Become an Accredited Training Provider
Accreditation is the quality assurance and maturity test for organisations that wish to offer training courses for the ISTQB® Certified Tester Scheme.
A prerequisite for accreditation is the complete and free submission of all necessary documents to the GTB. Please refer to the diagram “Materials to be submitted” to find out which documents must be submitted for each type of accreditation.
Distinction between accreditations
Training Course Owner (TCO) The accreditation of an organisation’s training materials for compliance with the curriculum.
Training Course Provider (TCP) An organisation that provides trainers and infrastructure (e.g. organisation, marketing) for running courses and conducts training.
Online Training Course Owner/Provider (OTCO/OTCP) An organisation that provides the necessary infrastructure (e.g. organisation, marketing) and resources for conducting online courses and carries out corresponding online training.
Requirements for accreditation
- The content of the training must be accurate and fully compliant with the syllabus and glossary.
- Learning objectives must be implemented within the specified time and with sufficient depth.
- The prerequisites for conducting training courses are
– a high-quality infrastructure
– Relevant training experience and experience of the lecturers in the field of testing
– Proof of lecturers’ certificates
You will find details in the accreditation checklists, which you will receive from us to support the accreditation process.
ACCREDITATION PROCESS
Accredited training courses
Module length in training days
2 days
- ISTQB® Foundation Level Certified Model-Based Tester (MBT)
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Extension Agile Tester (CTFL-AT)
- Certified Automotive Software Tester (CTFL-AuT)
- Certified Tester Foundation Level Usability Testing (CTFL-UT)
- GTB Certified Tester Foundation Level Test Data Specialist (TDS)
3 days
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level – Technical Test Analyst (CTAL-TTA)
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level – Security Tester (CTAL-ST)
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE)
4 days
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Analyst (CTAL-TA)
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
8 days
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level – Improving the Test Process (CTEL-ITP)
10 days
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Expert Level – Test Manager (CTEL-TM)
fees
| fees2 | (O)TCO / (O)TCP | (O)TCP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Module < 3 days13 | Initial accreditation (basic fee) | 2.000,00 € | 1.300,00 € |
| annual fee | 1.000,00 € | 1.000,00 € | |
| Module >= 3 days13 | Initial accreditation (basic fee) | 3.000,00 € | 2.000,00 € |
| annual fee | 1.500,00 € | 1.500,00 € | |
| annual fee for Full-CTAL (TM/TA/TTA) | 3.750,00 € | 3.750,00 € | |
| SDET | Initial accreditation (basic fee) | 3.000,00 € | 2.000,00 € |
| - if CTFL is accredited by GTB | 1.000,00 € | ||
| - if CTFL and CTAL-TTA are accredited by GTB | 500,00 € | ||
| annual fee | 1.500,00 € | 1.500,00 € | |
| - if CTFL is accredited by GTB | free of charge | ||
| - if CTFL and CTAL-TTA are accredited by GTB | free of charge |
1 each module
2 All fees are subject to sales tax
3 The duration of a module is calculated based on the times specified in the curriculum. Each school day is scheduled for 6.5 hours
Materials to be submitted
| materials | TCO | TCP | OTCO | OTCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| training materials | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Cross-reference list | ✔ | |||
| Delta cross-reference checklist | only for reaccreditations | |||
| Proof of training materials used | ✔4 | ✔4 | ||
| List of trainers | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Resumes of the trainers | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Proof of training infrastructure | ✔ | |||
| Proof of infrastructure for online training | ✔ | |||
| Additional materials available upon request | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
4 Only to be submitted if the contractual partner applies exclusively for TCP/OTCP.
Seminar audits
The GTB is entitled to monitor the quality of the training courses, for example by means of a seminar audit. In this case, the GTB will, following short notice, send two auditors to a training session. The audit results will be documented and presented to the contractual partner in the form of reports. Any complaints will be communicated in writing to the training provider by the GTB. The GTB shall then set the training provider a deadline by which it must rectify the issues and provide evidence of the measures taken. The GTB may subsequently carry out further seminar audits at any time. If, despite a request from the GTB, the issues are not rectified within the deadline, the GTB may set a new deadline for rectification and provisionally withdraw the accreditation or trainer from further training courses. If the errors giving rise to the complaints are not fully rectified within the second deadline either, the GTB may revoke the accreditation or exclude the trainer concerned from further training courses.