The TTCN3 Certified Tester Syllabus

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• The TTCN-3 Certified Tester Syllabus
• Contact Ina Schieferdecker, schieferdecker_at_fokus.
  fraunhofer.de, 49 30 3463 7241

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Context copied from ISTQB

• International Software Testing Qualification
  Board
• www.istqb.org

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Context copied from ISTQB

• ISTQB Vision
• Ensuring professional quality and topicality of
  the scheme
• Generation and definition of an international
  core syllabus for every qualification of the
  above scheme
• Definition and maintenance of examination
  structure and regulations
• Definition and maintenance of accreditation
  guidelines
• Definition and maintenance of certification
  guidelines
• Definition and maintenance of the ideal pass
  rate
• Monitoring compliance of the national boards to
  ISTQB procedures and guidelines
• Admission and expulsion of national boards into
  and from ISTQB

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Context copied from ISTQB

• Aims of a common, international Software Tester
  Scheme and an International Testing Board
• To be able to compare testing skills across
  different countries
• Testers would be able to move across country
  borders more easily
• European/multi-national/international projects
  would have a common understanding of testing
  issues
• Increased number of qualified testers in Europe
• More impact/value from an internationally based
  scheme than from any country-specific scheme
• Development of a common body of understanding and
  knowledge about testing, through the syllabus
  terminology, increase the level of knowledge
  about testing for all participants
• Promote testing as a profession in more
  countries
• Economy of scale, increased efficiency and
  economic benefits (re-use of syllabus and exam
  questions, reduction in cost per country - don't
  have to re-invent wheels)
• More people available (more resources) to develop
  common material (exam questions, syllabi)
  Testers dont need to know English in order to
  gain a recognised qualification
• Less culture bias in the qualification
• International recognition of testers from a
  broad-based international scheme, international
  recognition of the qualification due to
  participation from many countries
• Economic benefits for testing-related suppliers
  such as training providers, consultants, etc. in
  all participating countries.

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Certified Tester Series

• 3 level approach (strict sequence)
• Foundation level
• Advanced level
• Expert level
• In Germany
• German testing board
• www.german-testing-board.de
• Carried by the ASQF
• www.asqf.de

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The Proposal

ASQF/ISTQB Certified TTCN-3 Tester Certficate
(Expert Level)
ETSI Certified TTCN-3 Developer
Advanced
Foundation
ETSI
ISTQB

• ASQF carries out the organization/administration/a
  ccreditation for the ETSI certificate
• ETSI gains a small share for any ETSI Certified
  TTCN-3 Developer Certificate

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Content
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Next Steps

• Syllabus proposed to the German testing board
• Advisory board for the syllabus set up
  basically STF 253 experts
• Completion of the syllabus and review
• Handling of the ETSI Certified TTCN-3 Developer
  can be proposed to ASQF