The new ISTQB CTFL 4.0 syllabus is here!
11 May 2023
The new CTFL 4.0 certification is at the core of the ISTQB® Certified Tester scheme; it has been developed with industry demands and relevance to today’s approaches to software development and testing at the forefront of ISTQB’s thinking.
The content of the new syllabus addresses 14 Business Outcomes via 64 Learning Objectives.
It is important to note that accredited training providers will need to apply for accreditation (as stated in the CTFL 4.0 Accreditation Guidelines) if they wish to deliver training courses for CTFL 4.0. An important novelty is that trainers must hold either CTFL 4.0 or a previous version of CTFL plus the Certified Tester Agile Tester certification.
Holders of previous versions of the CTFL certification remain certified and no re-take is mandated but they might consider taking version 4.0 to attest to the updated skills covered in this new CTFL release.
Sunset dates for the CTFL 3.1 certification will be as follows:
• English syllabus, exams and accredited training 9th May 2024
• Other language syllabuses, exams and accredited training 9th November 2024
What does this ISTQB® CTFL v4.0 release mean?
● The v4.0 syllabus for CTFL will be the prevailing current version.
● For accredited training courses, the syllabus requires a minimum of 1135 minutes (18 hours and 55 minutes) of instruction, distributed across the six chapters.
● Training courses require accreditation of training materials, in accordance with the ISTQB® Accreditation Process and the CTFL Accreditation Guidelines.
According to ISTQB President Olivier Denoo, “the new CTFL 4.0 syllabus is a total and deep redesign, integrating the most recent Agile concepts, together with the timeless basics from the art of software testing, but also some of the newest approaches preparing for the testing of tomorrow. The syllabus that you have before you today was developed with a modern and holistic approach, with all the care of an international multidisciplinary team, composed of field testers, trainers and members of the academic world, in respect of the ISTQB® values. Before being submitted to the public, it went through multiple rounds of review and approval, incorporating at each stage hundreds of comments and remarks from all walks of life, whether geographical, industrial or field-based.'
The ISTQB Foundation Level exam based on the new CTFL exam will also be available from SEETB very soon – follow us to keep updated!
The content of the new syllabus addresses 14 Business Outcomes via 64 Learning Objectives.
It is important to note that accredited training providers will need to apply for accreditation (as stated in the CTFL 4.0 Accreditation Guidelines) if they wish to deliver training courses for CTFL 4.0. An important novelty is that trainers must hold either CTFL 4.0 or a previous version of CTFL plus the Certified Tester Agile Tester certification.
Holders of previous versions of the CTFL certification remain certified and no re-take is mandated but they might consider taking version 4.0 to attest to the updated skills covered in this new CTFL release.
Sunset dates for the CTFL 3.1 certification will be as follows:
• English syllabus, exams and accredited training 9th May 2024
• Other language syllabuses, exams and accredited training 9th November 2024
What does this ISTQB® CTFL v4.0 release mean?
● The v4.0 syllabus for CTFL will be the prevailing current version.
● For accredited training courses, the syllabus requires a minimum of 1135 minutes (18 hours and 55 minutes) of instruction, distributed across the six chapters.
● Training courses require accreditation of training materials, in accordance with the ISTQB® Accreditation Process and the CTFL Accreditation Guidelines.
According to ISTQB President Olivier Denoo, “the new CTFL 4.0 syllabus is a total and deep redesign, integrating the most recent Agile concepts, together with the timeless basics from the art of software testing, but also some of the newest approaches preparing for the testing of tomorrow. The syllabus that you have before you today was developed with a modern and holistic approach, with all the care of an international multidisciplinary team, composed of field testers, trainers and members of the academic world, in respect of the ISTQB® values. Before being submitted to the public, it went through multiple rounds of review and approval, incorporating at each stage hundreds of comments and remarks from all walks of life, whether geographical, industrial or field-based.'
The ISTQB Foundation Level exam based on the new CTFL exam will also be available from SEETB very soon – follow us to keep updated!
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