American Software Testing Qualifications Board

The American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB) is a software testing certification board that operates in the United States. It is the national board for the United States within the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB). Founded in 2003 as a Florida Not For Profit Corporation, ASTQB was originally titled the American Testing Board, and it adopted its current name of AMERICAN SOFTWARE TESTING QUALIFICATIONS BOARD, INC. on March 8, 2005.
The ISTQB certification offered by ASTQB is vendor-neutral.
The ASTQB website contains ISTQB certification exam preparation study guides that support specific concepts and definitions. Each study guide is in the form of syllabus document, an outline of what's covered in the certification exam. The ASTQB website also contains information on software quality engineering.
ASTQB is a non-profit organization whose members comprise a group of highly experienced experts in software testing who volunteer their time to the development, maintenance, and promotion of the ISTQB Certified Tester program in the United States. The ISTQB is responsible for the international qualification scheme called ISTQB Certified Tester.
ASTQB exam and accreditation fees are charged to cover the cost connected with the administration of exams, applications for accreditation, the maintenance of a physical office, exhibits at leading software testing conventions, and the employment of administrative staff.

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