very informative, John was super helpful

I found the course to be very good with great detail. I would definitely say it was worth attending.

The course was concise and at a good pace for a new tester like myself. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was happy with the level of depth that Angelina was going into for each section.

Lots of extremely valuable information which I can already feel seeping into my mindset and way of working. Course leader was incredibly engaged throughout and there is an impressive amount of information for just three days. I would recommend this to other testers.

Course was on lines were engaged and checked understanding well

John kept everyone engaged over the 3 day course and made sure that everyone understood the material before moving on. This is difficult to do via a video conference but was successfully achieved by John.

It was difficult on both sides due to having to work from a ppt presentation all day. Both from a feedback to the trainer who couldn't see out faces and for ourselves. BUT we were allocated breaks to avoid screen eyes and this was much appreciated. Generally well taught. We were just surprised that a large part of the course involved exam technique. Exam technique was extremely useful. I'm not very good at working and doing homework from PDFs so plan to print off the course work and review that way before the exam.

Very interesting and informative

Taking this course remotely in lockdown proved far more beneficial than I anticipated. I actually think there is a strong argument to take the course this way over classroom based. You take travel and potentially overnight stays out of the equation and the experience is much more relaxed and stress free. You can crack on with homework as soon as the day ends and don't feel too tired to study or revise. My trainer was experienced and articulate enough to deliver the course to a high standard with the slides and a scratchpad to demonstrate. I don't feel I missed out on anything by not doing this in a classroom. I would recommend virtual courses to anyone holding off booking right now due to lockdown.

The training course was excellent

John was very helpful in explaining everything I needed to learn for the ISTQB exam, he was also very friendly and approachable. I was initially a bit worried about the remote learning, but John made the change from classroom learning to remote learning very easy.

Considering it was a virtual course it worked pretty well, still got as much out of it as I would've done in person. It was nice that is was one to one as it went at my pace and I was able to ask questions as and when.

Successfully completed the A4Q foundation certificate training for Selenium (with Python). Thank you TSG Training for an excellent remotely delivered course:

Really enjoyed this course & my objectives were met. I think that the course worked better virtual than previous classroom based ones. There was an initial problem logging in to the course but this was quickly resolved. I would have liked more time experimenting with the tools with the tutor still online to assist if required.

Very good course, current circumstances aren't great for classroom based learning and would have preferred to be face to face but Rosie did the best she could. Material is of a good quality

The training was excellent

Intense and informative.

The course and the associated materials were good. The written accompaniment to the slides were definitely welcome. The traceability between the course content and the syllabus learning objectives were also good and allowed quick lookup of weak areas. I thought the TSG written training questions were average. Some included scenarios and answers which conflicted with real-life project experience and I found it difficult to focus solely on the syllabus reasoning. There was example about developers preparing for a review by translating some technical documents into Chinese, which would never happen. There was another answer about using defect number metrics to track the effectiveness of testing - even when it's commonly known that more or less bugs can't alone tell you whether testing is effective. Learning is easier when clearer examples are provided instead of fuzzy answers which are open to subjectivity.

I'm very pleased about the course. Instructor was excellent, he explained every bit very clearly. I have passed my ISTQB Foundation Level exam successfully

It was an online course due to the corona lock-down. The presentation was very good and the trainer spoke very clearly and was very friendly. However, there was no interaction between the participants and the trainer. Furthermore, we could not take exercises in teams. Hence my preference is training in a class. In my opinion, online training should be distributed over time. For example, once a week an online course and then prepare a task. The online exam also is not very comfortable. I prefer a written exam. Please in the next online exams allow the use of a notepad or sheet of paper. It's not very convenient to write on an online notepad

The course was quite interesting and the extra material was really helpful and adequate.

The trainer showed that she had the knowledge, but it was a little bit monotone. Some more examples and a little bit richer explanation would have been great.

Overall, it was a very pleasant experience and I think John managed the course very well. He set a strong, consistent pace and explained all the content very well as well. I think the course content was a little heavier to understand towards the end of the first day and the first half of the second, especially as I have not had any experience in testing, which made it slightly harder to retain the theory.

Rosie did an excellent job, giving us also the information we needed to successfully complete the examination.

Course was very good. However, exams with Proctor Exam was horrible.

Course was very good.

The course was very interesting. However I believe that such trainings should be taught with physical presence. It was the first time I had online training, and I realize how much I missed the personal interaction with the trainer, and the communication during the lesson with my colleagues. I know this training was offered via internet due to the situation. I hope the level ISTQB level to be organised in a classroom. Rosie was of course there in order to solve our concerns and questions, but I feel it would be nice if she could see us shaking our head for a "yes" when she was asking questions. Regarding with the exams, personally I disagree with the fact that we were not allowed to have a paper. It was time consuming. Also, it would be better to have a 5-min practice in the exam environment, to see how it behaves. I had many times interruptions due to the demand to refresh the screen share. Extra comment: In homework sample questions, in page 41 the question 55 has a typo. Instead of answer "A", it says "D"

Although the trainer showed that she had a good knowledge of the course, and tried to make it interesting with comments in between, it was somehow monotone, so sometimes it was difficult to follow the trainer. Some more examples would have been helpful.

Really superb course, Rosie's style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.

Really superb course, Rosie's style of presenting was perfect for me. The course material was really well produced, it was easy to understand and covered the syllabus well. As a result I was able to prepare for the exam and pass it successfully, and there is so much I have been able to take from the course with a view to implementing in my day to day role as a test manager.

More than good preparation with additional mock test. I think that we were prepared for even more difficult exam questions. Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course.

The course was virtual (because of the Covid-19). However I didn't have any problem connecting to it. John Young is a brilliant trainer, he has examples for everything and his drawing really helps. Thank you John, much appreciated.

Course was excellent. The trainer was energetic and engaging.

I was very happy with the way the course was presented. By asking everyone questions during the course Angelina made sure we all stayed focused (at lease it worked for me).

The course is quite clear, sometimes a bit internet connection issue. The content is quite good

Angelina was very knowledgeable and presented the course with lots of energy and humour.

Course was very good, but difficult for me to follow as I am deaf in both ears and had difficulty keeping up with what was going on. I depend mainly on text and slides, but suffered some confusion as I did not have context in some situations.

The course was informative and the trainer was very good at explaining concepts by way of examples. Some very dry chapters were enhanced by the trainer's approach to tesaching.

I did not receive any pre-reading however the trainer Rosie was amazing

Excellent organisation, resources and time management

Great course but somewhat challanging working through the course material, jumping around to find questions. Some of the example questions were not clear.

Great course - it was interesting with good learning materials. Trainer was great, engaging, fun and very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend

Rosie explains and teaches very clearly and througly

Rosie was very good made it clear and relatable

Interesting course, glad I attended it, fills in the gaps of knowledge. I believe it's useful for testing and appropriate to learn

Our instructor was outstanding! I enjoyed that this course was both self-paced and instructor-paced. We were able to listen to instructor read over the course material while we implemented it at the same time. I appreciate the time the trainer took if you had any questions about anything, he is very knowledgeable in this field. At the end of the course, I feel more confident when it comes to the basics of JavaScript. I would be very interested in a taking the class that comes after this intro course. Thank you!

Very good teacher, explains things thoroughly, also has a good sense of humour. I would recommend this course to my colleagues.

The trainer was excellent and the course was well delivered. However we could have done with a longer timeframe to complete the course.

The trainer was excellent, however we could have more preperation time and study time

Trainer was great!! I think there needs to be a separate day for exam and learning days

Training was excellent would of liked more exercises and homework though.

Trainer was excellent, would of liked the content to be spread over more days.

The teacher was excellent!! Quite a lot of information to process in such a short space of time, a extra day would be preferable.

Trainer was excellent, would of preferred a longer timescale but this is restricted by KPMG

I attended the course to gain knowledge of software / IT Workings / Testing and to gain a qualification in the process. The course met all my objectives and the trainer was excellent

I did an ISTQB Tester Foundation course with TSG and the entire experience was amazing.

I passed the test with a score of 81% which I was really chuffed with as it was a very challenging course and exam, but definitely worth it! I’ve now been on two TSG courses (both with John Young) and Charlie and Laura have both done one each and we have all loved them and had only positive comments to make on them.

I attended this course to progress in my career. The course met my objectives, Our tutor John Young was excellent

Very well explained at a good pace. Fantastic instructor and I hope to be training here again.

Instructor managed to assess the skill level of the classroom and adjust the delivered material in a way the benefited us the most. Perfectly pitched.

I attended this course to grow my testing skills. John taught the lesson in a very useful way to encourage a better understanding.

I attended this course to learn about the foundation of testing and to become a better tester. I was very satisfied with the course and it met all my objectives. The trainer Angelica was excellent.

Angelina is a excellent trainer. The industry expereince that she brings to this course is excellent

I took this course to acuire knowledge and skills of model based testing to enhance exisiting test process. I was happy with the pre-course organisation and administration. This course met my objectives which I was very satisifed with. The trainer Angelina was excellent

It's the most useful experience in my all education process (and I'm saying this after PhD in Physics). All the knowledge served in amazing form with humour. Thank you!

Trainer was excellent. His delivery and interesting diversions were a joy to listen to.

The content delivered by the instructor was succinct and fully understandable. I have enjoyed the course and feel much more competent and confident in programming

I attended this course to obtain my certification in advanced Test Analyst, the course and tutor was excellent

Thoroughly enjoyable course with a lot of detail and explanation. The trainer was also very good at assisting with a few questions where I was trying to look at how I could use certain aspects of what learned into our business when I get back. Can't thank him enough for this.

Great course for those starting out PHP, or those who have experience but simply want to-recap specific areas.

Really enjoyed the course - I found the trainer very helpful - I am looking forward returning to do my Java 1.

Really enjoyed the course. I thought the pacing and content were spot on, and the tutor kept it all interesting.

Very good introduction course and taught well. Good content and pace.

Very engaging course. Practicals great to re-inforce the content. Proof will be the application back on the day job! Thanks

For what I expected this course to be, I was pleasantly surprised with the content and quality of the course, along with the tutoring from the trainer.

Mr Richard's expertise, delivery and knowledge sharing is mind blowing, Lot's of healthy takeaways. Thank you for all your help Richard

The course was challenging and met the training expectations. I have gained a number of skills, knowledge and information about PHP and MYSQL that I didn't fully appreciate before so this course is well worth attending. Excellent training that worked will all the levels of abilities in the group ensuring all candidates were stretched to suite their ability/requirements. Thank you!

I attended this course to fill in my knowledge gap. I was very satisifed with the course which met all my objects. The course tutor was excellent

Great course and very well delivered. The trainer took all the time we needed ad explained everything very clearly so that we see where we were going wrong and also let us have time to talk this through so that we could correct this ourselves.

The course is very well structured and taught well.

I found the course met my ojectives and was very satisfied with the course content. The trainer was excellent

I attended this course to progress in my career, the environment was conducive to my learning and the course met my objectives well. The course tutor John Young was excellent.

I attended the course to gain certification, I was very happy with the pre-course organisation and administration. The course met all my objectives and I was very satisifed with the course overall.

It was really good knowledge session! we started with basics and post 3 days, gibberish language code have started making sense! Thanks!

Excellent course and well delivered.

Fantastic refresher for a new age coder venturing out in the world of code. Explained fully and really helpful in teaching you how to improve your code and learning you great ways to improve. Overall happy with the course.

Really good course. Wish I had booked for the database part of the course as I felt like I really learnt a lot in PHP.

An excellent very well taught course. I found the structure and the balance between presenting and practical work to be just right and I believe I have learnt more from the course than I thought I would at the beginning. I believe that doing practical exercises on the course are most important to testing whether you understand what has been presented.

The course was very good at explaining the fundamental principles and filling the gaps in my knowledge. A very good starting point to JavaScript that has provided the foundations and guiding principles that I was after.

I really enjoyed the course with a very good teacher. He explains in a very clear and simple way and was always available to answer all my questions. The content of the course is very interesting and focused on things that will be very important in the future of the web. Thanks, Imma

I enjoyed your training so much and passed the exam first time

"I thought ISTQB Advanced Security Tester was an excellent course that covered the syllabus well and in an interesting and engaging way. Having one of the authors of the ISTQB syllabus (Randall Rice) present the training content that he personally developed was a great bonus of course, and his enthusiasm for the topic was refreshing. The syllabus and course are a good bridge between the worlds of testing (as taught by ISTQB) and the technical world of penetration testing, without going in to the depths required by a pure security qualification like CISSP. I would certainly be looking to put other people through the course in the future"

Great to learn the basics and fundamentals of software testing

I really enjoyed the course - the material was presented excellently and was very thouroughly explained. It was engaging and I felt like it has helped me tremendously in understanding the basics of testing and how to adhere to best practices. Thank you very much, John, for the great experience!

INTENSIVE COURSE BUT WELL PRESENTED

John really was an excellent tutor. Patient, knowledgeable, kind, able to simplify and demonstrate complex subjects with ease. I really think he made all the difference and I feel lucky that he was our tutor. The course itself was very well structured & I felt like I learnt a lot in a short space of time.

Really good, john interacted very well and made it very easy to understand

Very good - was able to stay focused and information was explained in a simple and clear way.

The course content and trainer were good, the course was very intensive and a lot to take in. Due to covid it was delivered virtually, which is not my preferred method of learning, I would have preferred a classroom based course for something as intensive and involved as this course, but understand the reasoning behind this due to the current circumstances. Thanks

The course was quite complex but I felt that John explained everything in a very clear and concise manner so that it was understandable. I am very pleased with the training and the resources that have been given to me, I feel as though I have learnt a huge amount. A lot of this goes to the trainer as he took the time out to answer our questions and give us better examples and techniques for the exam.

Great trainer. Explain the every bit with the example which really help to understand the concept and always happy to assist.

Enjoyed the course and John helped me to understand the trickier parts. only wish I could take his brain whilst doing the exam.

I found this online course much better than expected. Content was very thorough and well-presented. John Young gave great explanations to queries throughout. As a trainer he's very patient and willing to get to the bottom of any questions that you have. He's also easy to listen to and understand.

There was a lot of content to learn but I feel John went through it very well and willingly slowed down and went over content until everyone confirmed they understood. Breaks were given at good intervals which helped everyone come back ready to absorb more content

Very informative, with lots of realistic examples. I feel like I have learnt some useful skills which I can apply to my own workplace, So I definitely gained lots of value from this

Concise, a little overwhelming but great overall

Appreciated having classroom, homework and mock exam exercises. Another mock exam booklet would also be useful to consolidate learning.

The course has been informative and has introduced me to new techniques. Not all of these techniques would be relevant to my specific job, but I guess that is the nature of software testing, it could be useful at some point down the line. I felt that the exercises given throughout the course were the main down side to this. The tax related documents and the examples were not best suited to testing, so I felt it confused us learners and also Rosie at some points. Otherwise Rosie is very knowledgeable and has been patient with us throughout the sessions.

Although I have concerns about an offline course it went well. Also, I like the course materials, it helps me a lot to pass for the exam.

Angelina was an excellent trainer. Given the course is so new and we are one of the first ones to do the exam, she has helped us along the way and given us pointers towards exam techniques, and thoroughly explained any areas we were unsure about. It's always a pleasure to be trained by Angelina.

John was very helpful in explaining everything I needed to learn for the ISTQB exam, he was also very friendly and approachable. I was initially a bit worried about the remote learning, but John made the change from classroom learning to remote learning very easy.

Angelina was very friendly and approachable, she was happy to answer any queries that I had as we went along. I was initially a bit worried about remote learning, but things went very well. Angelina tried to make the course as interactive as possible, even though I know that it is hard to do this remotely. Thanks Angelina 🙂

It is very informative and allowed you to highlight the areas that you need to study in more detail for the exam. At times we would get lost in the practical that doesn't relate back to the exam

Very good course still felt very crammed but that is the nature of the course. Some the presentation slides could be presented more formally and concisely to take the key messages away. Trainer was very knowledge not only on content but also test conditions. Trainer also had good knowledge in how to tailor the course to our needs.

Very informative, John was super helpful

Really good! Doing a remote course is not that easy but John was always there trying to keep people on the same page, applying for interactions and making everything really dynamic. Really appreciated!

Very well put together & delivered.

Very well structured course with excellent presentation from John. The only shortfall was about the fact that some of the content in the syllabus (About ROI and Estimation ) were not covered and John has been advised that those portions be reworded or removed from the syllabus.

I have attended John's courses before I think he is amazing coach. Demonstration of testing tools was very beneficial I think. It's great that we had opportunity to put theory and practice together.

The instructor was amazing, cheerful and very relatable. Literally one of the best online courses.

I was very lucky to have my course 1:1 with the trainer which gave me a great benefit.

I'm very pleased about the course. Instructor was excellent, he explained every bit very clearly. I have passed my ISTQB Foundation Level exam successfully.

Overall, it was a very pleasant experience and I think John managed the course very well. He set a strong, consistent pace and explained all the content very well as well. I think the course content was a little heavier to understand towards the end of the first day and the first half of the second, especially as I have not had any experience in testing, which made it slightly harder to retain the theory.

Even though the training was online, John was able to capture the audience very well, explaining with detail all the subjects and always finding examples for each situation. Also in the questions and exercices every choice was discussed about the correct or not correct answers and sharing some hints how to deal with them. John was always friendly and available to discuss any topic. I would be happy to have him in a next training some day.

The course is very extensive with a lot of reading, but there are alot of classroom exercises that helps with the understanding of the material. My trainer is very helpful and informative. Kept the whole class engaged.

Paul was so lovely and helpful. He went through the course with good pace and detail and was always willing to help and explain things in more detail

Hard to say since I have not yet taken the exam but I thought the course was very well delivered, the trainer was excellent and friendly.

I thought the course was well run and everything was explained thoroughly.

The course was very interesting. However I believe that such trainings should be taught with physical presence. It was the first time I had online training, and I realize how much I missed the personal interaction with the trainer, and the communication during the lesson with my colleagues. I know this training was offered via internet due to the situation. I hope the level ISTQB level to be organised in a classroom. Rosie was of course there in order to solve our concerns and questions, but I feel it would be nice if she could see us shaking our head for a "yes" when she was asking questions. Regarding with the exams, personally I disagree with the fact that we were not allowed to have a paper. It was time consuming. Also, it would be better to have a 5-min practice in the exam environment, to see how it behaves. I had many times interruptions due to the demand to refresh the screen share. Extra comment: In homework sample questions, in page 41 the question 55 has a typo. Instead of answer "A", it says "D"

The course was delivered online, which places more responsibility on the trainer to deliver the course material. I much prefer a classroom where you're focused, have fewer distractions and engage and interact more. Having said that, I do think John delivered the material (which was dense) clearly, was personable, and ensured we were all had the opportunity to ask questions and debate topics.

I was very pleased with the virtual delivery of this course. The course ran seamlessly and was very well structured. John clearly has high expertise in this area and is very experienced in teaching. His teaching style is great – very supportive and thorough in his explanation of theory and in answering follow up questions. The virtual classes are a good solution to the current restrictions on learning and I would recommend.

The course was very good, although there was alot things to cover. I would certainly recommend doing the Foundation course before this one, I would have struggled if I hadn't done it beforehand.

Rosie has good knowledge of the course material and presenting it however she may need to review the data within the course for presenting and examples as some confusion was caused when she got a little confused about the data.

Taking this course remotely in lockdown proved far more beneficial than I anticipated. I actually think there is a strong argument to take the course this way over classroom based. You take travel and potentially overnight stays out of the equation and the experience is much more relaxed and stress free. You can crack on with homework as soon as the day ends and don't feel too tired to study or revise. My trainer was experienced and articulate enough to deliver the course to a high standard with the slides and a scratchpad to demonstrate. I don't feel I missed out on anything by not doing this in a classroom. I would recommend virtual courses to anyone holding off booking right now due to lockdown.

This was a resit of a course taken in 2019however due to lockdown I was unable to sit the exam. The course has been re written and delivered through a series of mind maps and this format is much clearer and I found it easier to understand the concepts. I enjoyed the course this time around and feel much more confident about taking the exam.

Considering it was a virtual course it worked pretty well, still got as much out of it as I would've done in person. It was nice that is was one to one as it went at my pace and I was able to ask questions as and when.

Very compressive and well taught

The course was virtual (because of the Covid-19). However I didn't have any problem connecting to it. John Young is a brilliant trainer, he has examples for everything and his drawing really helps. Thank you John, much appreciated.

Good course in general however I found many of the examples/scenarios had too much ambiguity to allow facilitate a confident answer. One feels you have to come up with an answer which is always based on individual assumptions. Concerned that some of the exam questions have similar issues.

It was easy to follow and the instructor was very friendly and patient. There was a great case study to follow with linked tasks.

It was easy to follow and the instructor was very friendly and patient. There was a great case study to follow with linked tasks.

It was easy to follow and the instructor was very friendly and patient. The tasks were well laid out and helped to understand the course content better.

Angelina was very engaging and friendly. Explained things well and very happy to go over things that were confusing us. I feel I have learned a lot.

Course was excellent, well paced, superb instructor and feel like I learned a lot.

Good overview plenty to learn lots of Fun

Very good and informative, thank you

Engaging content but seems like there is a huge amount of it to process in very little time for the examination.

Pros Good preparation with additional mock test. Most of the exam questions had already been explained by Rosie during the course. Cons I fully understand the difficulties of a remote course, however I think that the course should be more interactive. Otherwise, it ends up being boring. For homework and classroom exercises, I would expect that we discussed all of them, regardless of whether we mentioned that we have questions or not.

Angelina represents both TSG and the ISTQB exceptionally well. I am traditionally a sceptic to courses, but in 3 days I have changed that bias - primarily from the depth of knowledge Angelina imparted during the course. Not only is the course material covered comprehensively, but she delivers it in an interactive way that relates back to our own working environments. Modern testing practise may mean different things to different companies / testers, and it is clear Angelina has experience across the whole testing realm, including the real-world team dynamics which make/break the process. Three days remote could be tough work for most trainees, but the continuous flow of new information, delivered in bitesize chunks kept the momentum / enthusiasm working in the team. I feel this is not an easy task to achieve - and this presents additional value that I have not experienced on other courses / other tutors. As a final note, I feel Angelina is genuinely passionate about testing, and is therefore open to healthy debate on the topic (from challenging students like myself). For those reasons : "Excellent" rating above.

I had a virtual course between 18-20 May and really enjoyed it. I had already prepared from a book but John, the trainer, helped me with topics I was not confident in. In my opinion, the course was well structured and interactive enough - we had optimal break times, practiced sample questions, had explaining discussions and Q-A sessions all 3 days. It was better than just reading the book, I understood the material more because of visualising and pointing out the major correlations. I took my exam 2 days after this course and had 90% (probably around 20-25% more than if preparing from the book only)!

Unfortunately I got the dates of the course wrong. Bernard and Nigel kindly accommodated me. A lot of material that was covered in what I did manage to attend, in a good pace, well explained with great examples.

I found the course to be very good with great detail. I would definitely say it was worth attending.

Very good course. Was kept interested throughout the course.

John was engaging and patient. While I know this slightly frustrated one of my colleagues who had no problem keeping up, I could tell that others really appreciated it, as he would make any confusing rationale clear.

It was good, however, I would expect more practical scenarios of the real world instead of just going through the theory. However, it covers the certification exam, syllabus. But I feel it should cover real world scenario