Course : ISTQB® Advanced Level, Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TA), Certification

Practical course - 3d - 21h00 - Ref. TQB
Price : 2480 CHF E.T.

ISTQB® Advanced Level, Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TA), Certification






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Practical course in person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. TQB
  3d - 21h00
2480 CHF E.T.







Certification
The exam is taken in the form of a 40-question multiple-choice test lasting 90 minutes (available in English or French). A minimum score of 65% correct answers is required to pass. The exam is supervised by a GASQ examiner. The certification exam takes place at the end of the training session: for classroom-based sessions, it is taken on paper or on a digital tablet; for virtual classroom sessions, the exam is taken online.
Remote certifications
See the certifier’s official documentation for the list of prerequisites for completing the online certification exam.

Practical details
Teaching methods
Illustrations through concrete cases, feedback and exercises to prepare for the certification test throughout training.

Course schedule

1
The Technical Test Analyst's Tasks in Risk-Based Testing

  • General introduction of risk analysis and testing.
  • Risk Identification.
  • Risk Assessment.
  • Risk Mitigation.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

2
Structure-Based Testing

  • General introduction of structure-based testing.
  • Condition Testing.
  • Decision Condition Testing.
  • Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) Testing.
  • Multiple Condition Testing.
  • Path Testing.
  • API Testing.
  • Selecting a Structure-Based Technique.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

3
Analytical Techniques

  • General introduction of analytical techniques.
  • Static Analysis.
  • Control Flow Analysis. Data Flow Analysis.
  • Using Static Analysis for Improving Maintainability. Call Graphs.
  • Dynamic Analysis.
  • Overview. Detecting Memory Leaks.
  • Detecting Wild Pointers. Analysis of Performance.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

4
Quality Characteristics for Technical Testing

  • General introduction.
  • General Planning Issues.
  • Security Testing.
  • Reliability Testing.
  • Performance Testing.
  • Resource Utilization.
  • Maintainability Testing.
  • Portability Testing.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

5
Reviews

  • General introduction of review.
  • Using Checklists in Reviews.
  • Architectural Reviews.
  • Code Reviews.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

6
Test Tools and Automation

  • Integration and Information Interchange Between Tools.
  • Defining the Test Automation Project.
  • Selecting the Automation Approach.
  • Modeling Business Processes for Automation.
  • Specific Test Tools.
  • Fault Seeding/Fault Injection Tools.
  • Performance Testing Tools. Tools for Web-Based Testing.
  • Tools to Support Model-Based Testing. Component Testing and Build Tools.
Exercise
Review question, exam preparation.

7
Certification

  • Revision on the main themes approached in formation.
  • Practice test to involve itself.
  • Installation of the examination: 2 hours, the last day on 3PM, by the GASQ selected by the ISTQB.


Customer reviews
4,6 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
DAVID C.
08/12/25
5 / 5

Perfect!
GUILLAUME L.
08/12/25
5 / 5

very good
LÉOPOLD H.
08/12/25
4 / 5

2.5 days is a short time to feel confident about taking the certification exam



Dates and locations

Dernières places
Date garantie en présentiel ou à distance
Session garantie
From 8 to 10 June 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 8 to 10 June 2026
EN
Remote class
Registration
From 23 to 25 September 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 23 to 25 September 2026
EN
Remote class
Registration
From 2 to 4 December 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 2 to 4 December 2026
EN
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 8 June, 8 June, 23 Sep., 23 Sep., 2 Dec., 2 Dec.