Software Testing Training in Plymouth

Apigee is Google Cloud’s full lifecycle API management platform that enables organizations to design, secure, deploy, monitor, and scale APIs. Its testing and automation features allow teams to validate APIs, enforce policies, and ensure high-quality deployments in CI/CD pipelines.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level QA engineers and developers who wish to automate API testing and validation using Apigee tools and integrations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up Apigee for API testing and monitoring.
• Automate API test cases using Apigee and integrated tools.
• Validate API performance, security, and reliability.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on exercises and practice.
• Implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level testers and developers who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills in automation testing, focusing on tools like Selenium, TestComplete, and integrating with Oracle APEX and .Net Core.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up and configure Selenium and TestComplete for automation testing.
• Develop advanced test scripts and frameworks.
• Integrate automation testing with Oracle APEX and .Net Core applications.
• Apply machine learning techniques to enhance test automation.
• Transition from manual to automated testing effectively.
• Manage outsourced testing projects and maintain quality standards.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level test engineers and automation specialists who wish to explore advanced TestStand features and techniques for maximizing test automation efficiency and effectiveness.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Utilize advanced features and functionalities of TestStand to enhance test automation workflows.
• Customize user interfaces and develop advanced test sequences.
• Implement advanced result processing and reporting techniques.
• Integrate TestStand with external databases, systems, and hardware.
• Apply best practices for maintaining, managing, troubleshooting, and debugging complex test sequences.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level test engineers and automation engineers who wish to learn the fundamentals of using TestStand to create, execute, and manage automated test sequences.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts and architecture of TestStand.
• Create test sequences and execute test sequences.
• Utilize TestStand's collaborative features for team-based test developement environments.
• Integrate TestStand with other software tools and test instruments.
• Develop custom test steps and plugins in TestStand.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at experienced automation test engineers who want to learn advanced C# programming concepts for automation testing.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand advanced C# programming concepts and best practices.
• Apply advanced object-oriented programming principles to create efficient and flexible automation solutions.
• Design and develop modular and reusable automation frameworks using industry best practices.

Jersey is the open source reference implementation of JAX-RS (Java API for RESTful Web Services). It provides libraries to build REST APIs in Java quickly and effectively. Combined with modern testing tools, Jersey enables developers to design, build, test, and document APIs efficiently.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level Java developers and testers who wish to learn API development and testing using Jersey and supporting tools.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up a Jersey project with Maven.
• Develop and deploy RESTful APIs using Jersey.
• Test APIs using Postman and automated frameworks.
• Handle errors, security, and documentation for APIs.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Hands-on exercises and practice.
• Implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to gain hands-on experience in planning, executing, and managing UAT processes effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the role and importance of UAT in the software development lifecycle.
• Design and execute UAT test cases and scenarios.
• Use industry-standard tools to manage and track UAT progress.
• Identify, report, and track defects effectively.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and stakeholders for successful UAT execution.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level automation developers who wish to harness the power of BlazeMeter for automation tasks, enabling them to build intelligent and interactive automation solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of BlazeMeter and its role in automation.
• Utilize BlazeMeter to automate tasks and processes.
• Develop custom automation solutions using BlazeMeter.
• Apply best practices for leveraging BlazeMeter in automation projects.

The ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) is a globally recognized certification focused on designing, developing, and maintaining test automation solutions in real-world environments.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level software testers and automation professionals who wish to gain practical, exam-oriented knowledge aligned with the official CTAL-TAE syllabus and succeed in their certification exam.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the CTAL-TAE syllabus and certification objectives.
• Design and implement scalable and maintainable test automation architectures.
• Evaluate and select appropriate automation tools and frameworks.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply structured methods to plan, develop, and maintain automated test solutions.
• Practice with exam simulations and gain familiarity with real test formats.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level testers who wish to learn how to use BlazeMeter for testing tasks, enabling them to design and execute comprehensive tests, analyze and report results, and monitor and optimize performance.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of BlazeMeter and its features and benefits.
• Use BlazeMeter to create and run various types of tests.
• Analyze and report test results and metrics.
• Monitor and optimize test performance and quality.
• Apply best practices for using BlazeMeter in testing projects.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at developers and testers who wish to perform test automation using C# and Selenium.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Selenium WebDriver.
• Write tests using Selenium, C#, and Nunit with Visual Studio IDE.
• Run C# Selenium test automation.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level quality assurance engineers who wish to use Apache JMeter for software performance testing.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand performance testing principles and the role of Apache JMeter.
• Install, configure, and navigate Apache JMeter to create and execute test plans.
• Design comprehensive test plans with advanced features like parameterization and scripting.
• Analyze test results to identify performance issues and optimize applications.
• Conduct distributed testing and apply best practices in real-world scenarios.

ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Manager (CTAL-TM) is a professional-level certification that focuses on advanced test management practices, leadership skills, and strategic decision-making aligned with the ISTQB syllabus.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level to advanced-level test managers and QA professionals who wish to master the ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager syllabus and prepare for certification.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Develop and manage comprehensive test strategies and plans.
• Apply risk-based testing techniques to optimize testing efforts.
• Monitor, control, and improve test processes within projects.
• Lead and develop test teams while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Utilize tools and metrics for test management, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Exam-oriented exercises and practice questions.
• Hands-on case studies and simulations aligned with ISTQB CTAL-TM syllabus.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at operators and testers who wish to use EasyTest for testing applications or systems.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure EasyTest.
• Use EasyTest for testing systems and application features.
• Automate and maintain scripts in EasyTest.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level testers who wish to learn how to execute performance testing using the LoadRunner Enterprise platform.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of performance testing and its importance in software development.
• Effectively plan and design performance tests based on business requirements and system specifications.
• Configure and manage test environments, including servers, networks, and client systems.
• Execute performance tests, monitor system resources, and collect relevant performance metrics.
• Analyze test results and identify performance bottlenecks.
• Generate comprehensive reports to communicate test findings and recommendations.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level software testing professionals who wish to become certified in TOSCA and demonstrate proficiency in test automation using Tricentis Tosca.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the TOSCA certification structure and requirements.
• Master TOSCA concepts, including test case design, automation, and execution.
• Apply best practices for building reusable and maintainable test cases.
• Prepare for the practical and theoretical components of the TOSCA certification exam.

This course provides training for handling testing projects and provides hands on experience with web applications, functional test automation and cross browser test automation using Selenium test suite.

The target audience for this course is software test engineers and manual testers.

Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to effectively use Selenium WebDriver in real-world projects.

This course provides training for handling testing projects using Selenium test suite and continuous testing with Jenkins.

Intended Audience:

• Software test engineers
• Software developers involved in agile development
• Release managers
• QA engineers

At the end of Selenium training the delegates will be able to:

• Use Selenium test suite effectively in real projects
• Use Selenium for cross browser testing
• Distribute the tests using Selenium Grid
• Run regression Selenium tests in Jenkins
• Prepare test reports and periodict reports using Jenkins

In this instructor-led, live training in Plymouth, participants will learn how to enhance an automated test suite using advanced techniques to drive Selenium.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Resolve complex web application test automation issues with Selenium.
• Apply regular expressions and pattern-based verification techniques.
• Handle exceptions that halt test execution.
• Programmatically search for web objects.
• Dynamically capture data from web controls.
• Create a data-driven testing framework.
• Distribute testing with Selenium Grid.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) introduces participants to automated testing with Selenium WebDriver and C# in Visual Studio. If you do not have C# programming experience or wish to brush up on C#, please check out the course: C# for Automation Test Engineers.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at software testers who wish to use Cypress for automating tests.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Perform end-to-end automation testing with Cypress.
• Implement integration and unit tests in a web application.
• Use Cypress as an alternative to Selenium.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth is designed for anyone interested in learning C# for the purpose of automation testing. It is a streamlined, intensive course with plenty of hands-on exercises to get participants ramped up quickly with the essential programming skills needed to apply in software automation testing. The focus is on the C# fundamentals which can be directly and immediately applied to test automation.

This course does not cover in depth test automation frameworks such as Selenium. If you are already versed in C# and wish to get straight into testing with Selenium, please check out: Selenium WebDriver in C#: Introduction to web testing automation in C#.

This course demonstrates through hands-on practice the fundamentals and applications of test automation with HP UFT.

Learning Objectives

• What are Unit Tests and how to write them
• How to simplify the tests and have Clean tests too
• When and how to use Test Doubles
• What is TDD and how to practice it
• How to unit test everything in your app, including the views
• Make the quality of your code something better than a matter of faith!

Format:

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Audience:

Anyone involved in testing including Mobile Automation Testers

Selenium is an open-source framework for automating web application testing across different browsers. With Selenium 4, enhanced WebDriver APIs, native relative locators, and improved grid support are available. Python offers simplicity and strong integration with testing frameworks like Pytest, making it a powerful choice for developing scalable and maintainable test automation suites.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level testers and developers who wish to use Selenium with Python to automate web application testing in real-world environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Selenium with Python in a test environment.
• Build robust test automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Pytest.
• Apply Page Object Model (POM) for maintainable test frameworks.
• Run tests across multiple browsers using Selenium Grid.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot common issues and apply best practices for automation stability.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth is designed for anyone interested in learning Java for the purpose of test automation. It is a streamlined, intensive course with plenty of hands-on exercises to get participants ramped up quickly with the essential programming skills needed to apply to software automation testing. The focus is on the Java fundamentals which can be directly and immediately applied to test automation.

This course does not cover in depth test automation frameworks such as Selenium. It also bypasses the conventional "Hello World" approach to learning Java, as this is not a course on application development. This course is squarely aimed at getting participants up and running quickly with test automation. If you are already versed in Java and wish to get straight into testing with Selenium, please check out: Introduction to Selenium (https://www.nobleprog.com/introduction-selenium-training).

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to enhance an automated test suite using advanced techniques to drive Selenium.

Audience: software testers, test Managers, quality assurance professionals.

This course has been created for test managers, quality assurance staff, testers, software developers, project managers and management in order to explain how the Agile project management frameworks (notably SCRUM) deal with testing.

At the end of the course, each of the delegates will design and execute a test plan for a sample application (it can be an actual client application if available)

Agile Software Testing is a series of testing practice that provides feesback to software quality issues in a timely and continuous manner following the principles of agile development.

Continuous Integration (CI) refers to all developers in a team merging their work several times a day.

This course provides a brief introduction to Agile software testing. It deals with foundational test concepts, within the context of Agile (Scrum) development and uses Crispin & Gregory's Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to explore contemporary principles and practices of Agile testing.

This 2-day course provides a brief introduction to Agile software testing. It deals with foundational test concepts, within the context of Agile (Scrum) development and uses Crispin & Gregory’s Agile Testing Quadrants model as a framework to explore contemporary principles and practices of Agile testing.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for development teams who want to improve their testing practices in an Agile context.

It is also suitable for those intending to pursue testing as a specific career and is a suitable pre-requisite for the iSQI Certified Agile Tester course.

This training program is designed to empower software QA engineers with essential AI knowledge and hands-on skills to enhance their testing productivity and software quality outcomes. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and their application in test automation, bug detection, test case generation, risk-based testing, and performance analysis.

Through a mix of theory, demos, and practical labs, QA professionals will learn how to leverage AI to reduce manual efforts, improve test coverage, and increase defect detection accuracy—thereby driving overall efficiency and effectiveness in QA processes

This instructor-led, live workshop in Plymouth begins with an introduction to BDD, what it is and how it is used by companies to promote good software design, development and testing. We do this from a non-engineering point-of-view, with an eye on the end-users, their requirements, language, and way of thinking. We also address the communication challenges that business stakeholders are likely to encounter as they work closer with their technical-minded peers.

By the end of this training, participants will know how to:

• Write succinct user stories that capture the usage patterns of real users of the software.
• Translate their user stories into the behavioral language of BDD (Given, When, Then.)
• Derive test cases from these stories, for use by engineers to implement and test.
• Understand the relationship between product requirements, acceptance criteria, and test cases.
• Demystify the technical jargon that impedes communication and understanding.
• Install and use great tools for writing BDD feature files.
• Understand and appreciate what happens once the work is handed to engineers.
• Play a more active role in the iterative development cycle.

The training is designed for both IT and business staff. The aim of the course is to provide a way to facilitate communication between departments in the software development process. Participants learn behavioral testing to make it possible to create more reliable software without the need for costly and advanced tools.

The course covers contemporary development principles and practices, including the place of project management, testing and business analysis, within Agile and traditional Waterfall contexts.

The course is intended to be workshop-style with opportunities for delegates to ask questions and explore real life application of the content.

This course comprises a series of modules with each module designed to take 1.5hrs, ie 1 training day would consist of 4 modules.

Intended Audience

This course is aimed at those who want to gain a rapid overview of contemporary Waterfall & Agile software development and the impact on project management, testing and business analysis.

Cypress is an end-to-end testing framework. Cypress allows users to set up, write, run, and debug tests for any frontend application or website.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at software testers who wish to use Cypress for automating tests.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Perform end-to-end automation testing with Cypress.
• Implement integration and unit tests in a web application.
• Use Cypress as an alternative to Selenium.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

You will learn all about component testing, white-box testing techniques, static analysis, non-functional testing and automated testing in accordance with the internationally recognized ISTQB standard and will be prepared for the exam ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst.

After this training:

You can recognize and classify the typical risks associated with the performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability of software systems

You can create test plans which detail the planning, design and execution of tests for mitigating performance, security, reliability, portability and maintainability risks

You can select and apply appropriate structural design techniques to ensure that tests provide an adequate level of confidence, based on code coverage an design coverage

You can effectively participate in technical reviews with developers and software

You can recognize risks in code and software architecture and create test plan elements to mitigate those risk through dynamic analysis

You can propose improvement to the security, maintainability and testability off code by applying static analysis

You can outline the costs and benefits to be expected from introducing particular types of test automation

You can select appropriate tools to automate technical testing tasks

You understand the technical issues and concepts in applying test automation

An international standard in technical software testing

In November 2002, the International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) was founded with the objective to establish the further internationalization and harmonization of the test certification program. Meanwhile, there is a fully recognized and globally harmonized ISTQB certification scheme. The ISTQB testing certification program is divided into three levels:

Foundation Certificate

Advanced Certificate

Expert Certificate

Structure of this training

This three-day accredited course prepares you for the exam “ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst” and meets the requirements as provided by ISTQB. You will learn all about component testing, white-box testing techniques, static analysis, non-functional testing and automated testing in accordance with the internationally recognized ISTQB standard.

Emphasis lies on deepening your knowledge of structured testing and the application in practice. You will practice with a comprehensive case.

The exam will take place on a separate day a week after the last course and consists of multiple-choice scenario-based questions. With a score of 65% or higher you get the ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Certificate.

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This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at developers, engineers, and architects seeking to secure their web apps and services.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to integrate, test, protect, and analyze their web apps and services using the OWASP testing framework and tools

Audience

• Performance Testers
• Performance Engineers
• Developers who wants to grow their career as Performance Architects.

Format of the course

50% lectures, 50% labs

This instructor-led, live training in Plymouth (online or onsite) is aimed at software testers who wish to use Postman for API testing.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Execute tests using automated requests and workflows.
• Define, develop, test, and observe an API using a version control system.
• Generate dynamic data in a request.
• Document and organize tests in collections for team revision.

Training is open to both developers, Scrum Masters, Product Owner and also some aspects of the business department. The purpose of training is to introduce topics Quality Assurance and Continuous Integration and their place in projects conducted agile methodologies. Participants will gain a broad perspective on the issues discussed as well as practical knowledge of the tools and processes of software development in line with the QA / CI. Representatives of business, will be able to know the benefits of implementing those tools and processes and translate into both the time and cost of software development. The issues presented are based on PHP or Java, depending on customer requirements.

This instructor-led, live training in (online or onsite) is aimed at DevOps engineers who wish to use Selenium to execute Selenium tests inside of Docker containers.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create test automation infrastructure for on-demand testing.
• Develop a test automation framework using Java.
• Build a CI/CD pipeline from scratch with Jenkins and Docker.

This course demonstrates through hands-on practice the fundamentals and applications of software engineering, requirements engineering and testing.

In this instructor-led, live training in Plymouth, participants will learn how to use TestComplete's features, including its test object model, check points, name mapping, and UI to carry out automated testing on desktop, web, and mobile applications.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create, record and run functional tests.
• Create a scalable and maintainable test framework.
• Create checkpoints, adjust tests for multiple devices and analyze test results.
• Use TestComplete's script extensions.

In this instructor-led, live training in Plymouth participants will learn how to use Tosca to carry out end-to-end (web + backend) testing. The training combines theory with practice in a live lab environment, giving participants the chance to interact with the technology, the instructor, and their peers.

The training starts with an overview of traditional code and script-based automation testing and contrasts it with Tosca's model-based (MBT) approach. Participants learn how to create and execute test cases using Tosca's default modules as well as how to custom-build their own modules for execution.

From software modeling principles to test coverage across different browsers, this training walks participants through both theory and practice and enables them to implement their own testing solution in Tosca.

Usability testing is a technique for evaluating a software product or system by testing it on users to directly observe how they interact with it.

The workshop begins with an introduction to usability testing, what it is and how it is used by companies to promote good software design and development. The language is non-technical and the learning is practical and hands-on, with a focus on end-users, their requirements, way of thinking and way of interacting with the system.

By the end of this training, participants will know how to:

• Determine the most suitable usability test approach based on a product's unique characteristics and its stage in the development cycle.
• Develop a usability test plan.
• Recruit, evaluate and manage testers.
• Write, assign, and moderate usability test tasks that produce the biggest impact for end-users and the business.
• Collect, analyze and report test results.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with business managers, developers and QA teams on the significance and actions needed for delivering an end product that not only works but works well and provides the intended user experience.

Audience

• Product owners and managers
• QA managers
• Manual testers
• Internal users of a software product or system

Format of the course

• A interactive, instructor-led workshop with lots of activities and hands-on practice.

Notes

• The case studies and software samples used in this workshop are pre-arranged by the instructor. To customize the materials, please contact us in advance.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure Maven.
• Automate Testing using Selenium
• Managing GIT
• Integrating continous integration

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.