IGS Takshashila AcademyQuality Associate
Associate QE · Core QE & Product Quality
46
Modules assigned
294
Total hours
5
Pillars covered
Process & Quality (3 modules · 19 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Defect discovery, triage and reproducible reporting LM-042 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL defect management – IGS role evidence | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-045-LM-048 | Mandatory | 9 | ISTQB CTFL test implementation and execution – IGS role evidence – ISTQB CTFL 4.0.1, TMMi process areas – IGS role evidence | |
Status, metrics and fact-based quality reporting LM-055 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL monitoring, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence |
Domain & Business (26 modules · 175 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airlines and travel LM-021 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech – Associate practical domain lab PT-076 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence | |
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments LM-022 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring LM-023 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping LM-032 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS domain-readiness standard – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
EdTech & Learning Platforms – Associate practical domain lab PT-090 | Choose one | 6 | IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence | Free: edX Education Technology coursesPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
EdTech and learning platforms LM-024 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Enterprise Applications & Integrations – Associate practical domain lab PT-146 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence | Free: Microsoft Learn – Dynamics 365Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Healthcare and HealthTech LM-025 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM – Associate practical domain lab PT-055 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence | |
Insurance LM-026 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Insurance – Associate practical domain lab PT-083 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence | |
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel – Associate practical domain lab PT-111 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence | |
Manufacturing & Industrial – Associate practical domain lab PT-132 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence | Free: Coursera Digital ManufacturingPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 LM-027 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
OTT, Media & Connected TV – Associate practical domain lab PT-069 | Choose one | 6 | IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence | Free: AWS Video Streaming ConceptsPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics LM-028 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Personas, customer journeys and business rules LM-035 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery – Associate practical domain lab PT-139 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence | |
Retail & E-commerce – Associate practical domain lab PT-125 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence | |
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce LM-029 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud – Associate practical domain lab PT-097 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence | |
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes – Associate practical domain lab PT-104 | Choose one | 6 | IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence | |
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G LM-030 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Telecommunications & 5G – Associate practical domain lab PT-062 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence | |
Workday HCM & Finance – Associate practical domain lab PT-118 | Choose one | 6 | IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence | Free: Learn with WorkdayPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Tools & Engineering (8 modules · 46 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
API checking with Postman LM-084 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTFL, API quality practice – IGS technical evidence | |
Confluence for QE: find product knowledge, create requirement notes, decisions and evidence pages PT-001 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS project-knowledge standard | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curationPremium: Introduction on Jira and Confluence |
Jira and test-management workflow LM-123 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL tool support – IGS technical evidence | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curationPremium: Manual Software Testing with Jira |
Jira defects: create, classify, evidence, link, triage, retest and close PT-003 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB defect management – IGS defect standard | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curationPremium: JIRA, Testing, Zephyr and Automation |
Jira for QE: stories, tasks, workflow, comments, evidence, filters and dashboards PT-002 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Jira usage standard | Free: Direct course awaiting TestOps curationPremium: Jira for Beginners: Step-by-Step Hands-On |
SQL for data verification LM-148 | Mandatory | 8 | ISTQB CTFL data testing – IGS technical evidence | |
Zephyr: create a test cycle, assign tests, execute, attach evidence, link defects and retest PT-005 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB implementation/execution | |
Zephyr: create folders, scenarios, test cases, preconditions, steps, data and expected results PT-004 | Mandatory | 7 | ISTQB test analysis/design |
AI Enablement (6 modules · 38 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI for functional testing, manual testing and test planning – Associate QE AI-SPEC-01-ASSOCIATEQE | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Core QE & Product Quality output, assessment and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Core QE & Product Quality AI specialisation labPremium: Master Generative AI for Software Testing: Manual to Automation |
AI for safe manual testing and evidence capture AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-1 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Software Testing |
AI-assisted accessibility and inclusive quality testing – Associate QE AI-EXT-08-ASSOCIATEQE | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard | Free: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing labPremium: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing lab |
AI-assisted failure analysis and defect RCA AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-2 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: AI-Powered Root-Cause Analysis Specialist |
AI-assisted Jira and Zephyr quality workflow AI-ROLE-ASSOCIATEQE-3 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Master AI Prompt Engineering for Software Testing and QA |
Atlassian Rovo for Jira and Zephyr-supported QE workflows AI-ROVO | Deployment-specific | 8 | IGS Responsible AI, Atlassian permissions and human verification standard |
Communication, Leadership & Culture (3 modules · 16 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect LM-005 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-001-LM-019 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge – IGS culture and North-Star behaviours – IGS Collaboration badge | |
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions LM-017 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge |