Software Quality Assurance Courses and Certifications

Coursera

QA Process Optimization: Agile & Automated Testing

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Design a QA process for agile teams: integrate quality from the earliest lifecycle stages, scope automation strategies, and use metrics to improve predictability.

• Coursera
• 4 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Software Quality Control and Management Part 1

Learn software quality assurance across the SDLC: Waterfall, Agile and SAFe, DevOps and DevSecOps, security, cross-browser, mobile and performance testing, automating with UFT and Selenium.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Software Quality Control and Management Part 2

Automate web tests with Selenium WebDriver, IDE and Grid, test databases and back ends, track QA metrics, and run usability, cloud, IoT and AI-assisted testing.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Jira for Quality Assurance Testing

Learn to run manual QA in Jira: distinguish smoke, regression, and exploratory testing, write and execute test cases, and document results with screenshots and logs.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Board Infinity

Advanced Quality and Capstone Project

Design risk-based test strategies, track QA metrics, embed testing in Agile and DevOps pipelines, and run a full capstone QA cycle from test cases to defect logs.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

Verify Fixes and Analyze Quality Metrics

Verify defect fixes by deconstructing tickets, retesting on clean builds, and reopening or closing them, then read quality metrics like reopen rate, defect density and resolution time.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Test Planning, Execution and Analytics

Design risk-based test strategies: author test cases in Jira with Zephyr, generate synthetic data with AI, calculate defect density, and build Excel metric dashboards.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coursera

TMMi Foundation Certification Prep Course

Learn the TMMi model's five maturity levels, process areas such as test policy, planning and defect management, and the assessment lifecycle for certification prep.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to QA Engineering Course (How To)

163-minute Quality Assurance course: Learn how to become an effective test engineer. Testing is something every developer must do to write effectiv...

• Treehouse
• 2 hours 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Learn to plan, manage, and execute tests with IBM Engineering Test Management, applying engineering lifecycle and quality management practices for business analysts and quality professionals.

• IBM Training
• 44 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Dynamic Program Analysis for Fun and Profit - Mentorship Session

Explore dynamic program analysis techniques for enhanced software quality and security. Learn practical applications and benefits in this insightful mentorship session.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Colin O'Flynn

Computer Safety

Examine real-world software failures and functional-safety practices for designing safer computer systems, including risk matrices, coding standards, and fuzz testing.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Know Your QEMU and KVM Test Frameworks

Explore QEMU and KVM test frameworks with Thomas Huth from Red Hat, gaining insights into effective virtualization testing strategies and best practices.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DevConf

Improve Upstream Code Quality by Bringing Testing to Patch Level

Enhance upstream code quality through patch-level testing. Learn strategies for early bug detection, efficient collaboration between testers and developers, and streamlined release processes.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Linux Plumbers Conference

BASIL - The FuSa Spice to Spot Gaps in Kernel Testing and More

Discover how BASIL enhances kernel testing, identifies gaps, and improves functional safety in Linux systems. Learn innovative techniques for robust software development.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video