Protect your company and your career: Require that software testing service companies give you testers who have passed ASTQB’s official American English ISTQB Certification exam. Don’t put your career at risk. Ensure that outsourced software testers or QA testing consultants appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™. The testers on this list have passed the U.S. ISTQB exams written in American English, showing their commitment to working effectively with your U.S. software team. You can also compare testers with the Testing Tiers® levels found in the Official U.S. List to ensure you are getting the best software testers. Request for Proposal (RFP) for Testing Services: Language for ISTQB Certification Requirement To ensure that your QA testing company will use testers who have taken the American English ISTQB certification exam through ASTQB and our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA, here is the recommended addition to your testing services RFP: Every software tester assigned to this project must have ISTQB Foundation Level certification and appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ at https://atsqa.org/certified-testers for verification. For projects requiring multiple certifications: The following ISTQB certification(s) are required for the testing personnel on this project. Each individual must appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ at https://atsqa.org/certified-testers for verification: – ISTQB Foundation Level – ISTQB Test Analyst For projects requiring multiple testers with varying certifications: The following ISTQB certification(s) are required for the testing personnel on this project. Each individual must appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ at https://atsqa.org/certified-testers for verification: – ISTQB Foundation Level (all testers) – ISTQB Test Analyst (two testers) – ISTQB Test Automation Engineer (one tester) See the complete list of ISTQB certifications from ASTQB that you will want to add to your RFP depending on the project scope. Also, see “How to Staff a Test Team” for help determining the number and type of testers appropriate for a given project. Looking for qualified employees? Let AT*SQA’s AT*Work Help!
