Category A:
Minimum 4 units and up to 10 units
• Classroom courses with written
exams.
• On-line courses administered by IIST.
• Courses are at the discretion of the
applicant, but must be relevant to the
Test Professional role and are subject to
approval by IIST.
• Each day counts as one unit.
• College level courses on software testing
or quality topics taken for credits will
count as one unit for each one quarter or
semester credit hour.
Category B:
Maximum 6 units with no minimum
Category C:
Maximum 4 units with no minimum
• Classroom courses with no exam
required.
Professional development activities that
fall into one of the following activities:
• Courses are at the discretion of the
applicant, but must be relevant to the
Test Professional role and are subject to
approval by IIST.
• Presentations at professional
conferences; each presentation
counts for 2 units
• Course topics are up to the applicant’s
choice, but must be in software testing or
software engineering.
• Each day counts as one unit.
• Applicants must submit evidence of
successful completion of the course
• Applicants must submit evidence of
successful completion of the course
and passing the exam.
• Publications in professional journal,
magazines, or electronic forums; each
publication counts for 2 units
• Attending conferences; each day
counts as 1/2 unit
• Web-based courses requiring an
exam; each course regardless of
length counts as 1/2 unit
The following table shows some examples of number of units from each category to complete the recertification requirements. Activities that qualify for each of the categories are described above. In order to
count toward re-certification units, activities must be performed during the re-certification period. Evaluation of
all activities will be at the discretion of the IIST Chairman. An applicant for re-certification may submit nonIIST courses to be evaluated for credits. An applicant must submit evidence of successful course material for
evaluation. The fee for this evaluation is $25 per course.
Category A:
Category B:
Category C:
An applicant shall provide evidence that he or she has
continued performing job responsibilities in software
testing or related areas. This requirement may be satisfied
through a letter from the applicant’s manager describing
the specific activities performed over the specified period
of time.
4
6
5
4
2
2
5
6
4
2
0
0
Application
10
8
0
0
0
2
Job Experience Requirements
An applicant for re-certification shall submit the CSTP recertification Application to the Chairman of IIST accompanied by evidence of completing both the
educational and experience requirements and $180 processing fee no later than 60 days before the date the
certification expires. The CSTP Re-Certification Application form can be downloaded from our web site
at http://www.iist.org/certification.php.
The CSTP – Master Level Body of Knowledge
1. Principles of Software Testing
Levels of Testing
Testing Internet and web applications
Testing embedded systems
2. Test Design
Code-based test case design techniques
Test design specification
Testing client/server applications
Testing object-oriented applications
The testing life cycle
Requirement-based test case design techniques
1-877-GET-IIST, visit u s a t : http://www.educationbasedcertifications.org
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