Software Quality Assurance Professional Programme(Commencing New Batch on May 2012)

Virtusa Head Start Programme & Virtusa Pvt Ltd

Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU) is a global information technology (IT) services company providing IT consulting, technology and outsourcing services. Virtusa serves Global 2000 companies and is the leading software vendor in Communications & Technology, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Telecommunications, Media and Information and Entertainment industry.

Objectives and Benefits of Certification

This certification programme:

• assists organizations in selecting qualified individuals for software testing
• assists individuals in enhancing their organization's software testing process
• prepares individuals to readily accept a profession in the field of software testing
• demonstrates an individual's willingness to improve professionally helps to ensure that an individual has obtained an acceptable standard of professional competency

General Requirements

• Good command of English language both spoken and written.
• Should have taken Software Engineering as a subject for the degree/diploma program.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.
• An understanding of how to write code that is based on good algorithms.
• An understanding of important object-oriented programming best practices.
• A good knowledge of computer science fundamentals.
• An understanding of OO concepts and techniques.
• Effective collaboration skills.

Availability Requirements

The selected candidates

• shall ideally be fresh graduates
• shall be available for fulltime studies and the successful candidates    should be available to undergo  fulltime internship at Virtusa
• shall be available full time to follow the programme.

Upon the successful completion of the program including the internship, candidates should be willing to accept employment if Virtusa decides to offer employement.

Course Outline 

Principles of Test Engineering
Quality principles Software Testing Life cycle
Principles of testing
Test process
Test design techniques
Defect Management
Test execution, evaluation & metrics
Test progress monitoring & control
Testing levels
Internationalization testing
Usability testing
Certification testing
Performance testing
Test automation basics
Security testing

Practical Sessions
Rational Functional Tester
Rational Performance Tester
Rational Test Manager
OOP fundamentals
VB Scripting
RDBMS fundamentals
Introduction to UNIX
Introduction to Unit Testing with JUNIT
Introduction to Enterprise Technologies
SOA and Testing

Location

The location for the conduct of the Software Quality assurance  Programme is the SLIIT Metropolitan Campus at the BoC Merchant Tower, Kollupitiya, Colombo 03. The BoC Merchant Tower is an impressive and an imposing building with a panoramic view of blue expanse of the Indian Ocean to the West and a misty mountain range to the East. With its modern infrastructure, BoC Merchant Tower provides a fine conducive environment for study and research.

Certification Examination

(at the end of the Training Program)

In order to obtain this certification, candidates must pass a three-part examination which includes multiple-choice questions, essay questions and a practical evaluation . The four hour examination tests the candidate's knowledge and practical ability in the skill areas defined in the course outline.

Selection Criteria

Venue and Duration

This certification programme will be conducted at the SLIIT Metropolitan Campus, BoC Merchant tower from Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m to 5.00 pm for a period of one Month(160 Hours).

Entry Requirements

B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology/Systems or any other degree related to IT, or a Diploma in IT(Min one year) or any other Qualification in field IT accepted by SLIIT.

Important Dates

For Aptitude Test :Contact :Mr.Kavinda-077-1332563 or Mr.Uditha 071 4011 958 -29th October This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at 16th Floor, SLIIT,BOC Merchant Tower , 28, St Michaels Road, Colombo 03.

Commencement of the Programme: 8.30am on 14th November 2011 ,Weekdays

Duration: One Month

Application & Enrollment

Application forms can be obtained from SLIIT Metropolitan Campus BoC Merchant  Tower (Level 16)or it can be download from the link below.

Course Fees

Rs. 46,000/- (Including taxes)
The Fees should be credited to, SLIIT Account No.0001630552 at Kollupitiya super branch of Bank of Ceylon. This fee can be paid at any branch of Bank of Ceylon and the receipt should be handed over to SLIIT.