Program: Become a QA
Change Your Professional Future
The Become a QA Program is an exciting opportunity for young professionals, recent graduates, digital nomads, and freelancers who want to enter the world of software quality assurance.
Over four intensive weeks, you will explore the fundamentals of software testing, learn about the development lifecycle, discover how testing works, and dive into agile methodologies, professional tools, and advanced technical topics in QA.
The program is completely online, with a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities. You will have access to live classes, practical sessions, and group activities. Our coaches will be available to facilitate the learning process, helping you bridge gaps between knowledge and goals.
Ideal for:
Professionals from other fields
Recent Graduates
Digital Nomads
Freelancers
Duration
4 weeks in sessions
2 hours and 30 minutes each
Evaluation
Evaluation of technical and soft skills
Final self-assessment and action plan
Additional Resources
Recommended readings
Practical exercises
Our Working Methodology
The program is entirely online, with both synchronous and asynchronous activities, meaning you will have moments when you need to connect at specific times and moments when you can study at your own pace and at the time you prefer.
You will have live classes, videos, interactive presentations, podcasts, downloadable materials, chats, and group activities that will allow you to put into practice what you have learned, within an attractive, intuitive, and dynamic platform.
The coaches are there to facilitate the reflection process among participants, addressing the gaps between knowledge and goals, raising awareness of the aspects we value and the breaking points to take care of.
What You Will Learn
Module 1: Fundamentals of Software Testing and Development Lifecycle
- What is software and what types exist
- Purpose of software testing.
- Role of a QA and their responsibilities.
- What are manual tests
- What are automated tests
- Software development lifecycle and the role of testing.
- Defect vs. error.
- White box and black box testing concepts.
- Soft skills and technical skills to be good testers.
Module 2: How Testing Works
- Testing lifecycle of an application
- Types of QA tests
- Software exploration.
- Smoke tests
- Regression in software testing.
- How to document and report defects.
- Tools used to document tests applied in Jira/Trello
Module 3: QA in Agile Methodologies, Tools, and Professional Development
- Introduction to Scrum and how it works.
- Roles in the Scrum methodology and how they affect QA
- What are user stories and their acceptance criteria.
- Roles in the Scrum methodology and how they affect QA
- Live exercise of a Scrum team
- Task tracking tools in software development.
- Salaried work vs. Freelance work as a QA
Module 4: Technical Topics in QA
- How to test mobile applications
- Mobile testing tools
- How to test web applications
- Web testing tools
- Integration testing and associated tools.
- Load testing: advanced concepts and techniques.
- Security and penetration testing.
- Static code analysis tools.
- Staying updated on QA trends and technologies.
- Specific challenges in testing projects and how to overcome them.
- Importance of effective communication in the work of a quality tester.
Module 5: Introduction to API Testing
- What does Backend and Frontend mean (client-server model).
- What is an API?
- APIs and web services.
- What is the HTTP protocol?
- What is an Endpoint and URI?
- What is REST and its verbs
- Why test the backend?
- What is the JSON format?
- Postman: getting to know the tool's generalities.
- How an API works (calls and responses to and from the server).
- Types of methods (requests/verbs).
- What are the most common response codes.
- What should we test when testing requests?
- What is Swagger.
- ⚠️ Proposed practice with Postman
Module 6: Optimizing My CV and LinkedIn to Get a Job
- Lesson 1: Strategies to optimize your CV and common mistakes
- Lesson 4: Interview speech
- Lesson 2: Improvements on LinkedIn and ways to attract attention
- Lesson 3: Recommended free certifications
Module 7: Salary and Professional Career
- Lesson 1: Salary ranges by professional profile
- Lesson 2: Platforms where to look for a job
- Lesson 3: Building a career in a company vs. changing jobs regularly
Contact Us
Do you have any questions? Write to us and we will contact you within 24 hours.
