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Starters Guide for ISTQB Certification Date: <8/24/2017>
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Table of Contents
1. Document Control Information 3
1.1 Revision History 3
1.2 Review Checklist 3
2. Introduction 3
3. Overview 4
3.1 General 4
3.2 Benefits 4
3.2.1 Benefits for Professionals 4
3.2.2 Benefits for Companies 4
3.3 Certification Path 5
3.3.1 Foundation Level (CTFL) 5
3.3.2 Advanced Level (CTAL) 6
3.4 Exam 6
4. Study Guide 7
4.1 Recommended Study Materials 7
4.2 Recommended Study Approach 7
4.3 Study Tip 7
5. Exam Application 7
5.1 Scheduling an Exam 8
6. Exam Day 8
6.1 Testing Sites in Japan (Pearson Vue) 8
6.2 Guidelines 10
6.2.1 Before the Exam 10
6.2.2 During the Exam 10
6.2.3 After the Exam 10
6.2.4 Rescheduling/Cancellation of Exam 10
7. References 11
2. Introduction
This document aims to serve as a study guide for AWS engineers planning to take ISTQB certification. AWS
Certification Program(ACP) covers the following scope for ISTQB:
3. Overview
3.1 General
3.2 Benefits
Entry criteria: ISTQB Foundation Level Certification and sufficient practical experience.
A Certified tester receives a "Full Advanced" certificate after successfully achieving certification on
all three modules.
3.4 Exam
Exams are composed of multiple-choice questions. Each question is specifically designed to measure the extent of
understanding of the key concepts found in the syllabus and can be either single-answer or multiple-answer. More
exam details can be found here.
Module Questions Passing Rate Exam Length
(In Minutes)
FOUNDATION 40 65% 60
AGILE TESTER 40 65% 60
MODEL-BASED TESTER 40 65% 60
ADVANCED TEST MANAGER 65 65% 180
ADVANCED TEST ANALYST 60 65% 180
ADVANCED TECHNICAL TEST ANALYST 45 65% 120
4. Study Guide
4.1 Recommended Study Materials
Syllabus
Reference Books
Glossary
Online Glossary
Exam FAQs
Sample Mock Exam(Foundation) #1
Sample Mock Exam(Foundation) #2
ISTQB Official Downloads
ISTQB Official References
ISTQB Official Site
5. Exam Application
This section covers the application steps through Pearson Vue. Pearson Vue has several testing sites in Japan.
There may be other test centers offering ISTQB certification exams.
6. Exam Day
6.1 Testing Sites in Japan (Pearson Vue)
Below are some of the available testing sites for Pearson Vue in Japan as of Feb. 2016.
Machida IT Test Center Tachikawa Test Center Nanbu Toyoko-sen Testing Center
194-0013 190-0012 211-0063
Tokyo Machida-shi Tokyo Tachikawa-shi Kanagawa Kawasaki-shi
3F Shiratori Bldg 802 Tachikawa Sanwa Bldg, Level 7, Musashikosugi STM Bldg
4-3-14 Haramachida 2-32-3 Akebono cho 1-403 Kosugi cho
Japan Japan Nakahara-ku
Japan
Kuhonbutsu Ekimae Test Center Shibuya Test Center Shinjukueki nishiguchi Test Center
158-0083 150-0002 163-1506
Tokyo Setagaya-ku Tokyo Shibuya-ku Tokyo Shinjuku-ku
2F Oohira Bldg, Level 5, Daiichi Yagi Bldg, Level 6, Shinjuku L Tower,
8-31-7 Okusawa 3-6-19 Shibuya 1-6-1 Nishi shinjuku
Japan Japan Japan
Shinjuku Ekinia Test Center 1 Shinjuku Ekinia Test Center 2 Shinjuku Ekinia Test Center3
160-0021 160-0021 160-0021
Tokyo Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo Shinjyuku-ku
5F Ekinia Shinjyuku 5F Ekinia Shiujyuku 5F Ekinia Shinjyuku
1-1-17 Kabuki-cho 1-1-17 Kabukicho 1-1-17 Kabukicho
Japan Japan Japan
Shinjuku Ekinia Test Center4 TACT Shibadaimon Training Center Ikebukuro East Test Center
160-0021 105-0012 170-0013
Tokyo Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo Minato-ku Tokyo Toshima-ku
5F Ekinia Shinjyuku Daiwa Sibadaimon Building 7F Room 403, Ikebukuro 28 Sankyo Bldg,
1-1-17 Kabukicho 2-9-16, Shiba-Daimon, 1-42-14 Higashi Ikebukuro
Japan Japan Japan
SystemAssociate Jimbocho Test Nihonbashi Test Center Kayabacho Dai 5 Nagaoka Bldg Test
Center Center
103-0027
101-0051 Tokyo Chuo-ku 103-0025
Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Room 502, Rishe Bldg, 2-2-3 Tokyo Chuo-ku
YoshidaFG Building 7F Nihonbashi 6F Kayabacho Dai 5 Nagaoka Bldg
3-17 Kanda Jimbocho Japan 2-8-1 NihonbashiKayabacho
Japan Japan
Akihabara Ekimae Testing Center 1 Akihabara Ekimae Testing Center 2 Suitengumae Test Center
101-0021 101-0021 103-0015
Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Chuo-ku
3F Akiba Mitakikan 3F Akiba Mitakikan Level 6, Hakozaki Regent Bldg,
4-5-5 Sotokanda 4-5-5 Sotokanda 17-1 Nihonbashi Hakozaki-cho
Japan Japan Japan
Akihabara Showadoriguchi Test Minami Urawa Eki Nishiguchi Test Kawagoe Test Center
Center Center
350-1123
101-0026 336-0018 Saitama Kawagoe-shi
Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Saitama Saitama-shi ISP Bldg,
3F Asakaze Sometsune Bldg 401 Plaza Matsuya Bld. 24-3 Wakitahoncho
55 Kanda Sakumagashi 2-1-2 Minamihoncho Minami-ku Japan
Japan Japan
Kashiwaeki Minamiguchi Test Chiba Ekimae Odori Test Center Kofu Commercial College Test
Center Center
260-0015
277-0852 Chiba Chiba 400-0054
Chiba Kashiwa-shi Chiba Daiei Bld. 7F, Yamanashi Kofu
2F Nakayama Bldg, 1-14-13 Fujimi, 1020 Nishi-shimojo
1-7-17 Asahi-cho Japan Japan
Japan
Koufu Baipasu Kokubo Test Center Tsukuba Ninomiya Test Center Takasaki Tonyamachi Test Center
400-0043 305-0051 370-0006
Yamanashi Kofu-shi Ibaraki Tsukuba-shi Gunma Takasaki-shi
2F, Marufuji Bldg, 1-23-9 Ninomiya Level 3, Takasaki Shoko Kaigisho
8-13-40 Kokubo Japan Bldg,
Japan 2-7-8 Tonyamachi
Japan
Shizuokaeki Kita Test Center Utsunomiya Test Center Kanuma PC Test Center
420-0858 320-0851 322-0005
Shizuoka Shizuoka-shi Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Tochigi Kanuma-shi
501 NT Bldg, 2561-2,Tsuruta-Town 2-2153-8 Onaribashi-cho
9-10 Denma-cho, Aoi-ku Japan Japan
Japan
6.2 Guidelines
7. References
http://www.ISTQB.org/
http://www.pearsonvue.com/
http://istqbexamcertification.com/ISTQB-dumps-download-mock-tests-and-sample-question-papers-from-2012-
to-2014/
http://www.testingexcellence.com/ISTQB-quiz/ISTQB-exam-certification-mock-test/