QAI Crosses the 35,000 Mark in Software Certifications

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- Individuals Certified in 43 Countries, Organizations Sending Employees in Large Numbers

The QAI Global Institute (www.qaiglobalinstitute.com), after having established the international standard for Software Quality and Software Testing Certifications including the Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) and Certified Software Tester (CSTE), announced that they have certified in excess of 35,000 professionals worldwide in 43 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UK, Thailand, Philippines and the US. Also, the partnership between QAI and Prometric allows the software certifications to be available in 135 countries, thereby increasing the reach and frequency of the examination even more, making them market leaders in this space.

Software certifications (www.softwarecertifications.org) are increasingly being taken up by large organizations to give their employees global recognition. Accenture has over 2000 and Infosys has 4400 professionals certified, which is testimony to the growing trend. These certifications are taken to consistently assess the employee’s skill sets. For example, the certifications are aligned to the career progression of a testing professional. The first level certification is Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST). Post completion of CAST, individuals can focus on being a Certified Software Tester (CSTE). Subsequently, individuals can apply for a managerial certification Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST).

Tom Ticknor, COO, QAI Global Institute said, “The recognition of the CSTE and CSQA certifications by many of the world’s largest IT organizations has greatly increased the value of the certifications. In fact, many corporations require the CSTE or CSQA for continued employment.” Mr. Ticknor went on to say, “the longevity of the program has allowed many of the CSQA’s and CSTE’s to reach high management levels in their organizations and encourage their staff to become certified.”

About QAI:

QAI is a leading global consulting and workforce development organization addressing ‘Operational Excellence’ in knowledge intensive service organizations.

QAI Global Services, the consulting division of QAI, addresses the space of Operational Excellence which includes the areas of Process Management, Quality Management, Innovation, Project Management, IT Service Management and others.

QAI Global Institute, the Competency Development division of QAI, focuses on creating international Education and Training products and services to address the Competence Development, Assessments and Certifications to cater to the large pool of manpower.

QAI is currently servicing over 200 clients in 30 countries and our regional bases are located in US, India, UK, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada.

Tom Ticknor +1-407-363-1111 tticknor@qaiworldwide.org

Source: QAI

Tom Ticknor, +1-407-363-1111, tticknor at qaiworldwide.org