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ISTQB Acceptance Testing Certification

Professional certification covering user, contractual and regulatory acceptance testing and alpha and beta testing.

Licensing authority: American Software Testing Qualifications Board · Application information

Initial by examination
Certified Tester Acceptance Testing
Applicability
Current official certification pages adopt the English syllabus v1.0 (2019) and link Rules v1.2 and Tables v1.19. No official credential, route or version start/expiry date is asserted from publication/retrieval dates.
Language
ASTQB American English examination; eligible non-native-English candidates select EXT for 25% additional time. Request special accommodations at least one month beforehand.
Preparation
Accredited training or self-study; training is optional.
Prerequisite
Obtain the ISTQB Foundation Level certificate before taking Acceptance Testing. This is an already-earned qualification, not a newly investigated prerequisite exam.
Rescheduling
More than 24 hours before an online exam or more than 72 hours before a testing center exam; within-window rescheduling costs $90 USD.
Scheduling
Register through AT*SQA for online proctored or testing center appointment; use purchased code within 365 days, with no extension. Online exams available throughout the week, 24 hours a day; personal computer with full administrative access required.

Certified Tester Acceptance Testing

Provider
ASTQB American English examination delivered through AT*SQA, online proctored or at a testing center.
Format
Multiple-choice examination.
Exam questions
Total questions: 40.
Time limit
60 minutes; eligible non-native-language candidates receive 25% additional time (75 minutes).
Passing score
26 of 40 points (65%).
Examination outline
  • Introduction and Foundations (15%)
    • Fundamental Relationships
    • Business Analysis and Acceptance Testing
  • Acceptance Criteria, Acceptance Tests and Experience-Based Practices (25%)
    • Writing Acceptance Criteria
    • Designing Acceptance Tests
    • Experience-based Approaches for Acceptance Testing
  • Business Process and Business Rules Modeling (20%)
    • Modeling Business Processes and Rules
    • Deriving Acceptance Tests from Business Process/Rule Models
    • Business Process Modeling for Acceptance Testing
  • Acceptance Testing for Non-Functional Requirements (20%)
    • Non-functional Characteristics and Quality in Use
    • Usability and User Experience
    • Performance Efficiency
    • Security
  • Collaborative Acceptance Testing (20%)
    • Collaboration
    • Activities
    • Tool Support
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