Course overview
The ISTQB Certified Tester Model-Based Tester course teaches you how to apply formal modelling methods to design, generate, and maintain effective test cases. This approach increases accuracy, improves test coverage, and supports automation—making it ideal for teams working on complex or safety-critical systems.
By combining theory with practical examples, this course helps you develop the skills to implement model-based testing (MBT) in your projects and prepares you to pass the official ISTQB certification exam.
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Course highlights
- Duration: 2-day intensive training (9:00am – 5:00pm)
- Format: live virtual training
- Content: covers MBT fundamentals, modelling notations (e.g., UML, state diagrams), test generation strategies, tool support, and evaluation metrics
- Assessment: ISTQB certification exam following the course
- Accreditation: fully accredited by UKITB on behalf of ISTQB
- Prerequisite: ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
Why you should attend
- Learn to design efficient, systematic test cases using models
- Understand how model-based testing improves quality and reduces manual effort
- Gain a globally recognised qualification: ISTQB Certified Tester Model-Based Tester
- Improve traceability and maintainability across the test lifecycle
- Get expert instruction from experienced professionals in MBT application
Who should attend
- Testers and QA professionals with ISTQB Foundation certification
- Analysts and engineers seeking to implement structured modelling techniques in testing
- Automation professionals looking to generate tests from models
- Organisations aiming to standardise or scale testing through model-based methods
- Anyone pursuing the ISTQB Certified Tester Model-Based Tester certification to boost their career
Next steps in your testing career
Holders of this certification may progress to further ISTQB qualifications, such as Advanced Level Test Manager, Technical Test Analyst, or Test Automation Engineer within the Core stream. Those focusing on Agile can advance to the Agile Technical Tester (CTAL-ATT), while Specialist certifications such as Security Testing provide opportunities to deepen expertise in specific domains.
About ISTQB and the ‘certified tester’ scheme
Founded in 2002, ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) is a not-for-profit association comprising 66 national boards (including the UKITB) to provide worldwide coverage
ISTQB has defined the Advanced certification as part of their ‘Certified Tester’ scheme that, with over 240,000 certifications, has become the de facto world-wide standard for software testing qualifications.
The ‘Certified Tester’ scheme:
- Provides a set of professional qualifications widely-recognised by employers, customers and peers;
- Enables software suppliers to hire and train certified testers and thereby gain commercial advantage over their competitors by advertising their tester recruitment and development policies; and
- Enables comparison of testing skills across different countries, testers to move across country borders more easily, and multi-national/international projects to have a common understanding of testing issues.
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Entry requirements
The recommended entry criteria for candidates taking the Model Based Testing Foundation course are as follows:
- Have 18 months’ experience in software testing.
- Hold the ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing certificate.
Exam
To qualify as an internationally-recognized Certified Foundation Model Based Extension Level Tester and be issued with an ISTQB® Model Based Tester Foundation Extension Level Certificate, delegates must successfully pass the exam administered by the relevant National Board or Examination Provider.
- The examination consists of a one-hour exam with 40 multiple choice questions.
- It will be a ‘closed book’ examination i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room.
- Duration of 60 minutes (or 75 minutes for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language). The pass mark is 65% (26 out of 40).
- Exam is included in the price
Stuart Arnold| IT Test Manager| BAE Systems –
Very enjoyable course well presented with good interaction from the participants.
Material was easy to understand and follow.
Only issue was in receiving the material and accessing the course as the tools used were blocked by my company.