Industry Bodies

ISEB and ISTQB

As the market need for software testing certification grows, there has been significant demand for a more international focus on this qualification. ISEB has been instrumental in supporting a new international qualification scheme.

The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) has been set up to bring together testers from around the world to work on one set of terminology and syllabuses with a view to allow certification in Software Testing to be internationally recognised and coordinated.

The idea and proposal for the ISTQB stemmed from the original ISEB view of Software Testing and the need for an international Software Testing Qualification.

It is the ISTQB's role to support a single, universally accepted, international qualification scheme, aimed at software and system testing professionals, by providing the core syllabuses and allowing exam boards such as ISEB to provide the certification.
Gaining the ISTQB certified tester certification is done via examinations aligned to the syllabuses that are created in this international forum.

The original ISEB Foundation examination and syllabus is the basis for the ISTQB Foundation syllabus. ISEB continues to provide examinations that lead candidates to gain ISEB certification, recognised and highly valued in the world-wide Software Testing Market place.

The Foundation Certificate in Software Testing now has dual accreditation with the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) and successful candidates will receive certification with both ISEB and ISTQB recognition at Foundation level.

Where have the ISEB examinations been taken?

In over 15 countries worldwide including:

• Australia
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• India
• Ireland
• Sweden
• Netherlands
• Japan
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Romania
• South Africa, and
• USA.

Aligning the foundation exam with ISTQB not only provides candidates taking ISEB to continue to gain the recognised ISEB quality and prestige, but also to gain certification to the new syllabus, and the international qualification scheme that ISTQB is aiming to achieve.

Why should you take ISEB Software Testing Exams?

Alignment of the ISEB exam means the exam you are taking is an ISTQB exam but with the knowledge that you are getting all of the ISEB quality, expertise, prestige and industry knowledge that ISEB uses to create each and every exam.

ISEB examinations are created by industry experts. The ISEB Software testing examination has been aligned to the new ISTQB syllabus with the use of key experts that have developed the ISTQB syllabus.

All ISEB examinations are supported by accredited training courses that are run by professional training providers. ISEB ensures the courses leading to the ISEB exams are to a high standard by accrediting the providers on the content of the course materials and the coverage of the syllabus.

Internationally Recognised Qualifications

International Software Testing Qualifications Board

One syllabus for every tester in the world.

Information Systems Examination Board

At the forefront of Software Testing Certification with over 30,000 ISEB exams taken to date world-wide.

British Computer Society

Committed to making IT the leading profession of the 21st Century.