4 Important Software Testing Certifications

As more and more technologies are being created in the field of software testing, the need of good testers is in fact on the rise. That means, their is great career growth in this IT sector, so many aspirants are taking software testing as their profession. Moreover, a large number of institutes are providing training in every testing concept so that students can get the admission in certified institution to become a qualified tester. What are the main software testing certifications? Let's discuss them!

Here are the four main software testing certifications!

1. ISTQB and ISEB

ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) was formed in late 2002 and is a certification providing qualification in many fields. These include – IT assets and infrastructure, IT service management, IT governance, information and security, software testing, project management and support, sustainable IT, solution development & business analysis/change.

ISEB (The Information Systems Examinations Board) is the step taken forward by the chartered institute for IT called BCS (British Computer Society). It was formed in 1990 to support the career of IT professionals. It's professional certification is available in practitioner, foundation and advanced level of software testing.

2. CMST

CMST (Certified Manager for Software Testing) has been establish for the students who want to build their career in software testing at the international level. It's qualification is acquired in terms of principles of testing and capabilities to work on the software testing scenarios.

3. CASQ

CASQ (Certified Associate in Software Quality) is another institution providing software testing certification course, which is focused on quality assurance skills and principles at the fundamental level of gaining knowledge in software testing.

4. CSQA

CSQA (Certified Software Quality Analyst) certification is considered as one of the best institutions for learning best practices and principles of software quality assurance in the IT industry. It is basically an intermediate level examination that is beneficial for the role of the quality advisor to management.

Getting a certification is important for you to get the job as it will define your qualification. The fact is companies are now hiring only those candidates who are qualified and trained from a popular certification board.

The Author's Take

This post on main software testing certifications is done by Ashwini Kumar, who is an IT professional in QACampus. His aim of writing these kinds of articles to help students in building career in software testing by sharing their knowledge and experience.