Hungarian Testing Board

• Dr. Balla Katalin, Founder member, Leader of the Accreditation Board, BME, Budapest
• Dr. Beszédes Árpád, Founder member, SZTE, Szeged
• Dr. Csonka Béla György, Founder member, Széchenyi István Egyetem, Győr
• Dr. Kovács Attila, Founder member, ELTE, Budapest
• Hrabovszki Zoltán, Founder member, Nürnberg
• Kapros Gábor, Founder member, evosoft, Budapest
• Varga Gábor László, Founder member, UBS Ag, Zürich

• Dr. Burcsi Péter, Full member, Leader of IREB Certification Board, ELTE, Budapest
• Fekete Attila, Full member, Morgan Stanley, Budapest
• Frei Dávid, Full member, Freimind, Budapest
• Horváth Tamás, Full member, Leader of HTB's Certification Board, Siemens, Renningen
• Mátyás Márton, Full member, UBS Ag, Zürich
• Széll Szilárd, Full member, Nokia, Helsinki

The ISTQB Certified-Tester Program is recognized worldwide as a standard qualification scheme for software testers. It consists of three levels:

• Expert Level
• Advanced Level
• Foundation Level

All ISTQB exams are available in Hungary. Relating syllabus contents and examination questions are also developed and published in Hungary by the Hungarian Testing Board (HTB).

The CTFL qualification is aimed at anyone involved in software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers and software developers. This CTFL qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a basic understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality managers, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants. Holders of the CTFL Certificate will be able to go on to a higher level software testing qualification.

Tha basis of all other exams is the Certified Tester exam which focuses on the basic knowledge and terms related to software testing. This exam is required to continue with the more advanced ones. Specialised exams are also available at the foundation level (see the table below).

The ISTQB CTAL qualification is aimed at people who have achieved an advanced level in their careers in software testing. This includes people in roles such as testers, test analysts, test engineers, test consultants, test managers, user acceptance testers, and software developers. This CTAL qualification is also appropriate for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of software testing, such as project managers, quality manager's, software development managers, business analysts, IT directors and management consultants.

The Advanced Test Manager Level focuses on the advanced working responsibilities of the Test Manager or Test Lead

• Define the overall testing goals and strategy for the systems being tested
• Plan, schedule and track the tasks
• Describe and organize the necessary testing activities
• Select, acquire and assign the adequate resources to certain tasks
• Select, organize and lead testing teams
• Organize the communication between the members of the testing team, and between the testing teams and other stakeholders
• Justify the decisions and provide adequate reporting information

The Advanced Test Analyst Level focuses on the advanced working responsibilities of the Test Analyst:

• Structure the tasks defined in the test strategy in terms of business domain requirements
• Analyze the system in sufficient detail to meet the user quality expectations
• Evaluate the system requirements to determine domain validity
• Prepare and execute the adequate activities, and report on their progress
• Provide the necessary evidence to support evaluation
• Implement the necessary tools and techniques to achieve the defined goals

The Advanced Technical Test Analyst Level focuses on the advanced working responsibilities of the Technical Test Analyst:

• Structure the tasks defined in the test strategy in terms of technical requirements
• Analyze the internal structure of the system in sufficient detail to meet the expected quality level
• Evaluate the system in terms of technical quality attributes such as performance, security, etc.
• Prepare and execute the adequate activities, and report on their progress
• Conduct technical testing activities
• Provide the necessary evidence to support evaluations
• Implement the necessary tools and techniques to achieve the defined goals

These type of exams are aimed to further deepen the core knowledge with special cases.

• Agile Technical Tester
• Security Tester
• Test Automation Engineer

Two types of exams are available on an expert level:

• Test Management
• Improving the Test Process

IREB CPRE FL (Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering - Foundation Level): The International Requirements Engineering Board is responsible for the international scheme called Certified Professional Requirements Engineering. The HTB is recognized by the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB) as an IREB – CPRE Exam Provider.

Foundation level comprises basic knowledge of eliciting, analyzing, specifying, documenting, validating and managing requirements. A person with a CPRE FL certificate is familiar with the terminology of requirements engineering/business analysis and requirements management. Understands the basic techniques and methods of requirements engineering and their application and is familiar with the most established notations for requirements.

TMMi Foundation is a non-profit organization in Ireland which was established with the aim of supporting companies to reach a higher level of quality and effectiveness in testing and developing.

In January 2018 Hungarian Testing Board became the official Hungarian representative of TMMi Foundation. Among others HTB aims to raise awareness towards TMMi, supports trainings and examinations in Hungary, trains auditors and issues Hungarian certificates.