July 2007
e-testing Acquire Prometric Certification
In order to provide a better service to our customers, e-testing are now an accredited Thomson Prometric Centre, meaning that courses run from Borehamwood now offer delegates the opportunity to take exams online, including the ISEB / ISTQB Foundation course. For details, see the details on our Prometric page.
June 2007
ISEB Practitioner / ISTQB Advanced Courses
Please follow this link to our training pages for news on these courses.
February 2007
First Meeting of the Training Providers' User Group
The first Training Providers' User Group meeting group took place at the BCS's London office on 19th February. The main focus of discussions between Training Providers and the BCS centred round the development of the new ISEB Practitioner Course. The syllabi for this course are expected to be released to Training Providers in March for review with the first formal exam taking place in June. It is likely that this exam will be sat by Training Providers in order to provide ISEB with constructive feedback going forward. The general consensus was that the new ISEB Practitioner syllabi should be aligned with the ISTQB Advanced level to allow the formation of one international qualification at Advanced/Practitioner level. The outcome of this meeting will be considered by ISEB at their next meeting in March. The next Training Provider meeting will take place in May, updates to follow.
January 2007
Training Providers' User Group
A new user group has been established by course providers accredited by ISEB. This will allow providers to discuss any training related issues and enable queries to be presented to the BCS in a formalised way. The first meeting will take place on 19th February and will be attended by representatives from fellow training organisations accredited to provide ISTQB courses. The main focus of the initial meetings will be the planned revisions to the practitioner certificate. The group plans to meet quarterly and channel communication to and from ISEB on a regular basis.
October 2006
ISEB Skills in Demand
According to recent research by IT Jobswatch, ISEB skills are in demand - there are more permanent jobs advertised than last year (up to 3684 ads from 2209). Average salaries have also increased 11.5% from the same period last year. The average minimum salary quoting ISEB rose from £36,143 to £39,020. This further highlights the importance of the qualification in the software testing industry. Why not take an accredited course with e-testing - please see our training pages for further details. For further details please see the link at: http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/jobs/uk/iseb.do
September 2006
Launch of Introduction to Testing Course Special Offer
In response to feedback from delegates that the updated ISTQB syllabus is a lot to absorb in three days, we're offering a free introduction to testing training course for all those people who book on our ISEB/ISTQB course. This one day course is designed with those delegates who have little or no experience in software testing. It serves as a valuable head start to the foundation course so people can maximise their chances of passing the exam and gaining the valuable certification. Please see the introduction course page for further details, restrictions apply.
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