Thursday, July 3, 2008

Software Testing Certifications

Software Testing Certifications

As a test engineer or QA engineer it is very important to have at least one of the Software testing certifications. This will help to broaden the software testing knowledge, also helpful for testing employees to get the promotion in their respective field in large MNC’s.
Here I am listing some important software testing certifications:See the description to know why should one go for the respective certification.
CQA-Certified Quality Analyst: For Professional level of competence in the principles and practices of quality assurance in the IT profession.
CSTE-Certified Software Test Engineer:Intended to establish standards for initial qualification and provide direction for the testing function through an aggressive educational program.
CSTP- Certified Software Test Professional:To teach individuals from different disciplines sound and effective testing techniques and methods and to certify them as Software Testing Professionals.
CQE- Quality Engineer Certificate:CQE is designed for those who understand the principles of product and service quality evaluation and control.
Quality Manager Certification:For those who understand quality principles and standards in relation to organization and human resource management
CSQE- Certified Software Quality Engineer:CSQE is designed for those who have a comprehensive understanding of software quality development and implementation; have a thorough understanding of software inspection and testing, verification, and validation; and can implement software development and maintenance processes and methods
CQIA- Quality Improvement Associate Certificate:CQIA is designed to assess basic knowledge of quality tools and their uses by individuals who are involved in quality improvement projects, but do not necessarily come from traditional quality areas.
To apply for any of the certification or to know more in detail about any certification you can refer following links:
ASQ American society for quality Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)

American society for quality Quality Improvement Associate

SSBB Six sigma black belt certification

ISEBQualification in software testing

ISTQB Certified tester International software quality institute

Mercury tools certificationsCSQA Certified software quality analyst

CSQA Certified software quality analyst

http://www.softwarecertifications.org/

Rational certifications

Segue tools certifications

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