ISTQB Logo Build your career with ISTQB Test Manager Certification from ASTQB.

Only ASTQB lets you retake this ISTQB exam for free when you meet the criteria! When you pass this ISTQB exam through ASTQB and AT*SQA, you earn points toward your Testing Tiers® software tester ranking, and you can appear on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™, the AT*Work™ directory of testers available for hire, and the ISTQB successful candidate register.

ISTQB Test Manager can take your career to a higher level because:

  • It shows you have a strong commitment to the testing profession, self-improvement, and leadership.
  • It demonstrates you have advanced software testing skills and are ready to lead others.
  • It proves you have the desire to move higher in your career and your organization as a manager.

Register now for your ISTQB Test Manager Exam through our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA

Logo of the Official US List of Certified TestersImportant: American companies check with us, ASTQB (ISTQB in the U.S.) and our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA, to see if you are on the Official U.S. List of Certified Software Testers™ so you must register here through ASTQB or register directly through our official ISTQB exam provider AT*SQA for your ISTQB exam to appear on that list. We will also add you to the ISTQB Successful Candidate Register.

Preparation Resources

  • Syllabus
  • ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certification Syllabus
  • Sample Exams
  • ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Certification Sample Exam
    Specially created for the ISTQB exam given by ASTQB & AT*SQA
  • Glossary
  • Glossary of Software Testing Terms
  • Exam Format
  • 65 questions | 3 hours (25% extended time available if English is not your first language)
  • Pre-requisites
  • ISTQB Foundation Level Certification, sufficient practical experience of three years

Here are the steps to your ISTQB Test Manager Certification:

  1. Download the free syllabus above.
  2. Download the free sample exam questions and answers, also above.
  3. Get training via an ASTQB accredited software training course. Training is optional, but others who have taken advanced level certification exams highly recommend it.
  4. Register for the exam only here on the ASTQB website so you can appear in the list that U.S. employers check. (Another important reason to only take the ASTQB versions of the ISTQB exams: They are written to be fair and understandable, without any trick questions.)
  5. Pass the exam. Congratulations! You can now appear in the official ISTQB/ASTQB certification list that U.S. employers check for employees and outsourced testing.

If you don’t have certifications like ISTQB Test Manager, here is great advice from a testing professional who earned every Foundation and Advanced certification ASTQB offers!

In addition, this free podcast on Advanced certification will inspire you. Hear a veteran tester describe:

  1. Why you shouldn’t fear the Advanced Level exam. As the tester said in hindsight, “Why did I wait so long to take my first Advanced exam? I realized it really wasn’t that scary – it wasn’t that bad. And so then I got my next one, and my next one.”
  2. How to prepare for the exam, including two very important tips. After taking the Advanced exams, he concluded, “The exams are just made to try to determine, ‘Have you learned the material?’ Well if you learn the material, you’re going to pass the exam. Then you’re going to look back and go, ‘Well it wasn’t that tough.’” Learn his two tips, plus his thoughts on taking a training class.
  3. Why it’s important for your career – and your company – that you become Advanced Level certified. As a tester noted about his own career, “When I first came here, I was hired to be a test lead for our web enterprise and e-commerce side. But as I developed and got more certifications, they thought, ‘Well, maybe he could do this, too.’ And so I took on more responsibilities and worked my way up, so that now I’m managing the test efforts for five major enterprise level areas that are critical areas.”

This is a podcast that will inspire you!

See the ISTQB Test Manager syllabus and sample exam questions and answers above. We recommend that you utilize an accredited training provider to prepare for this advanced certification.