Certification
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Certification, the process of certifying, or a certificate may refer to:
- Professional certification
- Product certification
- Management System certification
- Cyber security certification
- Digital signatures in Public-key cryptography
- RIAA certification, RIAA Single certification in music, such as "Gold" or "Platinum"
- Film certification, also known as Motion picture rating system
- Certified - 2005 album by David Banner
[edit] Types of certification
There are different forms of certification: Some are valid for lifetime, once the exam is passed. Others have to be recertified again after a certain period of time. E.g. in IT-Industry there are different certifications available for Software Tester, Project Manager, Developer.
[edit] Certification in software testing
For Software Testing the certifications can be grouped into exam-based and education-based. Exam-based certifications: For this there is the need to pass an exam, which can also be learned by self-study: e.g. for ISTQB Certified Tester or CSTE by QAI. Education-based certifications are instructor-led sessions, where each course has to be passed, e.g. CSTP or CSTM by IIST (International Institute for Software Testing). Figures on certification can be found here