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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Liam Molyneux| QA Analyst| Jagex –
I went alright, felt very rushed sometimes and very slow at other times, found Angelina to be extremely passionate but I’d say the actual course should be split into 6 days rather than 3, as 3 felt too rushed, learning about a topic and then immediately moving on with no time to digest it
The breaks were also very random, having no set amount of time for breaks or lunch was not good (e.g. go have a 7 minute break at 10:53) or (e.g. go have lunch from 13:05 to 13:55)
I also struggled to apply a lot of it to my own work, often having to use e.g. chatgpt to explain a question in the context of game development / live service games – which was super useful!
Daniel Raineri| Developer| capgemini –
My facilitator was very clear and knowledgeable. and so it easy to understand and follow the content.
Gary Mortimer| Software Architect| Capgemini –
The course was interesting and informative.
Martin James| Lead SwA| Capegmini –
Course was very informative but a lot of content to digest is a short space of time.
Mike Walker| Lead QA| SmarterPay –
First two days was good, but last day felt rushed
Alina Soshko –
For me, there is a lot of information in three days, it would be better to increase the number of days in the course. It is also difficult to study all day, half a day is better.
The trainer is a very confident and a good speaker.
Will Stephenson| QA Analyst| Jagex –
Angelina was great, she was clearly passionate about teaching and wanted to engage with as many of us as possible. Unfortunately, I can only really comment on Day 1 and part of Day 3 as I was under the weather and missed Day 2, but she had a clear understanding of the content being taught and knew how to communicate that. She was polite and friendly, and wanted to encourage people to get involved as much as possible while not picking on individuals to provide answers when there was uncertainty within the group. I feel this is a trap trainers fall into too often, where they want to fill the silence by forcing a member of a group to provide an answer, Angelina recognised when that silence was present and rather than picking on someone, instead elected to give us a steer and start a conversation, which I definitely appreciated.
The pre-course reading was very helpful, it gave me a thorough understanding of the material prior to course starting. I personally found that the most effective parts of the training were the elements of the course which were initially tackled by the pre-course material, and then cemented by going through those concepts again with Angelina. Allowing me to get into the material in my own time, and then solidifying my understanding during wider discussions was very helpful, I think that trying to teach some of these concepts in a group setting is limiting to the trainer and the trainee, as ultimately people learn at different speeds and in different ways. There was a lot to get through and it sometimes felt rushed as some individuals did not complete the reading ahead of time, if more people did then it would have allowed for more in depth discussion about the particulars of these topics, rather than needing to give a crash course first.
Think my only issue with this course was that the pre-course style material didn’t cover the latter modules, I feel incredibly confident with my understanding of the modules covered in day 1, but less so in the following ones (again this is in part due to missing bits as a result of illness). It would be great to have that style of content to engage with ahead of time, so I can focus on the nuances of the topics, which I feel is where the value came from, with Angelina. Let me do the basic understanding myself in order to allow Angelina to show her expertise and give her experiences to help complete that understanding.
Also, working in games development appears to be very different to typical software development, at least it is at Jagex – while there was some transferable knowledge myself and my colleagues often felt like we needed to recontextualise things into our work environment. This is of course not a fault of Angelina, but might be something to bear in mind when producing future training.
Thank you for your time Angelina, it was a pleasure! Wishing you all the best.
Xiaoling Hao| Software tester| –
I had a wonderful training time. Thanks a lot!
Namita Anna Givi| Consultant| Capgemini –
Very insightful. Really enjoyed the way sample questions and homework was inserted at the end of each topic. The explanations and use of whiteboard by Richard to explain the concepts made it quite easy to grasp them.
Richard Ansell| Software Engineer Lead| Capgemini –
Very well structured and spoken course leader with the right level of practice questions and interactivity.
Clement Chan-Cary| Software Engineer| Capgemini –
Very professionally delivered by Richard with examples applicable to my employee.
Excellent and well organised resources provided for passing the exam.
James Wilkinson| Software Engineer| Capgemini –
Richard had incredible knowledge and was able to talk in depth about all the subject matter and answer all the question thrown at him in a clear and concise manner. He was very patient and managed to keep the course on time whilst still giving enough breaks to get us through, i was very impressed and would love to attend another course that was delivered by him
John Manley| Test Lead| Capgemini –
Excellent course, delivered very well, Richard clearly knows the subject very well
Ziggy Rafiq| Software Engineer Lead| Capgemini –
Richard is a good trainer and someone who has strong experience and knowledgeable. I have found his session very useful and helpful.
Daniel Swindlehurst| Software Engineer| Capgemini –
Found the course to be very well put together with Richard being very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and helpful. The only thing that would have benefitted me personally would be to have the practical/questions or breakout sessions in the afternoon. They are long days and that may have helped me keep more concentration later on in the day
sevil weaver| Quality analyst| jagex –
Angelina was great at teaching all the new concepts to me and was very patient and methodical when explaining something previously misunderstood. I loved going through the example cases to apply what we learned and looking through the exam questions to familiarise with the language used. I would recommend if the course could be longer (i.e 4/5 days instead of 3) to spread out the content, as it is quite information rich and it was a bit difficult to keep up the high concentration later on in the day.
Manish Patel| Tester| Capgemini –
It was great to be part of this training course. Richard is an absolutely great when it comes to training. I have gained a great knowledge in last 3 days.
Maria Herm –
Excellent teacher
Jaheda Akter| Tester| Met police –
Very intense, lot of information to take in and lots of knowledge gained. Explain very well by Angelina.
Anonymous –
Course was informative and will be useful in my day to day testing activities.