Software Certifications for Quality/Testing

ISTQB:

The ISTQB was officially founded as an International Software Testing Qualifications Board in Edinburgh in November 2002. The ISTQB is responsible for the international qualification scheme called "ISTQB Certified Tester". http://www.istqb.org/

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Software Dimensions Consulting and Training, Inc.: (http://www.softdim.com/)

is an international company founded in 1996 with the mission to promote disciplined software engineering practices. Software Dimensions achieves this goal through two educational institutions that operate under its charter. These are The International Institute for Software Testing (IIST) and The International Institute for Software Process (IISP).

The International Institute for Software Testing - IIST (http://www.testinginstitute.com/ctm.php):

is an educational and professional development organization that has been founded to advance the software test and quality assurance profession by promoting and recognizing professionalism through education, consulting, publications, conferences, and certification.

CSTP: The International Institute for Software Testing (IIST) has been offering the Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) certification since 1999.

CTM: The International Institute for Software Testing (IIST) has been offering the Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) certification since 1999. Currently there are thousands of people at different stages in the CSTP program. Although CSTP has been serving the purpose of establishing a foundation of software testing and providing test professionals with the skill and knowledge necessary to perform different test activities, a gap still exists in the management skills required by test managers and test leads to effectively manage the test process, the test project and the test organization. The Certified Test Manager (CTM) certification has been created to fill this gap. CTM is based on the Test Management Body of Knowledge (TMBOK) developed by IIST through its Advisory Board.

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ITIL (http://www.itilcertification.org/; http://www.itilcertification.net/index.html, http://www.itil-officialsite.com/):

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QAI:

There are 9 certifications given by QAI in Quality/Testing field. Please see the latest information and details on http://www.softwarecertifications.org/

1. Certified Associate in Software Quality (CASQ)
2. Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
3. Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ) - Should have an active CSQA Certification.

4. Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
5. Certified Software Tester (CSTE)
6. Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST) - Should have an active CSTE Certification

7. Certified Software Process Engineer (CSPE)
8. Certified Quantitative Software Process Engineer (CQSPE)
9. Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM)