Benefits
Benefits for individual
ISTQB® certified testers:
- Gain independently assessed knowledge and skills.
- Increase their marketability throughout the industry.
- Have greater career opportunities and increased earning potential.
- Can add the "ISTQB® Certified Tester" logo and credential to their resumes.
- Are recognized as having subscribed to a Code of Ethics.
Benefits for employers
Employers of ISTQB® Certified Testers can take advantage of many benefits, as shown below:
- Having certified staff can be a competitive advantage for organizations, which can benefit from the a doption of more structured testing practices and optimization of test activities, derived from the ISTQB®competencies
- For consulting organizations, certified staff can offer high-level services to customers, increasing revenues and brand value.
- Adoption of ISTQB® certification schemes in an organization can help in recruiting and retaining high standing staff and can help organizations remain up-to-date with testing innovations.
- Formal recognition for organizations having adopted ISTQB® certifications will be available in the future.
Benefits for training providers
ISTQB® Training providers can:
- Access an international market that recognizes ISTQB®.
- Distinguish themselves through the independently assessed professionalism of their teachers and quality/ coverage of their training material.
- Offer their clients the most up-to-date testing knowledge.
- Provide a continuously expanding professional development path to their clients in the field of testing.
- Participate in early reviews of the ISTQB® syllabi and in other activities organized by ISTQB®.
- Use the ISTQB® accredited trainer provider logos and credential within their marketing materials.