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SIGIST - Testing conference - The next conference will be held on 10 December 2009 at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology in London.
Dates for SIGiST into 2009 are:
10th December 2009 Dates for Eurostar - 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2009, Stockholm Sweden TELEPHONE NUMBERs : Swb: 01483 211888 Address: |
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ISEB/ISTQB - Foundation & Practitioner Course schedules available for 2009, including NEW ISEB Intermediate courses ISEB/ISTQB - Discounted course rates - Call for information on 01483 211888 ISEB/ISTQB Self Study Courses available on CD ROM from £150! - see site for more details ON-LINE interactive ISEB/ISTQB Foundation course with tutor support!
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Leysen actively promote attendance of both clients and candidates to the main testing forums, particularly the BCS Specialist Group in Testing (SIGiST) and EuroSTAR, and also promote awareness of the ISEB/ISTQB testing accreditation exams. BCS SIGiST The BCS SIGiST is the main forum for software/system testers in the UK. A wealth of information can be found on their web-site at www.sigist.org.uk where you can also register on-line to receive information automatically relating to future conferences. Leysen have been actively involved in the organisation of the SIGiST since their company was formed in 1996. The SIGiST have well over 2000 members and they run conferences 4 times each year, held at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 27 Sussex Place, London, NW1. You do not need to be a member of the BCS to attend. These one-day conferences follow a general format of 4-6 presentations on testing related issues given by experienced testing professionals from both the UK and overseas. In addition there is a Book Review, Tips for Testing, Networking Session and Commercial Break. Sometimes breakout groups are organised to discuss specific aspects of testing in the ‘Birds of a Feather’ sessions. The Tester provides all the information on the forthcoming conference, and it can be accessed if you click here. The future conference dates for 2009 are: Wednesday 17th June 2009 EuroSTAR EuroSTAR (European Software Testing Analysis and Review) is the largest international testing conference in Europe, held annually. The conferences are comprised of a week of activity and include Tutorials. Keynote Speakers, Tracks and Mini-track sessions, as well as Advanced Workshops. In addition there are Book Reviews and opportunities to meet leading testing experts on an informal basis. If you would like to know more about forthcoming EuroSTAR conferences then visit the web-site www.qualtechconferences.com or tel: +353-91-514470 or email: info@qualtechconferences.com The next conference will be held in Stockholm from November 30th - December 3rd . ISEB/ISTQB Exam only - PUBLIC EXAMS Note that you can just sit the exam itself without taking a course. The exams now follow the ISTQB syllabus. Foundation exam A rough statistic currently is that about 90% of attendees of a Foundation course pass the exam whilst only about 50% pass without a preceding course. In the UK the cost of the Foundation Exam is £130 plus VAT. and future public exam dates for the Foundation Certificate for 2009 are: Friday 19 June - BCS 2010 DatesFriday 22 January - BCS BCS Venue: BCS, The Davidson Building, 1st Floor, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA SFB Venue: Skills for Business, Unit 8 Learoyd Way, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield, S6 2LR
COMPUTER-BASED ISEB/ISTQB FOUNDATION EXAM You may also not be aware of the fact that as well as four ISEB/ISTQB public paper exam dates per year (for which you have to give 3 weeks notice) you can now sit computer-based exams (two days notice) by attending one of 124 centres in the UK. For more information, please visit www.2test.com The combination of the self study program and the computer-based exam process means that you will save a significant amount of time and money in achieving ISEB/ISTQB Foundation accreditation, which now has widespread acceptance in the marketplace. It is seen not only as an illustration of having the basics of testing, but it also ensures that testing teams are all using the same testing terminology. It is therefore becoming more and more necessary for very experienced testers, as well as beginners, to have this accreditation. It is also a pre-requisite for the ISEB/ISTQB Practitioner course. Why not have a look at our on-line demonstration? The Foundation Certificate provides visible evidence that the individual understands the basics of software testing. The Foundation Certificate has to be acquired before the Practitioner course is taken and is composed of 40 multi-choice questions. Many companies have found it very useful to have all their testing teams sit the Foundation course to ensure that the testing definitions used are common to all. The Foundation Certificate is also becoming a basic requirement by many companies in their recruitment, both on a contract and permanent basis.Practitioner exam The ISEB Practitioner Certificate is for experienced testing practitioners. This certificate demonstrates a depth of knowledge of testing topics and the ability to perform testing activities in practice. ISTQB
Please note that there will be new ISTQB Practitioner exams from 2008 whereby they will be a split to: Advanced Level Test Manager Advanced Level Test Analyst Advanced Level Technical Test Analyst
Leysen offer courses for these individual qualifications from 2009, however ISTQB will recognise holders of the existing ISEB Practitioner Certificate as equivalent to a pass in all three of the above.
ISTQB testing qualifications are recognised worldwide and for those who don’t know, ISTQB is a voluntary organisation set up to establish truly International Software Testing qualifications. As well as the UK there are many other member countries, such as Germany, Austria, USA, Israel, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal. Further information on ISTQB can be found at www.istqb.org.
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