Agile Testing Certifications

Certified Agile Software Test Professional
Practitioner Level (CASTP-P)

Objectives of CASTP - Practitioner Level

1. To help test professionals develop communication and team dynamics skills required for agile projects
2. To help test professionals perform testing activities in an expedited manner while maintaining a structured process
3. To help test professionals adapt to the fast pace, incremental, and iterative culture of agile projects
4. To help test professionals become very effective in agile projects

Who Should Pursue the CASTP - Practitioner Level

1. All individuals who have been performing testing activities and wish to gain skills to help them work on agile projects
2. Test leads and test managers who intend to manage the testing effort in agile projects
3. Developers interested in conducting more effective testing in agile projects

Requirements of the CASTP - Practitioner Level Pre-requisites:

Before pursuing the CASTP - Practitioner level, a candidate must satisfy the following two pre-requisites:

1. Achieving the Certified Software Test Professional - Associate level or equivalent
2. Must have worked for at least one year in a software testing-related job. This requirement shall be met by means of a letter of support signed by the candidate's supervisor describing the candidate's specific role and responsibilities over a period of one year or more.

Formal Education Requirements:

Three days of training to cover the following areas of the Agile Testing Certifications Body of Knowledge (ATBOK):

1. Agile Development Methodologies (CASTP #1)
2. Agile Requirement Exploration and Requirement Management (CASTP #2)
3. Agile Test Design and Test Execution (CASTP #3)

CASTP-P Training Options Written Exam:

Candidates are required to complete a written exam for each course and pass with a level of performance no less than 80%. For courses conducted by IIST, a candidate is allowed to retake the exam for a second time without having to attend the course again. There is a $100 fee for retakes. If 80% performance is not achieved on a second attempt, the candidate must retake the course or take another course covering the same ATBOK area if available.

Graduation:

Upon satisfying the formal education requirements, a candidate shall submit an application to the IIST Chairperson for the certification to be granted. An application for graduation must be submitted within five years from the date the earliest course was completed. Application forms can be obtained here. The application must be accompanied by payment of the $50 non- refundable graduation fee. This fee covers the cost associated with record-keeping, processing, grading exams, and the certificate that will be mailed out.

CASTP Practitioner Level Re-Certification Requirements

The CASTP - Practitioner Level Certification will expire 3 years after it is granted. All CASTP - P Certified participants must complete the recertification requirements before that time. The re-certification requirements are three days of training to cover any topic in software testing within three years. Days of training may be used to satisfy the requirements of a higher level certification, including the CASTP - Master Level. All training requires attending an exam in each course and achieving 80% performance.

 

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