This CTAP standard, developed by the CTAP Consortium, is designed for professionals who want to effectively implement and manage test automation in Agile/DevOps environments.The Certified Test Automation Professional (CTAP) Foundation training provides a comprehensive foundation in the principles and practices of test automation. Participants learn to align automation strategies with organizational needs, ensuring scalability, portability and reusability of automated tests.
What will you learn?
During this training the following topics will be covered:
- Introduction to test automation
- Importance of test automation in current development methodologies
- Benefits and challenges of test automation
- Role of test automation in Agile release trains
- Basic principles of test automation
- When and how to apply test automation
- Trends and developments in test automation
- Key concepts and terminologies
- Tooling and scripting
- Overview of test tools and their selection process
- Scripting for automation: introduction and best practices
- Implementing test tools effectively
- Achieving scalable test automation
- Evolution of test automation processes
- Future-proofing and improving test automation architecture
- Advanced topics in test automation
- Manual versus automated testing
- Aligning test automation with development methods
- Key functions of test automation and its implementation
What will you do?
You will gain knowledge and skills in:
- Understanding the importance of test automation in modern development methodologies
- Identifying the benefits and challenges of test automation
- Implementing test automation in Agile and DevOps environments
- Effectively selecting and using different types of testing tools
- Developing future-proof and reusable test automation strategies
- Scripting and automating tests with a focus on portability and scalability
- Managing data and tools critical to the success of automation
Day 1:
- Test tool overview
- Working with:
- Graphical user interface
- Programming interface
- Test tool selection
- Adoption of tools
- Selection of tools
- Working with:
- Graphical user interface
- Robot Framework
Day 2:
- Role testing
- Continuous testing
- Working with:
- Robot framework
- Cypress
- BrowserStack
Who is this training suitable for?
The “CTAP Foundation” training is designed for test engineers, automation specialists, software developers and Agile team members who want to increase their expertise in test automation. This training is ideal for professionals who want to establish a standardized approach to test automation to ensure quality, efficiency and knowledge sharing within their organization.
What prior knowledge do you need?
No specific prior knowledge is required for this training.
Exam Information
The exam is not a part of this training and is optional.
Participants must pass a 60-minute exam with 40 multiple choice questions, achieving a score of at least 65% to earn their certification. The exam evaluates knowledge and understanding at Bloom levels 1 and 2.
