Australia and New Zealand Testing Board

The Australia and New Zealand Testing Board (ANZTB) is a software testing certification board. It was founded in Sydney, Australia in September 2005, when it was admitted to the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) as one of their national member boards.[2]

Australia and New Zealand Testing Board
FoundedSeptember 2005
TypeProfessional organization
Area served
Australia and New Zealand
MethodCertification, industry standards, conferences
Members
Over 2000
Key people
David Hayman (Chair)
Graeme Mackenzie (Vice Chair and Governance Officer)
David Fuller (Treasurer)
Veronica Belcher (Accreditation Panel Chair)
Roan O'Connor (Examination Chair)
Stan Johannes (Vice Examination Chair)
Ronak Pancal (SIGiST Co-ordinator)
Anne Carter (Training Provider & Partner Program Liaison) [1]
Employees
1
Volunteers
~14
WebsiteOfficial website

Activities

The activities of ANZTB include:

  • Development and management of examinations against the ISTQB International Syllabus
  • Accreditation of Training Providers
  • Free Special Interest Group in Software Testing (SIGiST) sessions
  • Support for Software Testing Professionals
  • Promotion of Software Testing as a career choice

The ANZTB is responsible for preparing and managing examinations for the international ISTQB Certified Tester qualification scheme. Examinations are held around Australia and New Zealand on an ongoing basis. The qualifications are based on syllabi, and there is a hierarchy of qualifications and guidelines for accreditation and examination.

Certifications

The ANZTB offers the following certifications:[3]

  1. ISTQB Foundation CTFL
  2. ISTQB Foundation Performance Tester CTFL-PER
  3. ISTQB Foundation Model Based Tester CTFL-MBT
  4. ASTQB Certified Mobile Tester CMT
  5. ISTQB Foundation Usability Tester CTFL-UT
  6. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager CTAL-ATM
  7. ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst CTAL-ATA
  8. ISTQB Advanced Technical Test Analyst CTAL-TTA
  9. ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer CTAL-TAE
  10. ISTQB Advanced Security Tester CTAL-ST

The contents of each syllabus are taught as courses delivered by ISTQB Accredited Training Providers. They are globally marketed under the brand name "ISTQB Certified Tester".

After the examination, each successful participant receives the "ISTQB/ANZTB Certified Tester" Certificate.

See also

References
  1. http://anztb.org/boardmembers.php
  2. http://www.istqb.org/istqb-where-you-are/your-local-member-board/australia-and-new-zealand-testing-board-anztb.html
  3. http://anztb.org/certification.php
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