ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level

This 3-day training, provides an opportunity to gain basic knowledge in the field of software testing – process management, planning and test reporting. At the end of the training, after successfully passing the final examination, the international ISTQB® certificate – Certified Tester Foundation Level is obtained.

 

EU co-financing of 50-100% is available to companies.
The total cost of tuition may vary depending on the rules of the specific association.

 

Course duration, academic hours: 24
Price (excl. VAT) 1200,00 
Price (with VAT): 1452,00 
Lecturer: Aija Kraševska Anna Gintere
Anna Gintere
Occupation: Head of Testing Competence Development at "If P&C Insurance AS". Has been a lecturer in the IT sector since 2000.

Edgars Zeltmanis
Edgars Zeltmanis
Occupation: Professional in the fields of software testing and business communication.

Certificates obtained: ISTQB Advanced Level Test Analyst, C# programming certificate, and ISTQB Foundation. Edgars also holds a master's degree in communication science.

Juris Kreilis Māris Miķītis
Māris Miķītis
Occupation: More than 25 years of experience in IT in various financial organizations (Latvijas Krājbanka, BTA/Vienna Insurance, IF Insurance, etc.).

Work experience: Focused on quality assurance for the last 10 years. Teaches various courses on quality assurance in IT development projects.
Roberts Kovaļauskis
Roberts Kovaļauskis
Occupation: BDA lecturer, ISTQB program lecturer, and QA/SDET with experience in test automation.

Work experience: lectures and mentoring, preparing students for ISTQB exams. Worked on fintech and SaaS projects in Canada and Latvia, created maintainable frameworks and improved the quality culture in teams.

Certificates obtained: ISTQB.

Teaching approach: explaining complex testing concepts in an understandable and structured way. Classes include many practical tasks, real-life examples, and exercises to best prepare students for the international certification exam.

Plans

05. March, 2026 - 20. March, 2026
Place:
Online
Language:
en
Lecturer:
Roberts Kovaļauskis
Price (excl. VAT)
1200,00 
Price (with VAT):
1452,00 
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Training schedule:
05.03.2026 15:00-18:15
06.03.2026 15:00-18:15
12.03.2026 15:00-18:15
13.03.2026 15:00-18:15
19.03.2026 15:00-18:15
20.03.2026 15:00-18:15

ISTQB® sertificēta testētāja pamatkurss

Course Target

Provide an opportunity for participants to learn how to effectively plan, manage, report, as well as use appropriate testing processes and tools.

Audience

Everyone who is going to participate in software testing process.

At Course Completion you will be able to
  • Use a common language for effective communication with other testers and project partners.
  • Understand main testing concepts, the essence of the testing process, testing approaches and principles to achieve testing goals.
  • Plan and prioritize testing tasks using selected testing techniques.
  • Analyze both functional and non-functional specifications.
  • Perform tests according to agreed testing plans, as well as analyze and report test results.
  • Write a clear overview of incidents.
  • Participate in test reports.
Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of system testing and experience in the IT industry.

Training materials

Training materials prepared by BDA.

Certification Exam

ISTQB® Certified Tester – Foundation Level (the exam fee is already included in course price).

Course Outline
  1. Introduction to software testing:
    • Basic elements of testing;
    • Definitions of testing;
    • Test objectives;
    • General principles of testing;
    • Testing processes;
    • Psychology of testing.
  2. Testing through the full software development lifecycle:
    • Software development models;
    • Verification and validation;
    • Testing levels – unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing;
    • Regression testing;
    • Testing and development.
  3. Static testing techniques:
    • Types of inspection;
    • Inspection process (overview);
    • Roles and responsibilities in reporting;
    • Reporting success factors;
    • Static analysis tools.
  4. Test design techniques:
    • Test development process;
    • Documentation;
    • Types of test design techniques;
    • Specification-based techniques (black box);
    • Structure-based techniques (white box);
    • Experience-based techniques;
    • Criteria for the selection of testing techniques.
  5. Test management:
    • Organization of testing;
    • Organization of the team: roles and responsibilities;
    • Planning and evaluation of testing;
    • Monitoring and control of testing progress;
    • Configuration management;
    • Risk management;
    • Classification and management of defects;
  6. Test support tools:
    • Selection considerations;
    • Types of testing tools;
    • Effective use of tools: potential benefits and risks;
    • Classification of tools.

If you want to get more information about this course, please contact us by phone +371 67505091 or send an e-mail at mrn@bda.lv.