TESTING ACADEMY · A CEREARK Group capability Applied quality education since 2006
Software testing · Quality assurance · Capability

Learn to test.
Learn to assure.
Learn to lead quality.

Applied software testing, quality engineering and assurance education for people and organisations that need capability to work in the real world, not merely look good on a certificate.

Practitioner-led Hands-on learning Delivery grounded
Testing Academy capability pathway: learn, practise, prove and lead
A CEREARK Group capabilityTesting Academy identity. CEREARK standards.
Two decadesof software quality education
Applied learningbuilt around realistic delivery
Career pathwaysfrom entry level to leadership
Team capabilitydesigned around organisational need
Featured programmes

Learning designed around work you will actually need to do.

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01
FoundationInstructor-led

Software Quality Assurance & Testing

End-to-end practical capability across the testing lifecycle, techniques, deliverables, defects, SQL, API and mobile testing.

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02
PractitionerApplied

API, SQL & Modern Test Execution

Work with interfaces, data and multi-channel systems using structured analysis and realistic testing exercises.

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03
LeadershipAssurance

Test Leadership & Programme Assurance

Move beyond activity reporting into evidence-led strategy, governance, readiness, supplier challenge and decision confidence.

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The Academy standard

We do not confuse information with capability.

People become capable when they understand the discipline, apply it under realistic conditions, produce evidence and transfer it into their work.

1

Understand

Learn the principles, terminology, purpose and decision logic behind the work.

2

Apply

Use techniques, tools and artefacts against realistic systems and delivery situations.

3

Evidence

Demonstrate what was done, what was found and why the conclusion is defensible.

4

Transfer

Embed the capability into role performance, team practice and organisational outcomes.

For organisations

Build a quality capability that remains after the training ends.

We design role-based learning, practical academies and capability uplift programmes around your technology, operating model, delivery risks and people.

  • Capability assessment and learning architecture
  • Tailored practitioner and leadership pathways
  • Applied labs using relevant delivery scenarios
  • Evidence of competence and transfer into work
Capability architecture

From isolated training to a governed learning system.

RolesClear capability expectations
PathwaysLearning matched to need
PracticeRealistic application
EvidenceVisible competence
CoachingSupport in the workplace
AssuranceReview that capability holds
Learner voices

Practical, demanding and human.

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If you are yearning for an interesting change of career, achievable in a very short time, this is definitely what you should go for.
Elizabeth · Academy learner
I enjoyed the software testing course so much I did not want it to end. The learning was easy to follow and genuinely engaging.
Abby · Academy learner
You are not only paying for a course, but for experience and mentorship that money cannot buy.
Gary · Academy learner
Your next capability move

Start with the role, the decision or the capability gap that matters.

We will help you identify the right individual programme, practitioner pathway or organisational intervention.