Course overview
The ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 course is the ideal starting point for professionals who want to build or advance their career in software testing. This fully accredited ISTQB training course provides a strong foundation in software testing principles and prepares you to pass the ISTQB Foundation Exam with confidence.
The course is based on the official ISTQB Foundation Syllabus v4.0, ensuring your learning aligns with the latest international standards. By studying the ISTQB syllabus, you will gain practical knowledge of core testing concepts, test design techniques, test management, and industry-recognised best practices.
A major benefit of this training is that the ISTQB Foundation Exam fee is included in the course fee. This means you can focus on your learning and exam preparation without worrying about additional costs. Once you successfully pass the exam, you will earn the globally recognised ISTQB CTFL certification, enhancing your credibility and opening pathways to advanced ISTQB certifications. Throughout the course, you will also explore how software testing integrates into different development approaches such as Waterfall, Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery making your skills adaptable to a wide range of projects and organisations. Whether you are based in the UK or abroad, this course is tailored for software testers, developers, QA professionals, and anyone looking to strengthen their testing expertise with a globally trusted ISTQB Foundation qualification. The CTFL 4.0 certification is designed for professionals who want to validate their practical understanding of the core principles of software testing. It is especially relevant for individuals in the following roles: The ISTQB® Certified Tester Scheme supports testing professionals at every stage of their careers, providing both breadth and depth of knowledge. It also offers clear progression opportunities through advanced qualifications, including the Core Advanced, Specialist, and Expert Levels. Earning this certification opens the pathway to the next stage of the Core stream, including Advanced Level options such as Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst, or Test Manager. Alternatively, candidates can pursue the Agile or Specialist streams to build expertise in specific areas of software testing. The Certified Tester Foundation Level v4.0 Uncovered” webinar. Tailored for both aspiring ISTQB candidates and seasoned testers, the session dove into the updated CTFL v4.0 exam syllabus, highlighting key revisions and enhancements. Attendees gained insight into what’s new, what’s changed, and crucially why these updates matter in modern testing environments. Click here to view the webinar ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) established the globally-recognised certified tester scheme to: Course highlights
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Ellie Hindley-Skelt | Graduate Trainee | KPMG –
there were a lot of technical problems at first but once we moved from go to meetings to teams then it was fine. Would suggest going straight to teams.
Caro Edwards | Consulting Graduate Trainee | KPMG UK –
Found the content very extensive and questions quite difficult to answer but trainer was helpful and taught us in depth
Cameron Thomley | Technology Consultant | KPMG –
The course was well delivered but the content itself can be confusing due to the nature of there being a large amount of unfamiliar terminology that feeds into one another. Angelina was brilliant at clarifying confusions however which helped a lot.
Tonna Anyansi | Graduate Trainee | KPMG –
Angelina covered the relevant information and went through practice questions after every topic. She was great answering questions, and did well making the content digestible.
Alex Stewart | Digital Consultant Grad Trainee | KPMG –
A lot of content in little time. A very enthusiastic and helpful trainer.
Sofia Melia Castilla | Graduate Trainee | KPMG –
Trainer explained everything very clearly and enthusiastically. It was a lot of information and syllabus to digest in 4 days but Angelina made it fun and easier to understand. Very good experience overall!
Mohamed Shurfudeen | Project Engineer | Trinity Systems –
I personally found it hard to understand certain concepts because i have no prior testing experience.
Aleksandra Zmuda | IT Solutions Test Analyst | Clipper Logistics –
The course met my expectations, highly informative, clearly explained, useful for my current role and carrier path I have chosen. Thank you!
Chelsea Houston | Software Engineer / Test Analyst | Capgemini –
Very insightful and informative. Trainer kept my attention throughout the whole 3 days. Was happy to help out when we were confused. Hard course with a lot of work needed but well worth it. Learnt a lot of very helpful info. Trainer very friendly and easy to understand and get along with. Looking forward to taking more courses in the future.
Robbie Aitken | Programmer | Euroclear –
Interesting course, Rosie was a great trainer. Good delivery, kept us engaged, well-paced, also very very patient.
Dylan Anderson | Software Tester Apprentice | RWE Supply and Trading –
Really good course. Provides plenty of information needed for being a tester, although I think it needs better pacing, so that I can get the info from the course noted for exam revision.
Jon Hardman | Test Analyst | Principality –
I found Rosie very easy to listen to, very patient, and felt like i could ask questions when I needed. In my personal opinion the syllabus of the course seemed to reference outdated techniques. However Rosie was very good in teaching these. In future I personally would find it better if there was even more engagement e.g. more questions to the group.
Ian Smith | QA Analyst | Principality –
Course tutor was brill, What was hardest was the way some of the example questions/ISTQB syllabus was written.
Chris Elias | Test Engineer | Principality –
Rosie was a good tutor – she was very well spoken and explained the syllabus as best as possible. The course seems to be very manual tester focused which was disappointing for me as I mainly work with Test Automation. I found the exam questions have been made deliberately difficult and ambiguous. I feel there was a big focus on boundary/partition testing which I feel is a very small area in software testing these days. Overall I feel this course is a bit outdated for todays modern software development requirements.
Molly Green | Senior Functional Test Analyst | Ocado –
Rosie was very approachable and patient with the large volumes of questions asked of her, and good at explaining things in a simple way.
Swapnil Kumar | Associate | PwC SDC Kolkata –
It was very nice throughout. And also how well explained by Richard. Much appreciated.
Harsh Manjhi | Test Analyst (Associate) | PwC –
It was very informative, i feel all ready for the certification exam and the trainer for this course couldn’t have been better.
Simran Rai | Associate | PwC SDC Kolkata –
It was very helpful and much needed course for me atleast.
Hyma P R | Senior Associate | PWC –
Richard explained everything in detail. Deals all the queries with lots of patience.
Arindam Pal | Senior Associate | PwC –
Training was very informative and provided lots of valuable information and clarifications on Functional Testing. Got the clear understanding on all the testing terminology.