Organization:Czech and Slovak Testing Board
| Abbreviation | CaSTB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2006 |
| Type | Nonprofit Organisation |
| Registration no. | 22667369 |
| Purpose | Member Board of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board |
| Headquarters | Novotného lávka 200/5, 110 00 Prague |
| Services | ISTQB Certifications
Accreditations of Training Providers ISTQB Partner Program |
Official language | Czech, Slovak, English |
Main organ | Assembly |
Volunteers | 15 |
| Website | www.castb.org |
The Czech and Slovak Testing Board (CaSTB) is a non-profit professional organization that supports and promotes the discipline of software testing in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
It is the national board for the Czech Republic and Slovakia within the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).
History
The Czech and Slovak Testing Board was founded in 2006 as a non-profit organization whose members comprise a group of highly experienced experts in software testing who volunteer their time to the development, maintenance, and promotion of the ISTQB Certified Tester program.
The Czech and Slovak Testing Board is a Member Board of the ISTQB and as such, it is the single legal representative of ISTQB in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Activities
Activities include:
- Development and maintenance of examinations against the ISTQB Product Portfolio
- Accreditation of Training Providers
- Support for Software Testing Professionals
- Support for ISTQB Conference Network
- Promotion of Software Testing as a career choice
Certifications
The ISTQB Certified Tester Program is recognized worldwide as a standard qualification scheme for software testers. It consists of three levels: foundation, advanced, and expert. Content is organized into three streams: core, agile, and specialist.[1]
The Czech and Slovak Testing Board offers the following certifications:
- ISTQB Foundation (CTFL)
- ISTQB Foundation Agile Tester Extension (CTFL-AT)
- ISTQB Advanced Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
- ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)
- ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA)
- ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT)
- ISTQB Specialist Performance Tester (PT)
- ISTQB Specialist Model Based Tester (MBT)
- ISTQB Specialist Mobile Application Tester (MAT)
- ISTQB Specialist Automotive Software Tester (AUT)
- ISTQB Specialist Usability Tester (UT)
- ISTQB Specialist Acceptance Tester (AcT)
- ISTQB Specialist Gambling Industry Tester (GT)
- ISTQB Specialist Technical Test Automation Engineer (TAE)
- ISTQB Specialist Security Tester (SEC)
The contents of each syllabus are taught as courses delivered by Accredited Training Providers.
After the examination, each successful participant receives a certificate issued by the Czech and Slovak Testing Board. All the certificates are valid worldwide and can be checked against the Successful Candidate Register.
Support for conferences
The Czech and Slovak Testing Boards supports local conferences which some are part of the ISTQB Conference Network:
- Testing United conference
- TestCrunch Conference
References
External links
- ISTQB Official Website
- Czech and Slovak Testing Board Website
- Testing United conference
- TestCrunch conference
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