Protect Your Company and Your Software Testing Career With the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Designation
Software quality professionals with proven AI and testing knowledge protect their organization – and their career – with ASTQB AI Assurance Pro.
Where do you find software testers and software professionals with proven AI QA knowledge and skills? Look for the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation. ASTQB awards this designation to software quality professionals who can lead your AI assurance strategy because they:
- Understand testing fundamentals, including key concepts such as risk-based testing, test planning, test approaches, and test reporting.
- Know how to test AI-based systems, with an understanding of bias, data quality, and drift
- Understand how to test using AI, including its capabilities, limitations, and risks.
ASTQB AI Assurance Pro FAQ
Why was ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Created?
AI is changing how software is built, tested, and evaluated. Employers want software testing leaders who know how to use AI to improve testing, and who also understand how to test AI-driven systems properly.
That is why ASTQB created the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation.
This designation helps employers identify professionals with proven expertise in both modern AI-assisted testing and in the testing of AI itself. It gives software testers, QA leaders, and software team members a way to distinguish themselves and make it easy for managers to find the AI professionals who can handle the growing impact of AI on software quality.
Why Do I Need ASTQB AI Assurance Pro?
Companies are under pressure to move faster by using AI while still managing quality, risk, and trust. AI can help teams improve productivity, but it also introduces new testing and software quality challenges. Software development and quality teams need people who understand AI from all quality aspects:
- How to use AI effectively in software testing
- How to evaluate and test AI-based systems
- How to support quality, reliability, and confidence in AI-related projects
The ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation shows that you have built knowledge across these areas through globally respected ISTQB certifications.
How Do I Qualify for ASTQB AI Assurance Pro?
To earn the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation, you must hold all three of the following ISTQB certifications:
If you have earned all three certifications through ASTQB or AT*SQA, you can request the designation by contacting the AT*SQA support team.
Once approved, the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation will be added to your profile pages in the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™, AT*Work, and AT*Consult, helping you gain added visibility as a professional with globally-recognized AI-related testing knowledge.
How Does ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Prove That I Maintain My Edge in AI Testing?
Because AI methods, tools, and risks change quickly, the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation is valid for 12 months.
To maintain the designation each year, you must complete continuing education through one or more AT*SQA AI-related micro-credentials annually. This can include those directly focused on AI, as well as other micro-credentials such as those focused on performance testing, cybersecurity, and test automation. Note: AT*SQA offers free extra benefits with your ISTQB exams, such as a free micro-credential exam with each ISTQB exam purchase, making it easy to meet this continuing education requirement.
This annual maintenance approach helps ensure that those listed as ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ professionals remain current with important developments in AI and software testing.
How Does ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Help Me Earn More Recognition?
The ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation does more than highlight your qualifications. It also adds 100 points to your Testing Tiers® ranking level.
In addition, you will be eligible to appear on the ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ list when it is unveiled.
That means this designation can strengthen your professional profile in more ways than one by helping you show both specialized AI knowledge and broader career progress in software testing.
Who Should Pursue ASTQB AI Assurance Pro?
The ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation is a must-have for:
- Software testers who want to build AI-related expertise
- QA professionals who want to stand out in the job market
- Test leads and managers responsible for AI-related quality risks
- Professionals using generative AI in testing workflows
- Testers who want to show employers they are prepared for the future of QA
Discounts are available for teams and companies that have multiple AI Assurance Pro™ candidates. Contact the AT*SQA support team to request your volume discount.
How Am I Setting Myself Apart With ASTQB AI Assurance Pro?
The demand for software testing professionals with AI knowledge is growing. The ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation gives you a clear way to show that you understand both how AI can support testing and how AI itself should be tested.
What Should I Do Next to Get ASTQB AI Assurance Pro Designation?
If you already have these three ISTQB certifications, contact the AT*SQA support team to request your designation.
If you are still working toward them, move quickly so you can protect and strengthen your software testing career. Be sure to register for all of your ISTQB certifications through AT*SQA so they count toward your ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ designation. AT*SQA also offers free extra benefits, such as a free micro-credential exam with each ISTQB exam purchase, extra ISTQB sample exams that closely match the style of the real ISTQB exams you take through AT*SQA, and bonus recognition globally. See all of the AT*SQA specials.
Set yourself apart as an AI expert by becoming an ASTQB AI Assurance Pro™ today. Contact the ASTQB support team with any questions. Also, see the AI Assurance Pro™ site for additional information and benefits.
