Information Technology & Digital Professions
The QA Specialist programme is a structured professional vocational training programme aligned with professional standards, software development workflows, and real workplace practice in quality assurance. The programme develops practical professional competence in test planning, test design, defect management, documentation, communication, and safe handling of digital work processes. Training is organised into progressive blocks that combine classroom theory, supervised practical work, guided exercises, technical assignments, and formal assessment. The programme supports institutional, external, and international verification through clearly published learning outcomes, curriculum structure, and documented assessment procedures.
Individuals seeking formal vocational qualification and documented competence in software quality assurance.
Practitioners with practical experience who want to systematise skills, close competence gaps, and validate professional capability through structured training and assessment.
Employees of companies and service providers who require documented proof of competence for career development, compliance, tender participation, or professional progression.
Apply occupational procedures, information security rules, and quality assurance principles in software testing activities.
Interpret requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and other project documentation for test planning and execution.
Design test cases, checklists, and test scenarios using structured testing techniques and traceability principles.
Execute manual tests for web and mobile applications and record results accurately in test management and defect tracking tools.
Identify, classify, document, and communicate defects in accordance with severity, priority, and reproduction requirements.
Perform functional, regression, usability, and basic API-related testing tasks according to defined scope and quality criteria.
Analyse test results, identify non-conformities, support corrective actions, and maintain clear test documentation and reporting.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, developers, analysts, and clients within established workplace procedures.
Instructional time
Total: 480 academic hours (Theory 180, Practice 240, Independent study 40, Final assessment 20).
Issued documents
Assessment
Assessment includes continuous evaluation through tests and practical tasks, review of workshop performance and documentation quality, and a final practical examination based on realistic QA assignments.
Prerequisites
Basic literacy, digital literacy, and numeracy; readiness for practical training; ability to follow organisational procedures and information security requirements. Prior professional experience is not mandatory.
Training format
Competence-based vocational training delivered through classroom theory, supervised practical workshops, guided exercises, technical tasks, collaborative case work, and formal assessment.