Course overview
In today’s fast-paced Agile software development environment, ensuring high-quality software requires skilled professionals who understand Agile Testing principles, methodologies, and best practices. The ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester (CTFL-AT) course is designed for testers working in Agile teams. If you are searching for an ISTQB Agile Tester certification, this course provides the recognised qualification and practical skills needed to apply effective testing strategies in Agile projects.
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Course highlights
- Official ISTQB Agile Tester certification
- 2-day instructor-led training (9an to 5pm)
- Delivered by experienced agile testing practitioner
- Practical, group-based exercises
- Learn techniques such as TDD, BDD, exploratory testing
- Understand agile test roles, methods, and ceremonies
- Suitable for testers, scrum masters, and developers
- Fully accredited, exam fee included
Why you should attend
- Gain a deeper understanding of agile principles and how testing fits in
- Be equipped to contribute more effectively to agile teams
- Learn skills that improve team communication, testing efficiency, and product quality
- Add a recognised qualification to your CV to boost career opportunities
- Get practical knowledge you can use immediately in real projects
- Be prepared to pass the ISTQB agile tester certification exam
Who should attend
This course is ideal for:
- Testers who already hold the ISTQB Foundation Certificate (CTFL)
- Test professionals moving into agile projects
- Scrum masters and product owners wanting to understand testing
- Developers and business analysts working closely with testers
- Anyone involved in agile software delivery wanting to formalise their knowledge
Next steps in your testing career
Achieving this certification allows you to advance within the Agile stream and pursue the Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT) qualification.
Watch our latest webinar
Want to learn more before enrolling? Our expert-led ISTQB Agile Tester Webinar offers valuable insights into the course content, exam structure, and real-world Agile testing practices. Click here to watch our webinar here
About ISTQB and the certified tester scheme
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a globally recognised body that defines professional certifications for software testers.
The Certified Tester scheme is the most widely adopted qualification program for software testing professionals. It consists of Foundation, Advanced, and Specialist levels.
The Agile Tester (CTFL‑AT) is a specialist extension to the foundation level, specifically designed to address the need for agile-compatible testing practices. It is internationally recognised and trusted by employers worldwide.
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Entry requirements
The entry requirements for the ISTQ Agile Foundation Extension qualification are that the candidate must hold the ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing (CTFL).
Note that it is recommended that you attend an accredited training course run by an accredited training provider, as the overall exam pass rates are notably higher for candidates attending such courses.
Exam
To qualify as an internationally-recognised ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester and be issued with an ISTQB® Agile Foundation Extension Level Certificate, delegates must successfully pass the exam administered by the relevant national board or examination provider.
The exam will be taken on the afternoon of the last day of the course.
- The examination consists of a one-hour exam with 40 multiple choice questions.
- It will be a ‘closed book’ examination i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room.
- Duration of 60 minutes (or 75 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language). The pass mark is 65% (26 out of 40).
- Exam is included in the price
Learning objectives
After successfully completing the course and passing the exam, delegates should be able to demonstrate the following business-based outcomes:
- Collaborate in a cross-functional Agile team being familiar with principles and basic practices of Agile software development.
- Adapt existing testing experience and knowledge to Agile values and principles.
- Support the Agile team in planning test-related activities.
- Apply relevant methods and techniques for testing in an Agile project.
- Assist the Agile team in test automation activities.
- Assist business stakeholders in defining understandable and testable user stories, scenarios, requirements and acceptance criteria as appropriate.
- Work and share information with other team members using effective communication styles and channels.
In general, a Certified Tester Foundation Level – Agile Tester is expected to have acquired the necessary skills to working effectively within an Agile team and environment.
In addition, Foundation level Agile Testers should be able to demonstrate their skills in the following areas once they have completed the course and passed the exam:
- The fundamentals of Agile Software Development
- The different agile approaches
- The Differences between Testing in Traditional and Agile Approaches
- Testing in Agile Projects
- Roles and skills of a tester in Agile Projects
- Agile testing techniques and methods
- Assess product quality risks within an Agile project
- Estimate testing effort based on iteration content and quality risks
- Tools in Agile Projects
Maria LÃdia Vieira Pinto Ferreira | Lead Functional Tester | Innowave –
Angelina explained all very well and with simpaty and energy
Solange Fernandes Oliveira | Lead Functional Tester | Innowave –
It was great. The trainer is great, very clear on her words, cares about us to understand the topics. It was a really nice experience and I feel I learned a lot.
Joao Morais | IT Consultant | Innowave –
Well prepared, and focused not only on the test but also on real life aplication
Callum William Charles Reece | Test Analyst | Capgemini –
I found the course very informative & thought Rosie was very engaging with all of us. Lots of useful resources and documents given to us which I can re-use and review over in the future.
Nicola Bracher | Test Analyst and UAT Coordinator | Close Brothers Asset Management –
Really informative course providing information in simple to follow slides. As the course was online it was sometimes hard to get fully engaged but John was always checking that we were OK with the subject we were covering before moving on and encouraged us to ask questions.
Victoria Lawson | Training & Software QA Manager | TMD Ltd. –
Rosie Sheldon was a very friendly and engaging trainer. Explained the course material at a good pace. Lots of opportunity for delegate participation. Only criticism was that some of the TSG sample questions were ambiguously written and the numbering was wrong, so things got a bit confusing.
Luke Davison | Product and Process Implementation Officer | NEBOSH –
I was worried about a zoom course, however Rosie did a great job in making the course very engaging.
Iulia Olaru | Software Test Apprentice | IBM –
The course was excellent, Rosie explained everything in great detail and patiently answered all our questions. I appreciate that it was interactive and the mock exam questions were and will be very useful in revising for the exam. The only thing that I struggled a bit was the abundance of information that would come up on one slide, I find that if the information is shown bit by bit, I can understand it better. Overall I think the course had a good structure and I enjoyed the facilitator’s presentation style.
Lauren Eddelbuttel | Test Manager | Aldi International Services –
I have completed an ISTQB course previously, and while I found the content interesting, I really struggled to stay engaged. Throughout the entire 2 days John was able to deliver the information in a way that has really ‘stuck’. It was a great balance between information delivery, and real world application.
I will be doing an additional ISTQB course this year and will be checking if John delivers the course. If so, I will be signing up again.
Ali Guler | Software Test Engineer Apprentice | IBM –
I felt like the slides were the only part of the course that I struggled with, a lot of the time there were large amounts of information on the slides and it all came on to the slide at once with no order to the information sometimes. The speaking also did not match the amount of information on the screen sometimes which meant that while taking notes, the slides would change quite quickly.
Other than those I think the course was good, I think the questions in preparation for the exam were good and the mock exams will prove useful.
Carlos Martin | Senior QA Analyst | Magnopus –
Covered the course content at a nice pace, made sure that we were engaged and if we had any questions.
Covered not only what were the correct answers, but why.
Had some issues with mismatched materials between what we were given and what John had, but he managed to sort it out as soon as we brought it to his attention.
Rebecca West | Test Analyst | Think Project UK –
Very Relevant. Well structured with discussions around key points. I am taking away some useful actions for my scrum. Rosie is a good facilitator making us all feel inclusive & engaging with us. Relaxed atmosphere aided learning. My only point of recommendation would be to correct the Question/ answers in the mock exam as I found this confusing
Charles Lister | Software Test Apprentice | IBm –
I found that the course content was easily digestible and gave optimal opportunities to practice.
Yusuf Malik | Test Analyst | Sea/ Maritech –
Very useful, informative and clarifying.
Daniel Robson-Peschel | Software Tester | TSG Training –
I found the course really informative, and helped clarify a lot. Only advice I have is to maybe query if anyone needs any reasonable adjustments to take into account, such as needing more time on the practice questions etc, as I found it hard to keep up at times and process the information given due to my Dyslexia. All in all was great, thank you!
Chris Gibbs | Associate Technician | Ordnance Survey –
The course gave me a greater understanding of Agile and a testers role within the framework. Rosie is a great trainer and is able to convey effectively. Having done the foundation course recently I did feel that the slides were a little less engaging with a lot of bullet points compared to the foundation course were there was a bit more colour in the slides.
Alex Hendrick | Software test analyst apprentice | IBM –
Course was ok, learnt some new things and it was a good jumping off point for learning more about agile. Maybe would have prefered a more general approach rather than a tester focused course though.
Amy Banes | QA Team Leader (Accounts) | CaseWare UK Ltd –
John was excellent in his explanation of the theory and explaining in a variation of ways so that everyone understood.
Sam Green | Software Tester | IBM –
Course was well presented with lots of real life examples woven in. There was good break spacing prevent students from getting overloaded. Rosie was open to questions and created a very open environment for students to chime if needed. Exam questions were sprinkled in throughout to add small activity aspects to the course. It would be fun to include a second activity aspect (like the garden/house sizing on day one), possibly a risk/impact activity to keep it in line with the course?
One area of improvement (for the materials) would be to make the PDF editable for students who make want to make notes on downloaded copies
Overall, very informative and well presented.
George Stephens | Softare Test Apprentice | IBM –
Rosie was friendly and helpful. The course was structured and well organised however I felt that there should have been more interactive activities involved in the course, this may be difficult due to the larger amount of people on the course.