AN AFFILIATE MEMBER OF INDIAN TESTING BOARD, AMSTAR TO TRAIN PROFESSIONALS FOR SOFTWARE TESTING

Amstar Technologies, a pioneer in enterprise learning and training has added one more feather to its cap, as it has become an affiliate member of Indian Testing Board (ITB). ITB is the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) approved national board for India. It is responsible for the “ISTQB-Certified-Tester” Certification in India. The ISTQB, an international body is responsible for the “ISTQB Certified Tester”, a certification that defines the competencies in software testing worldwide.

With growing digital transformation, software testing has become more significant for software companies and IT professionals, to help them in staying ahead, Amstar is all set to provide training in software testing as well. Apart from training individuals for training, Amstar will also be providing certification vouchers.

In today’s digital age, the world of software development is constantly evolving. New trends are emerging in software testing making this field more exciting than ever before. Some of the key trends in software testing are:

• Test Automation:  An integral part of testing, test automation is reducing the dependency on manual testing especially in those tasks where manual intervention is not required.
• Testing focused on Progressive Web Apps: The progressive web apps are websites that give a feeling like an application. This means that users can access all information without downloading on your smartphones.
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: The combination of AI and Machine learning is accelerating the process of test automation.
• Mobile Test Automation: The smartphones penetration is increasing with each passing day so as the market of developing a mobile application for that. This has made mobile app testing extremely important giving rise to the trend for automated testing for mobile apps.
• Internet of things (IoT) Test Automation: Internet of Things (IoT) is getting prominence as many industries are using it.  IoT application testing will be one of the key trends that will gain prominence in the coming years to come.
• Voice Assisted Technology: Not only smart speakers or mobile phone, but voice-assisted technology is also getting adopted by various companies and will emerge as a new trend in testing.
• Big Data Testing: With the emergence of big data, companies are using lots of data to make an informed decision. Testing the quality of functionality and performance of the big data is essential making it one of the biggest software-testing trends in 2020.

The key emerging trend in software testing makes it extremely promising for the professionals who want to aspire to be part of software ecosystem and have a successful career ahead.

Anand Dandapani, Vice President, Training and Development said,  “At present, companies are adopting digital technology very aggressively to transform their services and software companies are rapidly rolling out products including mobile applications and various digital products to cater the growing demand. To deliver effectively, software testing has become significant for IT industry to stay ahead in the cutthroat competition. Industries like banks, insurance etc. are growing digitally and in such sensitive industries, software testing is essential to offer their customers best and safe experience. There is a humungous requirement for a software tester in the current ecosystem of software development companies. In years to come, the software testing market is all set to witness a great amount of growth which will eventually increase the requirement for the talent.”

He further said, “With this affiliation, Amstar will now be providing training for software testing. Individuals who will be trained will enhance their skills opening more scope for their career. Post their training, individuals can appear for certification examination to become ISTQB certified software tester. It will also benefit the organization in this highly competitive world as they will have certified and competent staff.”

Recognized by ISTQB, the professionals trained by Amstar technologies will be well equipped with the core competencies and more structured practices of software testing that can offer an enhanced experience to its customers.