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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Brad Ellis| QA Engineer| ENSEK –
The course and especially John was a joy to take, I felt immersed in every section we went through. It was very information and heavy and a lot to take on board over the three days but i expected that. The way the course was broken down made it a lot more digestible. John was brilliant from the first moment until last, he has such a wealth of experience that allows him to draw on a lot of different experiences. The way he applies these to the work makes the learning a lot easier and more enjoyable.
Anonymous –
Rosie was very nice and it was easy to ask her questions.
Anonymous –
Very informative and structured training. Very helpful trainer, thanks 🙂
Understand loads to cover in a 3-day course but I hope next time we can have 1 hour lunch break so I can refresh my brain:)
Anonymous –
Rosie was great at providing examples to help illustrate the content. She was clear in delivery and gave opportunities to ask questions. Whilst the content has been difficult she has been reassuring and carefully explained solutions where we did not understand.
Rahavi Gopi| Technology Consultant| KPMG –
Rosie was very nice and it was easy to ask her questions.
Laura Fan| Graduate Technical Consultant| KPMG –
Very informative and structured training. Very helpful trainer, thanks 🙂
Understand loads to cover in a 3-day course but I hope next time we can have 1 hour lunch break so I can refresh my brain:)
Quan Tran| Technology Consultant| KPMG –
Rosie was great at providing examples to help illustrate the content. She was clear in delivery and gave opportunities to ask questions. Whilst the content has been difficult she has been reassuring and carefully explained solutions where we did not understand.
Anonymous –
The course was hard, but Angelina provided the information in a detailed way and tried hard to highlight important information.
Brian Weston| QA Analyst| Akixi –
The course was hard, but Angelina provided the information in a detailed way and tried hard to highlight important information.
Anonymous –
The trainer was great – she explained really clearly. I found the course tricky based on the sheer amount of terminology and what to learn, not necessarily based on the delivery.
Elizabeth Jillett| Quality Assurance Engineer| Great State –
The trainer was great – she explained really clearly. I found the course tricky based on the sheer amount of terminology and what to learn, not necessarily based on the delivery.
Anonymous –
A great course. Rosie is very experienced and delivered the training very well.
Anonymous –
The course was well delivered and engaging. Lots of really usefuly content.
Gary Mathis| Principal Systems Engineer| Leonardo UK Ltd –
A great course. Rosie is very experienced and delivered the training very well.
Jenny King| Systems Engineer| Leonardo UK –
The course was well delivered and engaging. Lots of really usefuly content.
Anonymous –
Overall the deliverables, course instructor and activities where great. However I think the syllabus is a bit to grand with a lot of information to remember, understand and use, especially for a foundation course which feels more harder than more advanced courses. Maybe consider that advanced courses deep dive into these issues more, but overall has less to cover and can generally be seen as easier.
Anonymous –
This is a hard going course due to the about of learning required, however, Bill our trainer was excellent at not only explaining everything so well, but also keeping the course interesting.
Anonymous –
Very knowledgeable and could add real life examples to many scenarios to give great context
Anonymous –
Bill really made an extremely tough course more bearable. His approach to teaching is excellent. The content of the course is huge and 3 full days is too much in one go.
Sajeed Ali| QA Engineer| Bipsync –
Overall the deliverables, course instructor and activities where great. However I think the syllabus is a bit to grand with a lot of information to remember, understand and use, especially for a foundation course which feels more harder than more advanced courses. Maybe consider that advanced courses deep dive into these issues more, but overall has less to cover and can generally be seen as easier.