ArmSTQB - Armenian Software Testing Qualifications Board

📢 New ISTQB® Certification: Certified Tester Finance Testing (CT-FT)

ISTQB® has released a new specialist certification for professionals working with financial systems.

CT-FT is particularly relevant for software testers, QA professionals, business analysts, developers, auditors, and compliance specialists working in banking, insurance, fintech, payments, or trading.

The certification helps professionals strengthen their understanding of financial-sector quality risks, including reliability, data accuracy, regulatory compliance, auditability, and risk mitigation.

For anyone involved in developing or assuring financial software, CT-FT offers a structured way to build both testing expertise and financial-domain knowledge.

📖 Learn more about the certification:
https://istqb.org/certifications/certified-tester-finance-testing-ct-ft/

We are happy to announce that TestingArt has been confirmed as an ISTQB® Gold Partner for another year! 🐞

As they say, "Quality is in our DNA," and our long-standing partnership continues to reflect that commitment.

We are proud to continue working together and look forward to another year of collaboration, growth, and shared success.

Congratulations to the TestingArt team, and thank you for your continued support of the global ISTQB® community! 🌟

🌍 ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level քննությունը հասանելի է նաև հայերեն լեզվով։ 🇦🇲

Եթե ցանկանում եք ստանալ ISTQB® միջազգային որակավորում, այսուհետ անգլերենի իմացությունը խոչընդոտ չէ։

✅ Քննությունը համապատասխանում է ISTQB® միջազգային չափանիշներին
✅ Որակավորումը՝ ISTQB® Foundation Level
✅ Այժմ՝ նաև հայերեն լեզվով

📝 Գրանցվեք այստեղ՝ http://bit.ly/3jatMF3
📞 Հարցերի դեպքում՝ +374 77 451727
👉 Թարգմանության օրինակ` https://bit.ly/4wlR36A

🚀 New QA Fundamentals Course Starting Soon!

This course is perfect for beginners and for those preparing for the ISTQB® CTFL certification exam! 💡📚

📢 Join our free information session to learn more!

🗓️ Date: 09.07.2026 🕖 Time: 19:00
📌 Register for the free information session: https://bit.ly/49KmBdu
🔗 Course details: https://bit.ly/4hXcpQU

👨🏽‍🏫 Trainer: Arshak Balyan

📌 Duration: 3 months (2 classes per week)

✅ Based on the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) v4.0 Syllabus
✅ Mobile application testing
✅ Using AI tools in software testing
✅ 20% discount on the ISTQB® CTFL exam for all students
✅ More hands-on practice and real-world tasks
✅ ...and much more!

📞 For questions, call: +374 77 45 17 27

🚀 Ready to advance your QA career? Join our API & Performance Testing course and build practical skills that are highly valued in today's software industry.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your API testing knowledge or learn performance testing from scratch, this course is designed to help you grow through hands-on practice.

📢 Join our FREE info session to learn more!
🗓️ Date: 08.07.2026
🕖 Time: 19:00

📝 Register here: https://bit.ly/4tHKKbK

👨🏻‍🏫 Trainer: Albert Galstyan
📘 Course details: https://bit.ly/3T8Tiso

📱 Questions? Contact us: +374 77 45 17 27

Why does early testing matter so much?

Because fixing defects late is expensive.
And preventing them early is smarter.

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) doesn’t treat early testing as a slogan.
It explains why it works and how to apply it in practice.

CTFL shows that testing starts long before code:

- Reviewing requirements to uncover ambiguity
- Evaluating designs for testability and risk
- Preventing defects instead of detecting them late

Early testing:

- Reduces rework
- Improves communication across roles
- Saves time and cost across the lifecycle

CTFL teaches testers how to influence quality before problems become expensive.

👉 Learn how to apply early testing in practice with ISTQB® CTFL
🔗 Get certified: https://istqb.org/certifications/certified-tester-foundation-level-ctfl-v4-0/
📌 Register for the exam at ArmSTQB: http://bit.ly/3jatMF3

Back to the ISTQB Partnership Program! 🩵
We are glad to announce that VOLO has officially rejoined the ISTQB® Silver Partnership Program!

This reflects our continued commitment to quality, collaboration, and growth in the software testing community. 🤝
🌟 Together, we have built a strong foundation, and we wish the entire VOLO team success, innovation, and many new achievements in the year ahead.

https://istqb.org/directory/partners/volo-llc/

Many people think testing is about finding bugs.

The ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) teaches something more important:

Software Testing exists to reduce business risks.

CTFL helps testers:

- Focus on what truly matters to the business
- Prioritise testing where failure would have the greatest impact
- Support informed release decisions

That shift in thinking turns testing from a technical task
into a strategic activity.

👉 Build a risk-based testing mindset with ISTQB® CTFL
🔗 Learn more & Get certified https://istqb.org/certifications/certified-tester-foundation-level-ctfl-v4-0/
📌 Register for the exam at ArmSTQB: http://bit.ly/3jatMF3

🤝 We are pleased to announce the renewal of the ISTQB® Platinum Partnership with ArmSoft for another year!

Over the years, our partnership has been built on a shared commitment to quality, knowledge sharing, and professional growth. As the only ISTQB Platinum Partner in Armenia, Armenian Software continues to play a leading role in advancing software testing excellence.

We are grateful for this strong partnership and excited for another year of collaboration, growth, and success together. 🚀

https://istqb.org/directory/partners/armenian-software-llc/

✨ One more memorable event is behind and we want to thank everyone who made it happen.

💚 Special thanks to our FinTech Partner, Ameriabank CJSC, for supporting this initiative and helping bring together the BA and QA communities.

🎤 A huge thanks to the moderator, Sargis Karapetyan, to the panelists—Hasmik Martirosyan, CBAP®, PMP®; Narek Muradyan, PhD; Arthur Mkrtchyan; Arayik Chaparyan—and also the speaker, Yervand Malkhasyan, for sharing insights and experience with the joint communities.

🙌 Most importantly, thanks to all participants for your engagement, thoughtful questions, and positive energy.

We hope you left with new ideas, fresh perspectives, and valuable connections.

📸 Find more photos from the event here: https://bit.ly/4elQ1jC

🚀 See you at our future events!