Certified Tester Acceptance Testing (CT-AcT)

The Acceptance Testing certification is aimed at anyone involved in software acceptance testing activities. This includes people in roles such as product owners, business analysts, testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, and software developers.

To gain this certification, candidates must hold the Certified Tester Foundation Level certificate.

IT professionals who have passed the “Acceptance Testing” syllabus exam should be able to accomplish the following Business Objectives.

For business analysts and product owners:

• Contribute to an organization’s acceptance testing activities by participating in the acceptance test design phase and supporting the alignment of the product with the business requirements;
• Contribute to an organization’s acceptance testing activities by participating in the acceptance test design phase and supporting the alignment of the product with the business requirements;
• Contribute to the quality of the acceptance testing process, including validation and verification of produced artifacts.

For testers:

• Contribute to the definition of acceptance criteria during the requirements definition phase;
• Collaborate efficiently with business analysts and other stakeholders during all acceptance testing activities:
• Understand the business objectives, communicate with business units, and share common objectives for acceptance testing.

Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion

The ISTQB Foundation course ends with a voluntary examination that will be conducted at a later date via SSTB. The certification is not included in the course and must be booked separately at SSTB. 

Please read the information on SSTB's page carefully for details about the examination!