ISTQB CT-MAT Mobile Application Testing Training Course
Length
3 days
Price
$2199
Cities
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth
Why Choose This Course
ISTQB® Certified Tester Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT) targets individuals with a solid understanding of basic principles and approaches used in software testing. On practice, this means that one should know how to connect mobile-specific business and technical considerations with test planning, make relevant prioritization decisions based on available information, select test techniques tailored to mobile product risks. Moreover, we will consider how mobile applications’ architecture, platforms and devices’ fragmentation impact scope definition and environment configuration during testing.
A key theme throughout the course is choosing the right mix of test approaches for mobile. You’ll cover mobile-specific test types such as compatibility with device hardware, interactions with device software, and behaviour across different connectivity methods. You’ll also extend common test types into mobile scenarios, including areas often raised in mobile releases such as installation and upgrade behaviour, usability, accessibility, performance efficiency and security considerations. This helps you translate a generic test plan into one that reflects what can actually go wrong on real devices and real networks.
This is delivered as instructor-led training and is suited to professionals across Australia, including learners based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth, as well as teams joining virtually. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of what “good mobile testing” looks like, how to communicate mobile risk and coverage to stakeholders, and how to prepare effectively for the CT-MAT exam without relying on guesswork.
A certificate of course attendance is included.
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Prerequisites
- To gain this certification, candidates must hold the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certificate.
Exam
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT).
Books
- ISTQB® Certified Tester Mobile Application Testing (CT-MAT) course material included.
Delivery
- Instructor-led Classroom Training at our premises
- Live Virtual Online Training attend in real-time from anywhere
- In-House Training at your premises (4+ participants)
Skills Gained
- Explain mobile business and technology drivers and how they influence a mobile test strategy
- Use mobile analytics data as an input to test planning and prioritisation decisions
- Distinguish mobile device types, mobile app types, and common mobile application architecture patterns
- Identify mobile-specific challenges and risks, and reflect them in test coverage decisions
- Select and apply mobile application test types, including hardware compatibility, device software interactions, and connectivity-focused testing
- Adapt common test types to mobile contexts, including installation behaviour and cross-device considerations
- Apply additional mobile-relevant test levels and approaches, including field and device-based testing where appropriate
- Use experience-based techniques to support exploratory and risk-focused mobile testing
- Select suitable mobile test environments and tools, including emulators, simulators and test lab set-ups
- Describe mobile test automation approaches, methods and tool evaluation considerations
Audience
- Software testers and QA professionals working on mobile apps or mobile-enabled products
- Test analysts, test engineers and test consultants who need deeper mobile testing coverage
- Test leads and test managers responsible for mobile test planning, reporting and risk communication
- Developers and DevOps practitioners who support mobile quality activities, test environments, or automated execution
- UAT testers and product team members involved in mobile release readiness and acceptance
Course Schedule & Pricing
Choose the schedule that fits your life — all options include full course materials & certification support
Full-time immersion for rapid certification readiness.
Balance your career while you upgrade your skills.
Maximum flexibility for busy working professionals.
Outline
- Orientation: CT-MAT scope, learning outcomes, and how the syllabus maps to exam preparation
- Mobile world: business drivers and technology drivers shaping mobile product risk
- Mobile analytics data: what it is, where it comes from, and how it can inform testing decisions
- Business models for mobile apps and the quality implications of each model
- Mobile device types and their impact on coverage planning
- Types of mobile applications (for example native, web and hybrid) and test considerations
- Mobile application architecture basics and how architecture affects test scope
- Test strategy for mobile apps: aligning risk, coverage and constraints
- Challenges of mobile application testing, including fragmentation and environment variability
- Risks of mobile application testing and practical mitigation approaches
- Mobile application test types: selecting test types that match mobile risks
- Testing for compatibility with device hardware (screen, sensors, battery, performance constraints)
- Testing for app interactions with device software (OS behaviour, notifications, permissions, backgrounding)
- Testing for various connectivity methods (Wi‑Fi, cellular, intermittent connectivity, roaming scenarios)
- Common test types in a mobile context: functional and non-functional considerations
- Compatibility and interoperability considerations across devices and OS versions
- Installation, update and uninstall behaviour in mobile release cycles
- Usability considerations for touch interaction, small screens and accessibility needs
- Performance efficiency considerations relevant to mobile (responsiveness, resource use)
- Security considerations commonly evaluated for mobile apps (data handling and platform features)
- Additional test levels applicable for mobile applications (including post-release considerations)
- Experience-based testing techniques for mobile, including exploratory structures and heuristics
- Mobile test process and approaches: integrating mobile-specific activities into your test process
- Mobile application platforms, tools and environment: selecting environments that fit the objective
- Development platforms for mobile applications and how they influence test support needs
- Common development platform tools and how testers interact with them
- Emulators and simulators: strengths, limitations and typical use cases
- Setting up a test lab: device coverage planning, configuration, and maintenance considerations
- Automating the test execution in mobile contexts: where automation fits and where it doesn’t
- Automation approaches for mobile (strategy choices and practical constraints)
- Automation methods and tool considerations for mobile platforms
- Automation tools evaluation: selection criteria and fit-for-purpose considerations
- Evaluation approaches for setting up an automation test lab and sustaining it over time
Terms & Conditions
The supply of this course is governed by our terms and conditions. Please read them carefully before enrolling, as enrolment is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions. Proposed course dates are given, course runs subject to availability and minimum registrations.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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