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Software Testing Courses To Be Held In Conjunction With SOFTEC 2008

Kuala Lumpur. 7 August 2008.
The Malaysian Software Testing Board (MSTB) is offering IT professionals and fresh
graduates who are eligible to the golden opportunity to take a six days preparatory
course for the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level examination towards achieving an
international certification that would give the testers a marked competitive advantage.

“Professional qualification opens the door to the desired career path, but professional
certification often gives a competitive edge in any given field. It is not so different in the
field of software testing, but its implication is so much more far reaching the given the
prevailing deployment of information technology in every aspect of business our
everyday life,” says Mastura Abu Samah, President of MSTB.

“While it is critical that businesses and industries, policy makers and implementers take
note of its importance, practicing and soon to be IT specialist, would like to take note of
the opportunity presented at the coming Software Testing Conference 2008 on 27 & 28
August, 2008 at the Berjaya Times Square Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur,” she
added.

The inaugural conference organized by Malaysia Software Testing Board (MSTB) will
bring together for the very first time the who’s who in software testing from all over the
world. They include the renowned Professor Keith Osman from University of
Birmingham, AIDC United Kingdom, Professor Jasbir Dhaliwal that hails from Taiping,
Perak and now heads the System Testing Excellence Program at Memphis University in
the United States of America.


The courses that run from 25 – 30 August 2008, are Basics of Software Testing, Testing
in the Software lifecycle, Test Processes, Test Management, Risk Based Testing,
Incident Management, Optimization of Test Processes and Team Composition.

Delivered by top experts in the testing industry, the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced
Course in Software Testing for Test Manager is an accredited training course, designed
to help prepare you for the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Examination. This
course is designed for anyone who would like to gain an internationally recognized
professional qualification in software testing.

The ISTQB Certified Testing Qualification is accredited by the International Software
Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) through its network of National Boards, and is the
only internationally accepted certification for software testing.

The ISTQB, a non- proprietary and non-profit organization, has granted its certification to
more than 80,000 certifications to professionals in more than forty-five countries around
the world.

Course fee is RM4800.00 per person with special discounts for group bookings. At the
conclusion of the course participants will be able to sit for ISTQB Certified Tester-
Advanced Level exam that is independently administered by MSTB. Learn more about
this certification program or download the syllabus, by visiting www.mstb.org.

Enquiries and registration can be forwarded to emailing to Norazura Md Saad, Saidatul
Akma Zulkifli, Muhammad Adli Alias at sales@custommedia.com.my or call 1300-88-
5539 (Malaysia only) / 603-8943 3480.