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From QA basics to junior-ready

Eight modules, built to be taken in order. Pass each lesson quiz with 80% or more to unlock the next step.

Modules
13
Lessons
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Total hours
67 h

ISTQB foundations ≠ certification prep. Lessons teach the concepts behind the ISTQB Foundation syllabus, but QA Academy is not an official ISTQB course and does not issue ISTQB certificates.

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MODULE 02Not startedBeginner

Software development lifecycle

SDLC and STLC, Waterfall versus Agile, Scrum roles and events, user stories with acceptance criteria.

5 h0/4 lessonsSDLCSTLCScrum
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MODULE 03Not startedBeginner

Testing fundamentals

Test levels and types, smoke versus sanity versus regression, boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning.

7 h0/6 lessonsTest levelsRegressionBVA
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MODULE 04Not startedIntermediate

Test documentation

Test plans, scenarios and cases; preconditions, test data, expected vs actual results; traceability and coverage.

8 h0/4 lessonsTest planTest casesTraceability
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MODULE 05Not startedIntermediate

Bug reporting

Bug lifecycle, severity versus priority, steps to reproduce, evidence, and writing professional bug reports.

6 h0/4 lessonsBug lifecycleSeverityPriority
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MODULE 06Not startedIntermediate

Jira practical training

Projects, issue types, epics, backlog, sprints, Scrum boards, workflows, labels, comments and issue linking.

9 h0/4 lessonsIssuesBacklogSprint board
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MODULE 07Not startedJob-ready

Practical web testing

Login, registration, password rules, search, cart and checkout, form validation, responsive layouts and accessibility.

10 h0/3 lessonsFormsCheckoutResponsive
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MODULE 08Not startedJob-ready

Job readiness

Junior QA tasks, test-case reviews, bug-report challenges, interview questions, portfolio and final assessment.

8 h0/3 lessonsInterviewPortfolioFinal assessment
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MODULE 09Not startedIntermediate

Test design techniques

Decision tables, state transition testing and pairwise testing: three techniques for covering complex rules with few tests.

2 h0/3 lessonsDecision tablesState transitionPairwise
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MODULE 10Not startedIntermediate

API testing and SQL basics

REST and HTTP, status codes and JSON, testing an API with Postman, and SQL queries to verify data in a database.

2 h0/3 lessonsRESTHTTPJSON
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MODULE 11Not startedBeginner

Orientation and glossary

The QA career roadmap, how to use this academy, and a glossary of the terms you will meet in every team.

1 h0/2 lessonsRoadmapGlossaryLearning plan
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MODULE 12Not startedIntermediate

Mobile testing

iOS and Android differences, real devices versus emulators, interruptions, permissions and network changes.

2 h0/3 lessonsiOS/AndroidDevicesInterruptions
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MODULE 13Not startedJob-ready

Automation, CI/CD, networking and domains

Test automation strategy, CI/CD pipelines, networking basics for testers and testing in specific business domains.

3 h0/5 lessonsAutomationCI/CDNetworking
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