This course provides knowledge and skills to perform structured acceptance testing based on the internationally recognised ISTQB® syllabus. It focuses on methods for planning, designing and executing acceptance tests that ensure end-to-end quality from a business perspective. You learn how acceptance testing fits into development lifecycles and contributes to delivering high-quality solutions that satisfy stakeholder expectations.
The training covers the fundamentals of acceptance testing, including how to align test criteria with business requirements and how to plan and drive acceptance test activities. You also gain insight into collaborative test techniques commonly used with product owners, business analysts and users. The syllabus combines theory with practical examples to help you apply test methods in real projects where clarity of requirements and quality expectations are essential.
Participants should have ISTQB® Foundation Certificate or equivalent basic testing knowledge, and practical experience from software projects helps maximise course value.
About Sue Atkins
As a self-confessed bug-magnet, quality advocate and risk nut, Sue Atkins has been active in the world of software testing and process improvement for over thirty years.
She has experience of software development from both the waterfall and Agile perspectives across a diverse range of sectors – from banking and telecoms to healthcare and retail.
Sue has a passion for training and loves to help others grow their skills in all dimensions of testing, quality and process improvement. She has spoken at a number of conferences, is co-chair of the Scottish Testing Group and was a member of the programme committee for EuroSTAR 2022 – Europe’s largest Testing Conference.
Acceptance testing principles
The course starts with the role of acceptance testing in validating requirements and specifying exit criteria. You learn how acceptance testing supports both Agile and traditional lifecycle models.
Requirements and acceptance criteria
You will learn how to translate business needs and user expectations into clear acceptance criteria that can be tested objectively.
Test planning and preparation
This section covers planning activities for acceptance testing, including scheduling, defining scope and coordinating with stakeholders.
Test design and techniques
You gain insight into test design techniques used to create meaningful acceptance tests, including scenario and business rule-based approaches.
Execution and evaluation
The course shows how to conduct acceptance tests, record results and evaluate outcomes in collaboration with product owners or users.
Reporting and collaboration
You learn how to communicate acceptance test results, interpret feedback, and support decision making about release readiness.
About the exam
The exam is included in the training.
The Foundation Level Acceptance Testing exam is comprised of 40 multiple-choice questions, with a pass mark grade of 65% to be completed within 60 minutes. Participants that take the exam not in their spoken language, will receive additional 25% time, for a total of 75 minutes.
The course includes one exam voucher for the official ISTQB examination. The exam voucher is valid for 365 days from the date of issue, and the exam must be booked within six months after completing the course. The examination is conducted as an online proctored exam, unless otherwise stated.
Accredited training providers
The typical duration of the Acceptance Testing Certification Training offered by an Accredited Training Provider is 2 days. Completion of an accredited training course is not a prerequisite for participating to the exam.
Practical information
Duration: 2 days
Price: 17 900 NOK (includes course materials and exam)
Language: English
Format: Can be delivered as an open course or as an in-house course
FAQ
Hva er ISTQB Acceptance Testing-sertifisering?
Det er en kompetanse som bekrefter at du kan planlegge, designe og gjennomføre akseptansetesting basert på internasjonale testprinsipper.
Trenger jeg ISTQB Foundation for dette kurset?
Ja, du bør ha ISTQB Foundation eller tilsvarende grunnleggende testingserfaring.
Hva handler akseptansetesting om?
Akseptansetesting handler om å teste at løsningen oppfyller forretningskrav og brukernes forventninger før godkjenning.
Hvordan brukes dette i agile prosjekter?
Kurset viser hvordan akseptansetesting integreres i agile team og bidrar til kontinuerlig validering av verdi.
Er eksamen inkludert?
Ja, den offisielle ISTQB Acceptance Testing-eksamenen er vanligvis inkludert eller kan arrangeres i tilknytning til kurset.
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