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The ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course extends the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to enable the role of Agile Technical Tester to be performed.
This three-day tutor-led course includes lectures, exercises and practical work, as well as exam preparation. The examination is after the course either online or at your local Pearson VUE testing centre, so allowing adequate time for revision. It is fully-accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB and has been rated SFIAplus level 5 by the BCS.
Content: Covers the full ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester syllabus—including TDD, BDD, test automation, continuous testing, service virtualisation, and code quality
Exam Preparation: Tutor-led review of exam format and scenario-based multiple-choice questions
Accreditation: Fully accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB
SFIAplus Level: Rated Level 5 by BCS
Assessment: 40 multiple-choice questions over 90 minutes (113 minutes for non-native English speakers) with a 65% pass mark; exam included
Why you should attend
Strengthen your role as a technical tester in Agile teams
Gain hands-on skills in automation, CI/CD, and code quality
Master acceptance and behaviour-driven development techniques
Improve integration testing using service virtualisation
Enhance career prospects with a respected ISTQB Advanced certification
Who is the course for?
Perfect for experienced testers, test engineers, test consultants, developers, Scrum Masters, and QA professionals who already hold:
ISTQB Foundation Certificate (CTFL)
ISTQB Foundation Agile Tester (CTFL‑AT) or CTFL v4.0
Learn more about the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester Course
Agile is now the dominant approach to software development, but as projects grow in complexity, basic skills are no longer enough.
The ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course builds on the Foundation Agile Extension and equips professionals with deeper technical skills needed to support high-quality, large-scale Agile delivery. Click here to watch our webinar
About ISTQB and the ‘Certified Tester’ Scheme
Founded in 2002, ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association comprising 66 national boards (including the UKITB) to provide worldwide coverage
ISTQB has defined the Advanced certification as part of their ‘Certified Tester’ scheme that, with over 240,000 certifications, has become the de facto world-wide standard for software testing qualifications.
The ‘Certified Tester’ scheme:
Provides a set of professional qualifications widely-recognised by employers, customers and peers;
Enables software suppliers to hire and train certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment and development policies; and
Enables comparison of testing skills across different countries, testers to move across country borders more easily, and multi-national/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
To gain this certification, candidates must have sufficient practical experience and hold either:
• a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate 4.0 (CTFL 4.0) certification
OR
• a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate prior to the CTFL 4.0
AND
• a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester certificate
Exam
To receive Advanced Level certification in the module “Agile Technical Test Analyst”, candidates must hold a valid Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate and Certified Agile Foundation Extension certificate:
40 multiple choice questions, which contain a list of possible answers
Duration of 90 minutes (or 113 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language)
A candidate must score at least 65% to pass (26/40)
Exam is included in the price
Next steps
The Advanced Level establishes a platform from which further skills and knowledge may be acquired at the Expert Level. Holders of the Advanced Agile Technical Tester qualification will be eligible to continue with other Advanced exams as well as progressing to Expert level qualifications, such as Test Automation and Security Testing. More details to follow when available.
Holders of the Certified Tester Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester qualification may also wish to consider the other Advanced Level qualifications, Test Manager, Agile Technical Tester, Test Analyst, Test Automation Engineer and Security Tester
Course Objectives
After successfully completing the course and passing the exam, delegates should be able to demonstrate the following business-based outcomes:
Apply Agile techniques to ensure tests that provide adequate coverage
Define testable requirements within Agile Team
Create and implement various Agile Test approaches using appropriate techniques
Support and contribute to test automation activities in an Agile project
Support continuous integration in an Agile Team
Support Agile Team in continuous delivery and deployment
Learn the service virtualization concepts
Work with, and share information with, other team members using effective communication styles and channels
In addition, Advanced Agile Technical Testers should be able to demonstrate their skills in the following areas once they have completed the course and passed the exam:
Analyse user stories and epics using requirements engineering techniques
Describe the requirements engineering techniques and how they can help testers
Create and evaluate testable acceptance criteria for a given user story using requirements engineering and test techniques
Describe the elicitation techniques
Apply test-driven development (TDD) in the context of a given example in an Agile project
Understand the characteristics of a Unit test
Understand the meaning of the mnemonic word FIRST Apply behaviour-driven development (BDD) in the context of a given user story in an Agile project
Understand how to manage guidelines for a formulation of a scenario
Analyse a product backlog in an Agile project to determine a way to introduce acceptance test-driven development
Analyse the creation of a test approach using test automation, experience-based tests and back-box tests created using other approaches (including risk-based testing) for a given scenario in an Agile project
Explain differences between Mission critical and non-critical
Analyse user stories and epics to create test charters, and interpret their results
Understand the use Experienced-based techniques
Understand the importance of refactoring test cases in Agile projects
Understand practical task-list for Refactoring Test cases
Analyse code as part of a code review to identify defects and technical debt
Understand Static code Analysis
Apply data-driven and keyword-driven test techniques to develop automated test scripts
Understand how to apply test automation to a given test approach in an Agile environment
Understand the test automation
Understand differences between various test approaches
Understand the factors to consider when determining the level of test automation needed to keep up with the speed of deployment
Understand the challenges of test automation in agile settings
Apply continuous integration (CI) and summarize its impact on testing activities
Understand the role of continuous testing in continuous delivery and continuous deployment
Understand the concept of service virtualization and its role in Agile projects
Understand the benefits of service virtualization
Syllabus – Key points
FAQ’s
What is the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course?
The ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course is a three-day tutor-led qualification that builds on the knowledge acquired at the ISTQB Foundation Level. It's targeted at experienced testing professionals who wish to understand and apply testing practices in Agile environments, focusing on areas such as test automation, continuous integration, and delivery, as well as test-driven and behavior-driven development.
Who should attend the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course?
The course is designed for practitioners looking to advance their careers in software testing, particularly those who will be involved in Agile technical testing and wish to deepen their knowledge beyond Foundation and Intermediate qualifications. This includes roles like testers, test analysts, test engineers, consultants, test managers, and software developers.
What are the prerequisites for attending the course?
What topics does the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester syllabus cover?
The syllabus for the ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course includes Agile techniques, defining testable requirements within Agile Teams, creating Agile Test approaches, supporting test automation, continuous integration, service virtualization concepts, and effective communication within Agile Teams.
It also covers analysis of user stories using requirements engineering techniques, applying test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), acceptance test-driven development (ATDD), and understanding the challenges of test automation in Agile project
22 reviews for ISTQB Certified Tester Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT)
Rated 5 out of 5
Mukhtar Zamarad | Software Tester | Calastone –
Great Course, very informative with lots of examples and information.
Rated 5 out of 5
madhuri | Test Analyst | HESA –
Excellent course with excellent trainer
Rated 5 out of 5
Bryan Beckett | Test Analyst | Degree 53 –
Rosie was easy to understand and gave information in an easily digestible method. She was good at answering questions, and kept the whole group engaged.
Rated 5 out of 5
Claire Dally | Test Analyst | HESA –
The course was informative with good examples and we had plenty of time to review the daily exam questions. Rosie was very friendly, helpful and explained the subject well.
Rated 5 out of 5
Robert Mackay | Test Analyst | Ballys Interactive –
useful information , but some of it is very similar to the foundation course
Rated 5 out of 5
Richard Fox | Senior Test Analyst | Bally’s interactive –
Enjoyed the course & the trainer was very clear & helpful in explaining against the syllabus.
Rated 5 out of 5
Adriana Rus | Senior Tester | Citizens advice –
The theory was explained well, with examples, we did lot of exercises and we discussed them, the instructor was kind and patient.
A negative point is that we are provided only a few questions, but it would be good to have lot of sets of questions that simulates an exam so that we could practice.
Also when we speak about tools it would be useful to be given some examples.
Rated 5 out of 5
Chris Eaton| Test Manager| Quilter –
The course was very informative to give a good grounding/confirmation of agile methods.
Rosie was very knowledgeable and worked comfortably through the content adding good personal facts. With the audience this helped engage with those who had previous experience.
Rated 4 out of 5
Gursewak Jagpal|Test Analyst|Capgemini –
Quite challenging as a virtual setup as the trainer has to consistently ask if everyone is ok just to get confidence people are still engaged. Handwriting by the trainer could be improved. I could read it fine as my own writing is similar but I can imagine other people not knowing what is written on the screen when referring back their notes that have been screenshotted.
Rated 4 out of 5
Ben Greenhill|QAT Analyst|Civil services –
Enjoyed the course although would be better in person. Not a fan of the sample questions as for many of them multiple answers fit the question and so had to choose “the best one” which is subjective and hence shouldn’t really be examinable.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jenny Hill|Senior Test Analyst|ASM UK Ltd –
Great course, wasn’t sure how it wold work remotely, but ended up being just as good as in person. maybe need to consider using cameras to get a better feel of working together
Rated 5 out of 5
Rachael Smith | Test Analyst | Capgemini –
Really good course/ delivery. John was friendly, knowledgeable and thorough in his explanations and approach and used some great examples
Rated 5 out of 5
Bennitt Abraham | Software Test Engineer | Ensek –
Slow and interactive sessions. Thanks!
Rated 5 out of 5
Richard Morris | Domain Lead | Capgemini –
The course was excellent and Rosie was a great instructor. She was very calm and reassuring and was willing to discuss anything in detail throughout the duration of the course. Her calm manner made the course enjoyable.
I found going through the course with a trainer & subsequent exercised has assisted me in absorbing the course material as I found the syllabus very dry._x000D_
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This is the first virtual course I have taken, I think it worked well but would have appreciated if the GoToMeeting App had a functionality where I could raise a flag as I often ended up talking over others/speaking at the same time as other delegates._x000D_
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Also I requested the course material to be provided earlier so that I have a chance to read it and absorb it in advance due to my dyslexia, although I received this I would have appreciated this much earlier
Rated 4 out of 5
Lorna Lutz | Senior Systems Tester | SLC –
Very good course. Good trainer, spoke very clearly and very articulate. Explained things well. Good timing of breaks.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jennie Rahm | Test Lead | Capgemini Sweden AB –
The course was digital, which was a great approach since I sit in Sweden. Also, we were only two delegates which also was great, where we could talk and discuss much more easier, both to each other and also to the trainer.
The trainer was very good, explained the material in a good way, gave good examples, asked us how we did on our daily basis in our work. She was also social to us, which is a big plus for me at least.
We took a ten minutes break every hours, good to have.
The training material provided was also informative, and a plus that also TSG has provided their material and not just the ISTQB material.
Overall a very good course with a splendid trainer.
Rated 5 out of 5
Kyle | Software Engineer for Testing | QA LTD – Bank of England –
It was very informative, clearly laid out and well represented by Rosie Some of the aspects are quite challenging but all explained well after asking questions.
Enjoyed the group discussions to cover every body aspects.
Rosie was very good at considering all angles of a potential answer, which I really liked. Kept the group engaged in learning and discussion.
Rated 5 out of 5
Emma Logan | UAT Analyst | North –
I was initially nervous about the course being remote, because I wasn’t sure it would suit my learning style. However Rosie was very engaging and made sure to speak to everyone directly and to remember details about us so that she could ask relevant questions. It was really appreciated and definitely helped me to connect with the material.
Rated 5 out of 5
Dan Price | Test Analyst | Ordnance Survey –
I enjoyed the Agile Technical Tester course. I thought Rosie did an incredible job of going through each topic thoroughly and did so engagingly and interestingly. Rosie also took the time to review each scenario exercise with us to ensure we understood the questions and answers thoroughly.
I’m very grateful for the support that Rosie provided me during the course and have come away feeling confident about the subjects we covered.
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The ISTQB Advanced Agile Technical Tester course extends the broad understanding of testing acquired at Foundation Level to enable the role of Agile Technical Tester to be performed. 
Mukhtar Zamarad | Software Tester | Calastone –
Great Course, very informative with lots of examples and information.
madhuri | Test Analyst | HESA –
Excellent course with excellent trainer
Bryan Beckett | Test Analyst | Degree 53 –
Rosie was easy to understand and gave information in an easily digestible method. She was good at answering questions, and kept the whole group engaged.
Claire Dally | Test Analyst | HESA –
The course was informative with good examples and we had plenty of time to review the daily exam questions. Rosie was very friendly, helpful and explained the subject well.
Robert Mackay | Test Analyst | Ballys Interactive –
useful information , but some of it is very similar to the foundation course
Richard Fox | Senior Test Analyst | Bally’s interactive –
Enjoyed the course & the trainer was very clear & helpful in explaining against the syllabus.
Adriana Rus | Senior Tester | Citizens advice –
The theory was explained well, with examples, we did lot of exercises and we discussed them, the instructor was kind and patient.
A negative point is that we are provided only a few questions, but it would be good to have lot of sets of questions that simulates an exam so that we could practice.
Also when we speak about tools it would be useful to be given some examples.
Chris Eaton| Test Manager| Quilter –
The course was very informative to give a good grounding/confirmation of agile methods.
Rosie was very knowledgeable and worked comfortably through the content adding good personal facts. With the audience this helped engage with those who had previous experience.
Gursewak Jagpal|Test Analyst|Capgemini –
Quite challenging as a virtual setup as the trainer has to consistently ask if everyone is ok just to get confidence people are still engaged. Handwriting by the trainer could be improved. I could read it fine as my own writing is similar but I can imagine other people not knowing what is written on the screen when referring back their notes that have been screenshotted.
Ben Greenhill|QAT Analyst|Civil services –
Enjoyed the course although would be better in person. Not a fan of the sample questions as for many of them multiple answers fit the question and so had to choose “the best one” which is subjective and hence shouldn’t really be examinable.
Jenny Hill|Senior Test Analyst|ASM UK Ltd –
Great course, wasn’t sure how it wold work remotely, but ended up being just as good as in person. maybe need to consider using cameras to get a better feel of working together
Rachael Smith | Test Analyst | Capgemini –
Really good course/ delivery. John was friendly, knowledgeable and thorough in his explanations and approach and used some great examples
Bennitt Abraham | Software Test Engineer | Ensek –
Slow and interactive sessions. Thanks!
Richard Morris | Domain Lead | Capgemini –
The course was excellent and Rosie was a great instructor. She was very calm and reassuring and was willing to discuss anything in detail throughout the duration of the course. Her calm manner made the course enjoyable.
Darpan Mahendra Rathod | Software QA Technician | Barnett Waddingham LLP –
I found going through the course with a trainer & subsequent exercised has assisted me in absorbing the course material as I found the syllabus very dry._x000D_
_x000D_
This is the first virtual course I have taken, I think it worked well but would have appreciated if the GoToMeeting App had a functionality where I could raise a flag as I often ended up talking over others/speaking at the same time as other delegates._x000D_
_x000D_
Also I requested the course material to be provided earlier so that I have a chance to read it and absorb it in advance due to my dyslexia, although I received this I would have appreciated this much earlier
Lorna Lutz | Senior Systems Tester | SLC –
Very good course. Good trainer, spoke very clearly and very articulate. Explained things well. Good timing of breaks.
Jennie Rahm | Test Lead | Capgemini Sweden AB –
The course was digital, which was a great approach since I sit in Sweden. Also, we were only two delegates which also was great, where we could talk and discuss much more easier, both to each other and also to the trainer.
The trainer was very good, explained the material in a good way, gave good examples, asked us how we did on our daily basis in our work. She was also social to us, which is a big plus for me at least.
We took a ten minutes break every hours, good to have.
The training material provided was also informative, and a plus that also TSG has provided their material and not just the ISTQB material.
Overall a very good course with a splendid trainer.
Kyle | Software Engineer for Testing | QA LTD – Bank of England –
It was very informative, clearly laid out and well represented by Rosie Some of the aspects are quite challenging but all explained well after asking questions.
Enjoyed the group discussions to cover every body aspects.
Rosie was very good at considering all angles of a potential answer, which I really liked. Kept the group engaged in learning and discussion.
Emma Logan | UAT Analyst | North –
I was initially nervous about the course being remote, because I wasn’t sure it would suit my learning style. However Rosie was very engaging and made sure to speak to everyone directly and to remember details about us so that she could ask relevant questions. It was really appreciated and definitely helped me to connect with the material.
Dan Price | Test Analyst | Ordnance Survey –
I enjoyed the Agile Technical Tester course. I thought Rosie did an incredible job of going through each topic thoroughly and did so engagingly and interestingly. Rosie also took the time to review each scenario exercise with us to ensure we understood the questions and answers thoroughly.
I’m very grateful for the support that Rosie provided me during the course and have come away feeling confident about the subjects we covered.