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Software testing and QA automation

Move from manual testing into automation, the fastest route into IT.

12 weeks · 16 sessions · certificate on completion

One of the most reliable entry points into a software career. You will learn manual testing properly, automate browsers with Selenium and Playwright, test APIs, run suites in CI, and prepare for QA interviews with a portfolio of working test code.

Included with every programme

Bonus Free AI Training with each module

Every module you study comes with its own hands-on AI training, free of charge — so alongside the subject itself you learn how to do that work with the tools the industry actually uses.

  • Real tools, hands-onChatGPT, Copilot and the AI assistants teams actually use day to day.
  • Tied to each moduleThe AI session covers the same code, data or design work that module just taught.
  • Support while you learnBring your doubts to the AI sessions running alongside your regular classes.
  • No extra chargeIncluded for every student, in classroom batches and live online alike.

Curriculum

5 modules · 16 sessions

1Testing foundations4 sessions
What QA actually doesFree preview
Test cases, plans and coverageFree preview
Manual testing in practice
Bug reports developers act on
2Automation with Selenium4 sessions
Setting up Selenium WebDriver
Locators and the page object model
Waits and fixing flaky tests
Data-driven test suites
3API and performance testing3 sessions
Testing APIs with Postman
Automating API tests
Load testing fundamentals
4Modern tooling and CI3 sessions
Playwright for modern web apps
Running tests in CI
Reporting and test metrics
5Career preparation2 sessions
QA interview questions
Building a testing portfolio