3 Reasons You and Your Company Need Certified Software Testers

1. You Will Protect Your Career
   
   Bad News: 95% of CEOs worry about job security after a software failure.
   
   Good News: Certified testers can catch software defects that developers often miss, leading to fewer public complaints and higher customer satisfaction.
    
2. You Will Protect Your Company
   
   Bad News: 77% of CEOs report software failures have damaged their company’s reputation in the last five years.
   
   Good News: Defect prevention, pre-test defect removal, and formal testing by certified personnel significantly reduce bugs in production software.
    
3. You Can Improve Software Quality, Reduce Costs, and Shorten Schedules
   
   Bad News: You're being asked to improve software quality while reducing costs and moving faster.
   
   Good News: Formal testing by certified personnel can achieve up to 99% defect removal efficiency, lowering costs and shortening schedules, and the ROI for ISTQB certification from AT*SQA can exceed 1500%.

Build Your Software QA Knowledge Quickly

Stacking software micro-credentials that result in certification is a quick way to build and prove your software testing knowledge. 

Training is available for every AT*SQA Micro-Credential through AT*Learn for just $7.99/month, or you can self-study using the free body of knowledge (syllabus) for each micro-credential.

Here are the 8 that stack to the full AT*SQA Testing Essentials Certification:

• Test Approaches
• Testing Techniques
• Test Automation
• Performance Testing
• Cybersecurity Testing
• Usability Testing
• Testing for IoT and Mobile
• DevOps Testing

Here are the 4 that stack to the full AT*SQA Agile Certification:

• Agile Software Testing Methodologies
• Agile Implementation
• Making Agile Work
• Test Approaches

Here are the 3 that stack to the full AT*SQA API Testing Certification:

• API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design
• API Testing: REST API, gRPC, and graphQL
• API Testing: Environments, Tools, and Future Proofing

Get started today with one micro-credential and then stack them as you have time.

Get the Recognition You Deserve:
The Official U.S. List™
Testing Tiers® Rankings
AT*Work List of Testers for Hire

As a professional on the Official U.S. List of Certified & Credentialed Software Testers™, you have shown your commitment to working efficiently with U.S. companies and their software development teams by:

• Demonstrating your American English ability through the exam registration process
• Passing AT*SQA's official American English version of your certification exam
• Building your level in the Testing Tiers® software tester rankings